Several weeks ago, the School District of Lancaster offered free lifeguard training to students, anticipating that the county-run pool used by city residents might have difficulty finding lifeguards.

An 84 year-old man drowned while he swam at an unmonitored section of Coney Island Beach last week as an ongoing city lifeguard shortage leaves large spans of the popular spot unmonitored, even during ...

This is a non-standard, but fun and interesting optimization problem. While standing on the shore, given top running and swimming speeds and the location of a struggling swimmer in x and y coordinates ...

The city requires its pool lifeguards to meet standards similar to those set for ocean lifeguards, beyond what the state sets. By Hurubie Meko As temperatures climbed into the high 80s on a sunny ...