Pools

A yearlong hiring freeze and capacity limits on training classes during the pandemic has led to a shortage of lifeguards to staff city pools.

Pools are among the facilities allowed to reopen Friday under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s order loosening restrictions imposed to stop the spread of the…

Basically, lifeguards have different tweets to get people's attention (and it sounds cool).

With the opening of the Walnut Creek and Mabel Davis pools over the weekend, all municipal pools in Austin are up and running for the summer. The city…

Texas regularly leads the nation in drowning deaths, and this year is shaping up to be no different. At least 122 people have died from drowning in Texas…

Nine-year-old Janiyah Johnson shows off her lung capacity.“Count! Quickly!” she shouts at a reporter who dutifully begins counting the young girl’s time…

Earlier this year, Austin announced that it would have to close Givens Pool on East 12th Street for the summer. A couple weeks later, it revealed that…

Paul Slutes is accustomed to less-than-enthusiastic welcomes.At times, this often resembles a recent scene at Balcones Pool: Despondent swimmers greet…

Adrian Ortega stood back from the pool at the Austin Motel on South Congress Avenue looking uncertain.“I have done nothing like this before,” said Ortega,…

The City of Austin’s Parks and Recreation Department will present the latest version of its Aquatics Master Plan to the public in two meetings this…