052319 McH Lifeguard Training (MA)

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A CPR dummy sits poolside as McHenry lifeguards train for the summer swim season at Merkel Aquatic Center on Thursday, May 23, 2019 in McHenry. Lifeguards first go through a 12-hour long series of online blended learning courses before 24 hours of physical training is spread over the course of 5 days at the outdoor pool and Petersen Park, where some of the lifeguards will work. Of the 35 staff members participating in training, about 5 lifeguards are new this year, with another 5 being recertified for the 2019 season, which begins on Saturday, May 25.

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McHenry lifeguards train for the summer swim season at Merkel Aquatic Center on Thursday, May 23, 2019 in McHenry. Lifeguards first go through a 12-hour long series of online blended learning courses before 24 hours of physical training is spread over the course of 5 days at the outdoor pool and Petersen Park, where some of the lifeguards will work. Of the 35 staff members participating in training, about 5 lifeguards are new this year, with another 5 being recertified for the 2019 season, which begins on Saturday, May 25.

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McHenry lifeguard Kyle Hemphill rescues Megan Frost, both 17 and from McHenry, from a simulated drowning situation as they train for the summer swim season at Merkel Aquatic Center on Thursday, May 23, 2019 in McHenry. Lifeguards first go through a 12-hour long series of online blended learning courses before 24 hours of physical training is spread over the course of 5 days at the outdoor pool and Petersen Park, where some of the lifeguards will work. Of the 35 staff members participating in training, about 5 lifeguards are new this year, with another 5 being recertified for the 2019 season, which begins on Saturday, May 25.

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A pair of googles sit poolside as McHenry lifeguards train for the summer swim season at Merkel Aquatic Center on Thursday, May 23, 2019 in McHenry. Lifeguards first go through a 12-hour long series of online blended learning courses before 24 hours of physical training is spread over the course of 5 days at the outdoor pool and Petersen Park, where some of the lifeguards will work. Of the 35 staff members participating in training, about 5 lifeguards are new this year, with another 5 being recertified for the 2019 season, which begins on Saturday, May 25.

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McHenry lifeguards Joe Mihevc, right, and Riley Hedberg, back, pull fellow lifeguard Ryan Kostelnik from the water as they train for the summer swim season at Merkel Aquatic Center on Thursday, May 23, 2019 in McHenry. Lifeguards first go through a 12-hour long series of online blended learning courses before 24 hours of physical training is spread over the course of 5 days at the outdoor pool and Petersen Park, where some of the lifeguards will work. Of the 35 staff members participating in training, about 5 lifeguards are new this year, with another 5 being recertified for the 2019 season, which begins on Saturday, May 25.

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McHenry lifeguard Joe Mihevc, 19, right, reaches out to help fellow lifeguard Dylan Qualls, 18, left, as he rescues lifeguard Jonah Smith, 19, all of McHenry, from a simulated drowning situation as they train for the summer swim season at Merkel Aquatic Center on Thursday, May 23, 2019 in McHenry. Lifeguards first go through a 12-hour long series of online blended learning courses before 24 hours of physical training is spread over the course of 5 days at the outdoor pool and Petersen Park, where some of the lifeguards will work. Of the 35 staff members participating in training, about 5 lifeguards are new this year, with another 5 being recertified for the 2019 season, which begins on Saturday, May 25.

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McHenry lifeguard Ethan Bride of McHenry, 16, prepares to jump into the pool to train in a simulated drowning situation in advance of the summer swim season at Merkel Aquatic Center on Thursday, May 23, 2019 in McHenry. Lifeguards first go through a 12-hour long series of online blended learning courses before 24 hours of physical training is spread over the course of 5 days at the outdoor pool and Petersen Park, where some of the lifeguards will work. Of the 35 staff members participating in training, about 5 lifeguards are new this year, with another 5 being recertified for the 2019 season, which begins on Saturday, May 25.

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McHenry lifeguard Ethan Bride of McHenry, 16, races to the rescue in a simulated drowning situation in advance of the summer swim season at Merkel Aquatic Center on Thursday, May 23, 2019 in McHenry. Lifeguards first go through a 12-hour long series of online blended learning courses before 24 hours of physical training is spread over the course of 5 days at the outdoor pool and Petersen Park, where some of the lifeguards will work. Of the 35 staff members participating in training, about 5 lifeguards are new this year, with another 5 being recertified for the 2019 season, which begins on Saturday, May 25.

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McHenry lifeguard Kyle Hemphill, left, watches as McHenry Athletics and Aquatics supervisor Nicole Thompson demonstrates a proper life saving technique on lifeguard Megan Frost as they train for the summer swim season at Merkel Aquatic Center on Thursday, May 23, 2019 in McHenry. Lifeguards first go through a 12-hour long series of online blended learning courses before 24 hours of physical training is spread over the course of 5 days at the outdoor pool and Petersen Park, where some of the lifeguards will work. Of the 35 staff members participating in training, about 5 lifeguards are new this year, with another 5 being recertified for the 2019 season, which begins on Saturday, May 25.

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McHenry lifeguards are reflected in the sunglasses of lifeguard Jaclyn Fohlmeister of Lakemoor, 18, as they train for the summer swim season at Merkel Aquatic Center on Thursday, May 23, 2019 in McHenry. Lifeguards first go through a 12-hour long series of online blended learning courses before 24 hours of physical training is spread over the course of 5 days at the outdoor pool and Petersen Park, where some of the lifeguards will work. Of the 35 staff members participating in training, about 5 lifeguards are new this year, with another 5 being recertified for the 2019 season, which begins on Saturday, May 25.

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McHenry lifeguard Paige Doherty of McHenry, 17, left, safely brings fellow lifeguard Hailey Preves of Johnsburg, 16, to the poolside after a simulated drowning situation as they train for the summer swim season at Merkel Aquatic Center on Thursday, May 23, 2019 in McHenry. Lifeguards first go through a 12-hour long series of online blended learning courses before 24 hours of physical training is spread over the course of 5 days at the outdoor pool and Petersen Park, where some of the lifeguards will work. Of the 35 staff members participating in training, about 5 lifeguards are new this year, with another 5 being recertified for the 2019 season, which begins on Saturday, May 25.

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McHenry Athletics and Aquatics supervisor Nicole Thompson demonstrates a proper life saving technique on lifeguard Megan Frost as they train for the summer swim season at Merkel Aquatic Center on Thursday, May 23, 2019 in McHenry. Lifeguards first go through a 12-hour long series of online blended learning courses before 24 hours of physical training is spread over the course of 5 days at the outdoor pool and Petersen Park, where some of the lifeguards will work. Of the 35 staff members participating in training, about 5 lifeguards are new this year, with another 5 being recertified for the 2019 season, which begins on Saturday, May 25.

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McHenry Athletics and Aquatics supervisor Nicole Thompson instructs her lifeguards as they train for the summer swim season at Merkel Aquatic Center on Thursday, May 23, 2019 in McHenry. Lifeguards first go through a 12-hour long series of online blended learning courses before 24 hours of physical training is spread over the course of 5 days at the outdoor pool and Petersen Park, where some of the lifeguards will work. Of the 35 staff members participating in training, about 5 lifeguards are new this year, with another 5 being recertified for the 2019 season, which begins on Saturday, May 25.

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McHenry lifeguard Ashley Palmer of McHenry, 22, rescues fellow lifeguard Jaclyn Walter from a simulated drowning situation as they train for the summer swim season at Merkel Aquatic Center on Thursday, May 23, 2019 in McHenry. Lifeguards first go through a 12-hour long series of online blended learning courses before 24 hours of physical training is spread over the course of 5 days at the outdoor pool and Petersen Park, where some of the lifeguards will work. Of the 35 staff members participating in training, about 5 lifeguards are new this year, with another 5 being recertified for the 2019 season, which begins on Saturday, May 25.