John Rapp is one of four people from the Ottawa area headed to Paris to be lifeguards for various aquatic Olympic events.
An Ottawa man and a father-daughter duo will have a prime view of some of the top aquatic events at the Olympics this summer, while they watch over the athletes' safety.An Ottawa man and a father-daughter duo will have a prime view of some of the top aquatic events at the Olympics this summer, while they watch over the athletes' safety.
Two others joining him for the once-in-a-lifetime experience are Stéphane and Karianne Cliche, a father-daughter lifeguarding team."He started me into lifeguarding and now that we're lifeguarding together at this super big event, I just find that that's so cool," said Kerianne Cliche, who started training to be a lifeguard a decade ago and currently works as one for the City of Ottawa.
Rapp has heard all the jokes about lifeguarding at the Olympics, but said even top athletes can get into trouble in the water.
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