Feb 23, 2020 to Mar 8, 2020 |
Each Sun 8am to 5:30pm |
Arne Hanna Aquatic Center1114 Potter St BELLINGHAM, WA, US 98229 | |
AHAC - Meeting Room
1114 Potter St
BELLINGHAM, WA, US 98229
Price: | Fee for 15 or more years old: $200.00 |
Ages: | 15 and up |
Gender: | Coed |
Spaces: | Closed |
Registration Dates: | Standard registration opens: Dec 6, 2019 5:30am Last day for standard registration: Feb 23, 2020 Internet registration opens: Dec 6, 2019 5:30am Last day for Internet registration: Feb 23, 2020 |
Description:
This American Red Cross Course includes certifications in Lifeguarding, First Aid, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, Automated External Defibrillation, Oxygen Administration for the Professional Rescuer and Preventing Disease Transmission. At the Precourse Session students must be at least 15 years old and complete a skills pretest which includes swimming 300 yards continuous, using front crawl, breaststroke, or combination of the strokes, swim 20 yards using either stroke, surface dive to a depth of 7-10 feet, retrieve a 10-pound object, return to surface and swim 20 yards back to starting point with object and climb out at pools edge in under 1 minute and 40 seconds, tread water using legs only for 2 minutes. Digital books are available for free. If you want a hard copy, please contact the Arne Hanna Aquatic Center to buy for one.
Swimming Test required prior to enrollment: swim 300 yards continuous, using front crawl, breaststroke, or combination of both strokes, swim 20 yards at the surface, surface dive to a depth of 7-10 feet, retrieve a 10-pound object, return to surface and swim 20 yards back to starting point with object and climb at edge of pool in under 1 minute and 40 seconds, tread water using legs only for 2 minutes.
Notes:Be prepared to enter the water on the first day of course for pretesting. All students must be prepared to swim 300 yards continuous, using front crawl, breaststroke, or combination of both strokes, swim 20 yards at the surface, surface dive to a depth of 7-10 feet, retrieve a 10-pound object, return to surface and swim 20 yards back to starting point with object and climb at edge of pool in under 1 minute and 40 seconds, tread water using legs only for 2 minutes. Books and syllabus will be available first day of class. A Digital download of the Lifeguarding book will be available for students with ability to bring computer devices to class.
Type: | Activity |
Activity Category: | Aquatics - Training Courses |
Age Category: | Adult |
Season: | Winter 2020 - Aquatics |
Sessions: | 3 |
Supervisor: | Justin Shields |