Lifeguard Training Classes

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Background

In the Lifeguard Training course, you will learn about the duties and responsibilities of a lifeguard and how to carry them out in a professional manner. You will also learn a number of lifeguarding techniques, such as surveillance; how to use rescue equipment for a distressed swimmer, active drowning victim, and a passive drowning victim; and how to care for someone who may have a head, neck, or back injury.

Successful completion of the course requires participation in classroom and skill sessions, as well as successful performance in skill and knowledge evaluations.  Due to the nature of the skills in this course, you will be participating in strenuous activities, such as performing CPR and removing someone from the water.  If you have a medical condition or disability or if you have any questions about your ability to participate fully in this course, discuss them with your physician or heath care provider and your American Red Cross instructor.

Prerequisites

• You MUST be 15 years of age by the beginning of the first class.
• Pass a pre-course swimming skills test performing the following skills:
• Swim 300 yards continuously, using these strokes in the following order:
  • 100 Yards of Front Crawl using rhythmic breathing and a stabilizing, propellant kick.
    
  • 100 Yards Breaststroke using the pull, kick, glide method.
    
  • 100 Yards of either Front Crawl or Breaststroke (these 100 yards may be a mixture of Front Crawl or Breaststroke).
• Swim 20 yards using a front crawl, surface dive, retrieve a 10 pound object, return to the surface, and return to the starting point with the object. (Candidates must hold the object with both hands and must keep his or her face above the water).
  

Course Fees

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