You can bring your swimming skills to the Door County YMCA to help fill a void of lifeguards following a national trend.  According to the American Lifeguard Association, the shortage of lifeguards spans over the past three years and has grown during the pandemic.  Door County YMCA Aquatics Director Heidi Honold says that they offer a lifeguard course, typically four days, with about 25 hours of online learning done before the class.  She shares how the program is conducted inside and outside the pool. 

Honold notes that most lifeguard shifts needing to be filled are three to four hours long.  If you become a certified lifeguard through the Door County YMCA program and stay working there, you receive the training certification free.  For more information on lifeguard training or becoming a swim instructor, contact Heidi at hhonald@doorcountyymca.org or by calling 920-743-4949.