American Red Cross Lifeguard Course

Through this course, you’ll learn to prevent, recognize, and respond to aquatics emergencies and learn how to care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries, and sudden illness until emergency medical services (EMS) personnel take over.

Prerequisite swimming will be conducted first day of course and includes:

• 150-yard swim
• 2-minute tread with no hands
• Swim 50 yards
• Retrieve a 10-pound brick and return with it to the wall and exit the pool within 100 seconds

This is a blended-learning course. Access to the course will be sent after registration. Online learning is required and must be completed by the start of the course. On successful completion of the Lifeguard course, participants will receive an American Red Cross certificate for Lifeguarding/First Aid, CPR/AED. Attendance of all scheduled dates and times is required.