I have always been a very good swimmer-I could swim when i was four years old-and i love spending time at the beach. Iknew i had to find a job where i would spend a lot of time outside. One day i saw an advertisement in a magazine for people to train as lifeguards. They wanted people who were able to swim 400 meters in 8 minuts, who were very fit and who were quick to act in an emergency. I applied and was offered the chance to take the training course.