Tainan pool cordons off half of pool due to understaffing
Tainan pool cordons off half of pool due to understaffing
2026-06-12
Summer is here, and pools are open. But one pool in Tainan is only half-open, due to a shortage of lifeguards. The public swimming pool in Shanhua District has opened its doors, but the deep-water section in the actual pool is off-limits, forcing swimmers to turn back halfway through their laps. Buoys and ropes have cut the pool in half, and even the spa area with warm water is not operational. The head of the district says it’s a real pity, as the pool’s excellent facilities are sitting idle.
Member of public
Not happy about measures
It’s not satisfying to have to turn back halfway through.
Chen Chun-yu
Lifeguard
We only have two lifeguards, so we can only let people use one half of the pool, just 25m.
Tan Nai-cheng
Shanhua District head
The bathing facilities are excellent. There are massage pools and spa beds. You’d be hard pressed to find a better spa pool anywhere else in Tainan. But as a public facility, hires follow government employment regulations, which do not allow certified lifeguards working here to take on side jobs. You have more flexibility in the private sector. So it’s quite a sacrifice to work here.
When fully operational, swimmers can enjoy 50m of uninterrupted swimming on eight lanes. At 1,400 square meters, the pool requires four nationally-certified lifeguards on duty, but has only been able to hire two. Officials say that qualified lifeguards are drawn away by higher-paying jobs in the tech sector, and requirements to renew lifeguard certifications regularly have discouraged professionals from remaining in the field. Local authorities are continuing their recruitment efforts in hopes of hiring enough staff and fully opening the facilities.
For more Taiwan news, tune in:
Mon to Fri at 9:30 pm on Channel 152
Tue to Sat at 1 am on Channel 53
#pool #summer #tainan #heat #swim #ridiculous
救生員不足! 台南善化游泳池被迫"只開一半"
2026-06-12
台南善化區公立游泳池，這個月初啟動營運，卻因為救生員不足，不開放深水區，泳池上用繩索和浮球劃分，讓泳客只能游到一半要調頭。旁邊的溫水SPA區，也暫時關閉，連區長也感嘆，好設備卻只能閒置。
[[民眾]]
“像會游泳的都游一半很不盡興。”
[[救生員 陳俊佑]]
目前就只有兩位救生員，所以我們就是只開放一半25公尺。”
[[台南市善化區長 譚乃澄]]
“非常好的泡浴的啊，那邊都是按摩池呢，好幾個按摩池，還有床板的，可能全台南市喔，要找這麼好的SPA池喔，民間單位我不知道，公營的絕對沒有。公部門嘛完全依照公務人員體制，而且他是公務人員又不能兼職啊，民間單位可以去兼職啊，所以他們(救生員)來這邊做也是很委屈啦。”
善化游泳池是8個賽道的泳池，全長50公尺，總面積1400平方公尺，依照規定超過1200平方米，現場必須配置4名國家合格證照的救生員，但現在只招聘到兩位。由於救生員人力，被高薪的科技業搶走，每年得換照，也讓很多專業人員卻步。公所也努力招聘新人，希望達到安全規定後，擺脫開一半的窘境。
更多新聞內容，請鎖定：
民視台灣台（152頻道）週一至週五晚上9:30
民視新聞台（53頻道）週二至週六凌晨1:00
Related News
