Guardians of the summer sands: Lifeguards prepare for season at Norwich pond
June 17, 2021 12:00 am
• Last Updated: June 17, 2021 10:28 pm
Hannah Maynard, waterfront director for the Norwich Recreation Department beach at Spaulding Pond in Mohegan Park, demonstrates a basic backstroke Thursday, June 17, 2021, for her crew of lifeguards. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Norwich — Hannah Maynard, waterfront director for the Norwich Recreation Department beach at Spaulding Pond in Mohegan Park, was training her crew of lifeguards Thursday.
The team of eight, including Maynard, reviewed all their lifesaving practices, trained on the automated external defibrillator and got a primer on teaching basic swimming. They also took their swimming tests.
The beach opens June 24 and will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays through Tuesdays; it is closed Wednesdays. The department also will offer swimming lessons at the beach during July and August.
Edmund Liang nears the end of his second lap of his swim test Thursday, June 17, 2021, as a lifeguard for the Norwich Recreation Department beach at Spaulding Pond in Mohegan Park. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Chase Hodgkins, left, high-fives Edmund Liang after completing his second lap of his swim test Thursday, June 17, 2021, as a lifeguard for the Norwich Recreation Department beach at Spaulding Pond in Mohegan Park. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Norwich Recreation Department recreation program supervisor Amanda Herzog, right, high-fives lifeguards Jia Has, left, Chase Hodgkins and Edmund Liang after they completed their two-lap swim test Thursday, June 17, 2021, at the beach at Spaulding Pond in Mohegan Park. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Hannah Maynard, left, waterfront director for the Norwich Recreation Department beach at Spaulding Pond in Mohegan Park, and her assistant Jeff Ng demonstrate how to teach the breaststroke Thursday, June 17, 2021, for her crew of lifeguards. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Hannah Maynard, waterfront director for the Norwich Recreation Department beach at Spaulding Pond in Mohegan Park, demonstrates how to teach the breaststroke Thursday, June 17, 2021, for her crew of lifeguards. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Hannah Maynard, waterfront director for the Norwich Recreation Department beach at Spaulding Pond in Mohegan Park, demonstrates arm and head position of the crawl Thursday, June 17, 2021, for her crew of lifeguards. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Hannah Maynard, waterfront director for the Norwich Recreation Department beach at Spaulding Pond in Mohegan Park, trains her crew of lifeguards Thursday, June 17, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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