How many lifeguards will there be?
A. USAT regulations call for 1 lifeguard per 35 athletes for ocean swims and 1 lifeguard per 50 athletes for lake swims. The number of athletes is based on the number in the water at the same time, not the total number that are registered. All Multirace.com events exceed these requirements as we also take into account the length of the swim. We always want a lifeguard to be close enough to every part of the swim to react quickly, though extra coverage is provided near the beginning, where almost all problems occur.
