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Lifeguard Training Full Course-Spring

Spring 2025 Lifeguard Training - Full course

Course dates: April 14th - April 29th (no class Friday, April 18th)
Pre-assessment date: April 9th from 5pm - 6pm
 
Must be at least 15 years of age by the last day of the class
Class will meet Monday thru Friday 4:00pm - 6:30pm

Prerequisite Skills Test:

If all requirements (skills, testing, etc.) are completed earlier than the last date scheduled, the course will end at an earlier date as deemed appropriate.

Attendance at all class dates is mandatory.

The prerequisite skills you must perform are as follows:

  • Swim-Tread-Swim Sequence.
    • Participants may choose to swim front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both.
    • Competency in all aspects of the strokes, especially breathing and kicking, is required.
    • Jump in, submerge, resurface and swim 150 yards.
    • After 150 yards immediately begin to tread water for 2 minutes with your hands in your armpits.
    • Once the 2 minute tread is complete immediately swim 50 yards using either the freestyle or breaststroke.
  • Timed Event - Complete within 1 minute and 40 seconds
    • Starting in the water, swim 20 yards using front crawl or breast stroke, surface dive 10feet, retrieve a 10 pound object, return to the surface, swim 20 yards back to the starting point with the object, keeping the face out of the water, and exit the pool without using steps or a ladder, within 1 minute, 40 seconds.

Upon successful completion of the pre-assessment, the candidates is now eligible to participate in the full course.

Lifeguard Training (Full course) Fees:

SCASD Student: $140.00

Non-SCASD Student: $225.00

*Cost includes all necessary materials for the course (book, CPR mask, whistle, first aid supplies, etc.)
 
For additional questions or to sign up for the course, please contact Andrew Walls or call the natatorium at 814-231-1011, ext. 2058
 
Minimum of 5 students required to run this course.