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Is your child interested in becoming a Junior Lifeguard? Sign-ups are now up for Junior Lifeguard (JG) tryouts, which will be held on multiple dates in April and May. Junior Lifeguards is a half-day summer program held at Carpinteria City Beach. Participants develop new aquatics skills, compete in friendly beach and ocean competitions, and deepen their appreciation and knowledge of marine and coastal ecosystems. Tryouts for the program are required for anyone who is a first-time JG or Mini JG participant. Children who have participated in mini JGs must tryout for JGs. Each child will be expected to complete a timed swim, a timed water treading test and an underwater push-off test. Tryouts take place at Carpinteria Community Pool, 5305 Carpinteria Ave., kids must be signed up for a tryout date and time in advance. Children who successfully complete the tryouts, and anyone who has already participated in JGs, may register for the program beginning on May 30. Details about JGs, JG tryouts and how to sign up are available at https://carpinteriaca.gov/?s=Junior+Lifeguards .

In order to provide Junior Lifeguard programming to Carpinteria kids this summer, the City of Carpinteria needs more lifeguards. Anyone interested in lifeguarding should email Leilanie at LeilanieS@ci.carpinteria.ca.us to schedule an interview. Applicants must be available for training June 13-18 at Carpinteria Beach. Please see additional details HERE.

The City of Carpinteria is looking forward to another summer teaching aquatics skills and fitness to kids ages 9-17 through our Junior Lifeguards program. We are also excited to announce the first ever Mini Junior Guard program for children ages 7-9. Try-out for JGs and Mini JGs will be held April 2, 9, 16 and 30 at the Carpinteria Community Pool, 5305 Carpinteria Ave., and first-time participants MUST try out. Try-outs for ages 9-17 will include a 100-yard swim in under 2:20 minutes, a 1-minute water tread and a 10-yard underwater swim. Mini JGs will be expected to complete a 50-yard swim in under 1:40 minutes, a 1-minute water tread and a 10-yard underwater swim. Two try-out time slots are available, 8:30-9 a.m. and 9-9:30 a.m. No drop-ins will be allowed. Sign up for a slot HERE.  For additional details, visit or webpage HERE.

We have another two batches of Carpinteria Junior Lifeguards to celebrate for their grit, good attitude, and go-gettiness. Our weeks four and five JGs of the Week are, first photo, from left, Gavin Rutland, Hazel Dugre, Frankie Stewart, Crusher Trumble, Blue Trumble, Aubrey Chenoweth, Brayden Pate and Isla Moore; and second photo, from left, Amiah Stansbury, Rachel Ransom, Camden Ma, Belen MacMurray, Coralyn Bryan, Walker Scott, Mina Handall and Marshall Patterson. All of our athletes make us proud!

The City of Carpinteria’s Junior Lifeguards Program sends a huge thank you to the Carpinteria-Summerland Firefighters Association and Serigraph for donating custom printed rashguards for our Carpinteria Junior Lifeguard Safety Aids. These will help keep our safety aids sun safe all season!

With summer staffing in place, the City of Carpinteria is prepared to open registration at 6 p.m. tonight, May 30, for its summer Junior Lifeguards Program and swim lessons at the Carpinteria Community Pool. Parents/guardians are encouraged to register their children at https://carpinteriaca.gov/parks-and-recreation/junior-lifeguards/, though staff will also be available at the pool to help with registration between 6 and 7 p.m. tonight. Those who register online or in person with a card will be charged a 3.25% debit/credit card processing fee. The City’s aquatics team expects to have ample space for interested registrants, though signing up promptly is encouraged in case the program or specific age groups reach capacity.

The 2023 Junior Lifeguards program will take place June 19 through Aug. 4 at Carpinteria City Beach. Throughout the program, kids ages 7 to 16 will participate in fun activities aimed at building fitness, beach safety, and appreciation of the marine ecosystem. The cost of the seven-week program is $575, and the schedule is Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Summer is right around the corner, and that means the City is preparing for another season of its popular Junior Lifeguard Program. Registration opens on May 30 at 6 p.m. through our website at https://carpinteriaca.gov/parks-and-recreation/junior-lifeguards/. The 2023 Junior Lifeguards program will take place June 19 through Aug. 4 at Carpinteria City Beach. Throughout the program, kids ages 7 to 16 will participate in fun activities aimed at building fitness, beach safety, and appreciation of the marine ecosystem. The cost of the seven-week program is $575, and the schedule is Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This year, the City will offer a mini-JG program for ages 7-9, the regular JG program for ages 9-16, and a JG Safety Aid program for ages 14-16. Anyone who has not participated in JGs must complete a swim test at the Carpinteria Community Pool. Sign up for testing at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4ba9af23a0fec70-carp#/.

After a full summer of running, swimming and paddling, our Junior Lifeguards will put their skills to the test in the 2022 Junior Lifeguard Triathlon on Wednesday, Aug. 3 at the City Beach (end of of Holly Avenue). For this year’s competition, the community is invited to participate as well! Learn more through the flyer HERE or email leilanies@ci.carpinteria.ca.us for more information.