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Lifeguard recruits undergo intensive training

Sarah Lagan
Updated: Jul 10, 2021 07:57 AM
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Lifeguard training at Horseshoe Bay Beach. Pictured from left Emma Kittleson and Zoe Hasselkuss. Back from left Gabriela Pitman and Liana De Medeiros (Photograph by Akil Simmons)
Lifeguard training at Horseshoe Bay Beach. Pictured is Megan Hands (Photograph by Akil Simmons)
Lifeguard training at Horseshoe Bay Beach. Pictured from left, Gabriela Pitman and Liana De Medeiros. Back from left Emma Kittleson and Zoe Hasselkuss (Photograph by Akil Simmons)
Lifeguard training at Horseshoe Bay Beach. Pictured from left are Royal Life Saving Society trainer assessor Russ Dyrli, Max de ste Croix, Townsend Jackson, lifeguard superintendent Nathan Trott, Liana De Medeiros, Zoe Hasselkuss, Megan Hands, Gabriela Pitman, Emma Kittleson, Gareth Cooper and Tom Peckett (Photograph by Akil Simmons)
Lifeguard training at Horseshoe Bay Beach. Pictured from left Gareth Cooper, Emma Kittleson and Tom Peckett (Photograph by Akil Simmons)

Rescue, resuscitation and patrolling are some of the hard skills being learnt by Bermuda’s latest cadre of lifeguards in training.

There are seven new recruits undertaking the intensive course under the Department of Parks’ Lifeguard Service for the 2021 season, bringing the total number of active lifeguards to 10.

They will alternate between Horseshoe Bay in Southampton Parish, John Smith’s Bay in Smith’s, and Clearwater Beach and Turtle Beach in St George’s. From around Labour Day they will patrol Horseshoe Bay only until November.

Candidates carry out land-based and wet practical training revolving around water rescue, CPR [cardiopulmonary resuscitation], and AED [automated external defibrillation] use as well as basic and advanced first aid.

The course has been condensed into nine days and will afford the recruits a lifeguard certificate.

Anyone interested in training to become a lifeguard in 2022 can contact Nathan Trott, Department of Parks lifeguard superintendent at njtrott@gov.bm or by calling 236-5902.

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Published July 10, 2021 at 7:55 am (Updated July 10, 2021 at 7:57 am)

Lifeguard recruits undergo intensive training
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