Lifeguard with Waterpark Skills Course - Session 2

American Red Cross - Lifeguarding with Waterpark Skills Course

This comprehensive lifeguard training program includes all aspects of the professional lifeguard. Through videos, group discussion and hands-on practice, you will learn patron rescue and surveillance skills, First Aid, and CPR/AED. Successful completion of this course will result in Red Cross certification. Class materials are included in the fee. Please bring snacks & water.

Perquisites:

• Complete a swim-tread-swim sequence without stopping to rest:
• Jump into the water and totally submerge, resurface then swim 150 yards using the front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both. (Swimming on the back or side in not permitted. Swim goggles are allowed).
• Maintain position at the surface of the water for 2 minutes by treading water using only the legs.
• Swim 50 yards using the front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both.
• Complete a timed event within 1 minute, 40 seconds:
• Starting in the water, swim 20 yards. (The face may be in or out of the water. Swim goggles are not allowed).
• Surface dive (feet-first or head-first) to a depth of 7 - 10 feet to retrieve a 10-pound object.
• Return to the surface and swim 20 yards on the back to return to the starting point, holding the object at the surface with both hands and keeping the face out at or near the surface.
• Exit the water without using a ladder or steps.