Hello, I used to have a high-powered career. Now I am a 48-year-old lifeguard! Some may call this an existential holding pattern, or an abdication of ambition. I call it a great way to serve my ...

New Jersey resident Edward Kiziukiewicz secured the world record for oldest open water lifeguard Brian Anthony Hernandez, who has nearly 20 years of journalism experience, joined PEOPLE as a ...

When I was in college, my friends who, like me, had summer jobs were always glad when August turned into September. They couldn’t wait to get back to their fall classes. Not me! I felt sad about the ...

Lifeguarding is a family matter for the Diersteins. Jim Dierstein, 66, and his five sons have all been on duty on the sands of Virginia Beach. Two still are. “We go out to the beach almost every day – ...

In the new film adaptation of Baywatch, Lt. Mitch Buchannon (Dwayne Johnson) and new recruit Matt Brody (Zac Efron) occasionally take a break from crime-fighting to do their actual job: lifeguarding.