(1/5) Lucas Le Guenno, lifeguard at the Massy swimming pool: “We don’t often say hello”

With its 1,400 members, the Entente Sportive de Massy Natation is one of the largest swimming clubs in France. Esprit sport went to the edge of the pools, to meet those who will experience this club which developed in the early 70s. Lucas Le Guenno, lifeguard, is one of them. At 21, he graduated a year ago and has been working at the Massy swimming pool since the start of the year. “I started swimming when I was six years old and I swam for 14 years at a very good level. I completed a STAPS license which allowed me to have the equivalence with the diploma of Lifeguard “

“The goal is for them to be comfortable in the water.”

“As a lifeguard, there are several tasks. Already, there is supervision, of the schools. Here in Massy, ​​it’s from CP to CM2. Over a three-week session, we see them three times per week “

“It’s certain that we won’t be able to get them to swim all four strokes, but the goal is for them to be comfortable in the water, for them to have fun. You have to be very attentive. You have to be able to identify who is likely to have the most problems. It’s really an analysis. At midday, on the other hand, we come across people who know how to swim very well. aren’t necessarily used to it, so we’re going to look at them more because they’re the ones who are likely to have more difficulties.”

“We are often flower pots”

“Afterwards, the job of lifeguard, we are often flower pots. We don’t often say hello. It’s really the regulars who say hello to us, otherwise the job of lifeguard on surveillance, it’s really flower pots, honestly, we get used to it but we’re happy when someone comes to say hello.”