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17 Lifeguards Share Pool Secrets You Don’t Want to Know

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We had this really gross group of members (still clueless how the club let them stay) but they used to take sh*ts in the stalls that would make most men queasy. One of them once left a f*cking Picasso on the stall wall finger painting with his own sh*t. Cleaning that up was my worst day. Ever.

9.

The camp I work at does a Waterfront safety demonstration at the beginning of the week to go over rules and stuff. Well, to keep it entertaining for the kids, we have a group of counselors show exactly what not to do, like throwing rocks, canoe paddle sword fighting, and intentionally capsizing canoes. One of the counselors did a back flip off the capsized canoe and hit his head on the boat. It was so loud, everyone could hear it. No one was really lifeguarding at the time, since it was only staff in the water but we ended up having to do a backboard and waited for Baywatch to take him.

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I worked for three years at a large waterpark, and this kid (who was too small even for a kids tube) comes down one of our largest slides, hits where the water from the slide meets the pool, and literally is catapulted into the pool. The “oh sh*t” followed, but thankfully the pool current carried him right to me, and I was able to meet him as I clambered in.

Written by Irvi Torremoro

Irvi Torremoro is an Austinite by way of Las Vegas. She's worked in various outlets in food & beverage and is now focused on writing, eating all the things, talking about Beyonce, and petting all the puppies. She runs flavorandbounty.com, a lifestyle blog about people in the service industry.