Ever wonder what having a job as a lifeguard would be like? This course provides a high-energy, hands-on look at the responsibilities of a professional lifeguard. This is a prep course to give you an idea of the R.24 Red Cross Lifeguarding Certification Course. What Participants Will Learn: Surveillance & Victim Recognition: Learn the "10/20 protection standard"—scanning your zone in 10 seconds and being able to reach a victim in 20. Emergency Response Basics: An introduction to CPR, AED use, and First Aid. While this is often a non-certification class, it will provide basic emergency response. Professional Water Entries: Practice specialized entries like the Stride Jump and Compact Jump to enter the water safely while keeping eyes on a victim. Rescue Maneuvers: Introduction to using professional equipment like rescue tubes, resuscitation masks, life ring and pool hook. Leadership & Communication: Develop the "soft skills" of the job, including public relations and directing bystanders during an emergency. Prerequisite: You must have passed a Level 4 Learn to Swim program and be able to swim 50 yards freestyle and be comfortable jumping in and out of deep water.

This introductory program is designed for swimmers who have successfully completed Learn to Swim Level 4 and wish to engage in more swimming within a fun and supportive environment. Unlike traditional swim lessons, this program emphasizes mechanics, endurance, time clock interpretation, basic swimming sets, and the four competitive strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. To enroll in this class, swimmers must demonstrate competency in freestyle and backstroke. Additionally, they should possess a foundational understanding of butterfly and breaststroke, be capable of jumping from the starting blocks or the pool deck, and swim a distance of 50 yards in both freestyle and backstroke continuously. All swimmers will be evaluated on the first day--if your student isn't at a Level 4 ability you will be reimbursed.

Level 1 - Introduction to Water Skills (Ages: 5+) If the class you are registering for is full, please register for the waitlist. The waitlist allows us to better serve you if openings come up. You will be notified if you are moved into a class. Objective: To help students feel comfortable in the water and to enjoy the water safely Requirements: None Skills Taught: Entering and exiting the water safely, learning to submerge mouth, nose and eyes and breath control, front and back float and recovering to a stand, changing direction in the water, and swimming 5 feet on front and back. Course format: Classes run 30 minutes with 5 students per instructor

Level 1 - Introduction to Water Skills (Ages: 5+) If the class you are registering for is full, please register for the waitlist. The waitlist allows us to better serve you if openings come up. You will be notified if you are moved into a class. Objective: To help students feel comfortable in the water and to enjoy the water safely Requirements: None Skills Taught: Entering and exiting the water safely, learning to submerge mouth, nose and eyes and breath control, front and back float and recovering to a stand, changing direction in the water, and swimming 5 feet on front and back. Course format: Classes run 30 minutes with 5 students per instructor

Level 2- Fundamental Aquatic Skills (Ages: 5+) If the class you are registering for is full, please register for the waitlist. The waitlist allows us to better serve you if openings come up. You will be notified if you are moved into a class. Objective: To give students success with fundamental skills Requirements: Students entering this level must possess a Level 1 certificate or demonstrate all the Level 1 skills on day one of class. Skills Taught: Entering water by stepping or jumping in from the side, rotary breathing, submerging entire head, blowing bubbles, open eyes underwater, front and back glide, treading water, swim 15 feet on front and back, swimming on side, use of a life jacket. Course format: Classes run 30 minutes with 6 students per instructor

Level 4 - Stroke Improvement (Ages: 5+) If the class you are registering for is full, please register for the waitlist. The waitlist allows us to better serve you if openings come up. You will be notified if you are moved into a class. Objective: Improve swimming skills, increase endurance, refine strokes and learn back crawl, breaststroke, butterfly and sidestroke. Requirements: Students entering this level must possess a Level 3 certificate or demonstrate all the Level 3 skills on day one of class. Skills Taught: Developing confidence in the front and back crawl learned in previous levels, standing dive, feet-first surface dive and swim underwater, survival swim-1 min, tread water-2 min, front crawl and elementary backstroke 25 yd. each, back crawl, breaststroke, butterfly and sidestroke-15 yd. each Course format: Classes run 30 minutes with 6 students per instructor

Level 5 - Stroke Refinement (Ages: 5+) If the class you are registering for is full, please register for the waitlist. The waitlist allows us to better serve you if openings come up. You will be notified if you are moved into a class. Objective: Improve swimming skills, learn to swim with refined strokes and increased endurance. Requirements: Students entering this level must possess a Level 4 certificate or demonstrate all the Level 4 skills on day one of class. Skills Taught: Shallow dive, Head-first surface dive, Tread water-5 mins, using legs only-2 min, Front crawl and elementary backstroke, 50 yd. each, Back crawl, breaststroke, butterfly and sidestroke, 25 yd. each Course format: Classes run 30 minutes with 6 students per instructor

Level 5 - Stroke Refinement (Ages: 5+) If the class you are registering for is full, please register for the waitlist. The waitlist allows us to better serve you if openings come up. You will be notified if you are moved into a class. Objective: Improve swimming skills, learn to swim with refined strokes and increased endurance. Requirements: Students entering this level must possess a Level 4 certificate or demonstrate all the Level 4 skills on day one of class. Skills Taught: Shallow dive, Head-first surface dive, Tread water-5 mins, using legs only-2 min, Front crawl and elementary backstroke, 50 yd. each, Back crawl, breaststroke, butterfly and sidestroke, 25 yd. each Course format: Classes run 30 minutes with 6 students per instructor

Parent Tot (6 months - 36 months) If the class you are registering for is full, please register for the waitlist. The waitlist allows us to better serve you. You will be notified if you are moved into a class and your credit card charged. Learn to enjoy the water safely with your child. For ages 6 to 36 months accompanied by a parent or guardian in the water. Parents and children learn together with fun activities to increase a child's comfort level in the water and build a foundation of basic skills, such as arm and leg movements, breath control as well as water safety. Water diapers are required for infants and toddlers who aren't trained. Course format: Classes run 30 minutes with 6 parent/child pairs per instructor.

Parent Tot (6 months - 36 months) If the class you are registering for is full, please register for the waitlist. The waitlist allows us to better serve you. You will be notified if you are moved into a class and your credit card charged. Learn to enjoy the water safely with your child. For ages 6 to 36 months accompanied by a parent or guardian in the water. Parents and children learn together with fun activities to increase a child's comfort level in the water and build a foundation of basic skills, such as arm and leg movements, breath control as well as water safety. Water diapers are required for infants and toddlers who aren't trained. Course format: Classes run 30 minutes with 6 parent/child pairs per instructor.