Lifeguard Elizabeth Conley keeps an eye on the swimmers at the Douglass Park pool in Indianapolis, Friday, June 17, 2022. Indianapolis typically fills 17 pools each year, but with a national lifeguard shortage exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, just five are open this summer. The American Lifeguard Association estimates one-third of pools in the United States are impacted by the shortage. AP Photo/Michael Conroy
Arleigh Rodgers and Claire Savage Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Manager Ashley Ford strode the perimeter of one of Indianapolis’ five open swimming…