Only 14 of the city’s 37 pools are open as of mid-July, with no guarantees that any more of them will open this summer.
– One look at the matrix below is enough to understand that swimming in the city of Houston’s public pools is not as carefree as it was pre-pandemic.And the problem is a nationwide lifeguard shortage that may persist beyond 2022 as recruiting and training efforts during the thick of the pandemic could have lasting effects.Right now, no pool in the city of Houston’s system is open more than three days a week. The root of the problem is a decimated staff.
“We just don’t have the staff. We have seven open on any given day,” said Leroy Maura, city of Houston Aquatics supervisor. The interactive map below shows which pools are open this summer and which remain closed. The map also illustrates the city’s busiest pools, five of the six of them remain open three days a week.
The smaller Northline facility in North Central Houston did not open this summer, even though it was the fourth busiest pool in 2019.KPRC2 Investigates wanted to know how the higher-ups in the city of Houston’s Parks & Recreation Department decided which pools to staff. “It’s actually a difficult thing to do. You have to open up something that can accommodate a large crowd. The second thing we looked at is general areas and pre-Covid attendance,” Maura said.City lifeguard jobs available, pay starts at $13.66/hourApplicants must pass physical tests of endurance.
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