Last year, the options to cool off in a public pool were limited in part because of a lifeguard shortage. Some pools opened late or not at all. This year, the city says, that won’t happen. Hopefully.
So far, Levine says, the efforts are going well. The city has hired about half of the 850 lifeguards it needs.
Before the pandemic, Austin swimming pools saw 1.5 million visitors. Last year, Austin’s second-hottest summer on record, about a million people visited — even with many pools closed. Levine says the city expects at least that many this year and probably more.
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