YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - A partnership between the Youngstown Lifeguard Academy and the Youngstown Parks and Recreation Department is bringing back a program after a 40-year absence.

The two groups will partner to bring Senior Learn to Swim back to the Northside Pool.

The Youngstown Lifeguard Academy will teach the class starting on August 10.

This year's class is full but they plan to bring it back next summer now that they know there is interest.

"The Academy adds another milestone since being founded in 2019. As a result of the encouragement of Dawn Turnage and Chief Barry F. Finley; we have a Lifeguard Training program that made a difference in 2021 where we had the Lifeguards needed for the first time to operate without a crisis," Youngstown Lifeguard Academy Commander Caleb Hicks said.

"When other departments around the state and the country were closing pools as a result of the lack of Lifeguards. We were ready to go. This is a win for the Academy, Parks and Recreation and the City of Youngstown," Commander Hicks concluded.