Lifeguard Certification Course (TBD)

*** NOTE: This is a tentative date. Finalized date will be locked in shortly. ***

Get signed up for this class through Sports, Fitness and Aquatics to become a certified lifeguard! This course is designed for individuals who want to lifeguard in a pool setting.

Additional Information:

• Participants must be at least 15 by the last day of the course
• The course includes:
  • A swimming pre-test* the first day of class
  • Rescue skills for shallow and deep water
  • Spinal injury management skills
  • CPR skills
  • AED skills
  • First aid skills
  • Written test
  • In water skills test
• At the completion of the course, participants will be certified in Lifeguard Training, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, AED for adult and child, and First Aid
• Participants should be prepared to enter the water at lifeguard classes
• You will need to bring:
  • A writing instrument
  • Swim suit
  • Towel
  • Food/beverage (optional)
  • Proof of age (birth certificate, drivers license, permit, etc.)

* Swimming Pre-Test Consists of:

• 300yd swim (100yds front crawl, 100yds breaststroke, 100yds of either stroke) - not timed
• Do a 20yd swim retrieve a 10lb brick at a 7-10 feet depth, return to the starting point with the brick and exit the pool without any aide within 1 minute and 40 seconds

Four-Day Class Schedule (class begins directly after pre-test):

• Friday, April 12 from 5:30-11 p.m.
• Saturday, April 13 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Sunday, April 14 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Monday, April 15 from 5:30-11 p.m.

Don't miss your chance to lifeguard!

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