Lifeguard Certification Course - December

Name: Lifeguard Certification Course - December
Start: 2024-12-20T08:00:00-06:00
End: 2024-12-23T15:00:00-06:00
Location: 1800 W 3rd St, Sedalia, MO, United States, Missouri 65301

Schedule

Fri, 20 Dec, 2024 at 08:00 am to Mon, 23 Dec, 2024 at 03:00 pm

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Location

1800 W 3rd St, Sedalia, MO, United States, Missouri 65301 | Sedalia, MO

Course Dates are December 23: 4pm-8pm and December 21-23: 8am-3pm. Must attend all dates and times.
Looking for a part time job at the pool? We’re hiring lifeguards! All lifeguards are required to attend a Red Cross Lifeguard Certification course. The cost is $150 for a 2-year certification.
For returning guards that need to get recertified, the cost is $75. For recertification class, must have a current certification or certification is no more than 30 days expired.
You must be at least 15 years old by the final date of the course.
Prerequisite #1:Swim-Tread-Swim
• Jump into the water from the side, totally submerge, recover to the surface and swim 150 yards using breast stroke, front crawl, or a combination of both.
• After swimming 150 yards, maintain position at the surface of the water without support for 2 minutes by treading water using only your legs.
• After maintaining position at the surface of the water for 2 minutes, swim 50 more yards using breast stroke, front crawl, or a combination of both.
Prerequisite #2: Timed Event (This is the same as before)
You have 1 minute, 40 seconds to complete the following sequence. Goggles are not permitted.
• Starting in the water, swim 20 yards.
• Surface dive to a depth of 7 to 10 feet to retrieve a 10 pound object.
• Return to the surface and swim 20 yards on your back to return to the starting point, holding the object at the surface with both hands and keeping your face at or near the surface. Swimming the distance underwater is not permitted.
• Exit the water without using a ladder or the steps.
Blended learning classes have about 7 hours and 30 minutes of online work that must be completed before the first in person session. At registration, please include the email of the lifeguard candidate.