Pool closed — Why Utahns will see those signs more often this summer

Salt Lake County is trying to keep its head above water, but a severe lifeguard shortage threatens to limit swimming hours and programs.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Daniela Alva swims laps at the Northwest Recreation Center in Salt Lake City on Monday, May 9, 2022. Salt Lake County is experiencing a shortage of lifeguards that will create operational challenges at swimming pools this summer.

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Blake ApgarLocal/Communities Editor

Blake joined The Tribune in March 2022 to cover city and county government before becoming an editor in 2024. He is a University of Minnesota graduate who started his journalism career in Las Vegas, where he covered local government, state politics and the depletion of the Colorado River. He is dad to a Golden Retriever named Woodward.

Pool closed — Why Utahns will see those signs more often this summer

Salt Lake County is trying to keep its head above water, but a severe lifeguard shortage threatens to limit swimming hours and programs.

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