Lifeguard News – Olympic Lifeguards

In Colorado, three drown in pool without lifeguards

The city of Pueblo, Colorado is faced with a tragedy. Three swimmers drowned in a pool without lifeguard supervision. Police say the two sisters and their babysitter drowned in the 8ft deep pool of a Colorado mobile home park.

The Pueblo County coroner identified the victims as 3-year-old Azucena Gandarilla; 6-year-old Amaya Gandarilla; and their 17-year-old babysitter Joo Lee.

Police are still interviewing possible witnesses, but they do not suspect foul play. On behalf of Lifeguard News, we would like to extend our condolences to the families of the victims and all others who have been affected by the tragedy.

Pleasant Valley Pool Lifeguard who rescued 4-year-old to be honored on Tuesday by towns Committee

Elsewhere in Pleasant Valley, 19-year-old lifeguard Brendan Ladd pulled a drowning young boy from the bottom of a community pool. He performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to clear the four-year-old victim’s lungs. Ladd will be honored on August 9th by the townships committee.

And in Tynemouth,England, RNLI lifeguards rescue two girls from a rip current

Meanwhile, England RNLI Lifeguard Paul Reeve is commended for his brave rescue. His quick thinking resulted in the rescue of two fourteen year old girls who were caught in a rip current. The swimmers were struggling outside red and yellow flag zones when Reeve spotted them in the ocean.

Reeve found the two girls in a state of exhaustion, but he managed to rescue them onto his board. Fellow lifeguard Will Hogg joined the rescue and towed one of the teenagers to safety with the help of a flexible rescue tube.

Better safe than sorry – lifeguards required to watch over Rio’s star swimmers

With the 2016 Summer Olympics beginning to heat up, Lifeguard News has the scoop on swimmers and lifeguards contributing to the festivities! Better safe than sorry — lifeguards are required to watch over Rio’s star swimmers. A Rio de Janiero law passed in 2001 requires that every swimming pool has lifeguard supervision. This includes the Olympic Aquatic Stadium in Rio, where big-name swimmers are competing. The eight days of competition got its start on Saturday. While lifeguards say the job may seem boring at times, it’s worth getting to meet all the star athletes.

In Brazil, ‘Baywatch’ lifeguard detained at the Rio airport

Also in Rio de Janiero, Los Angeles lifeguard Azad Al-Barazi was held at a Rio airport for three hours on Wednesday because officials refused to believe he was an Olympic swimmer.

The dual citizen was travelling to compete for Syria in the 100 meter breaststroke. He arrived at Rio’s Galeao airport on Saturday but had a tough battle with immigration and Olympic personnel. It took some convincing, and Al-Barazi called the whole process “frustrating,” but he is now ready to represent his country in the Olympics.╚

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