34: How Junior Lifeguards Became a Rite of Passage for Newport Kids
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror
English - July 11, 2023 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsHistory newport beach history corona del mar balboa historical balboa island mcfadden Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In 1984, the first swim test required to join Newport Beach's new junior lifeguard program drew all of three kids. Today, that number has soared to more than 1,500. In an insightful, revealing and occasionally emotional interview, Reenie Boyer–the pioneering female lifeguard and architect of Newport Beach Junior Lifeguards–talks about the origins and evolution of the most successful youth program in city history.