American Red Cross Lifeguarding & WSI Training

Lifeguard Training

This course prepares participants to respond to any water emergencies in shallow or deep water.  It emphasizes victim recognition, surveillance, equipment-based rescues, and includes first aid & CPR for the Professional Rescuer.  CPR pocket masks are included in price.

Prerequisites:  15 Years old,  Swim 300 yards without stopping (front crawl, breast stroke).  Sprint 20 yards, submerge and retrieve a 10 lb brick in 7-10 feet of water, then swim 20 yards with brick on chest to starting point, exit the pool within 1 minute and 40 seconds.  Tread water 2 minutes in deep using legs only.  Swimming pre-test is scheduled separately with aquatic director.

Session 1:  April 1st: (Sunday 8-5), April 7th:  (Saturday 8-5), April 14th:  (Saturday 8-5)

Session 2:  May 19th:  (Saturday 8-5), May 20th: (Sunday 8-5), May 26th:  (Saturday 8-5)

Session 3:  June 27th (Wednesday 8-5), June 28th (Thursday 8-5), June 29th (Friday 8-5)

Price:  $300.00  Must have a minimum of 6 people to run the class.

ARC Lifeguard Review

Re-certifies someone who previously held a Lifeguard Training Certification through the ARC.  Participant must pass the Lifeguard training written test and physical tests on land and in the pool.  Re-certifies participant for Lifeguard Training and First Aid.

Session 1:  June 23rd 8-11:30

Price:  $125

W.S.I.  Water Safety Instructor

The American Red Cross WSI course is designed to teach participants how to teach the Red Cross Learn-to-Swim levels 1-6, Parent and Child Aquatics &
Water Safety Outreach classes including  Basic water rescue & home pool safety.

Participants will learn how to plan and conduct these courses and presentations safely and effectively, maintaining Red Cross Standards.  Participants will be able to teach people to swim, learning logical progression for aquatic skill development.  They will also teach people to be safe when they are in, on or around water.

Prerequisits:  16 years old,  Successfully pass the pre-course skills test.  Instructor candidates must have a swimming proficiency level equal to Level VI (Front Crawl, Back Crawl, Side Stroke, Breast Stroke, Elementary Back Stroke, Butterfly, Standing Dive).

Session 1:  May 27th:  (Sunday 8-5), June 2nd:  (Saturday 8-5), June 3rd:  (Sunday 8-5)

Price:  $325   Must have a minimum of 6 people to run the class