Southwest Allen County Schools

American Red Cross Blended Learning Recertification Lifeguard Class

03/02/2025

7:00 am to 4:30 pm

Details:

Date: Sunday, March 2, 2025 Registration Deadline: **Wednesday, February 12th before 3pm Fee: $165 **MUST have access to computer and internet.** **Participant MUST hold a CURRENT American Red Cross Lifeguard Certificate. ** **The instructor will need a copy of your CURRENT Lifeguard Certification before February 12, 2025.** Prerequisites: **Jump into the water from the side, totally submerge, recover to the surface and swim 150 yards. After swimming 150 yards, maintain position at the surface of the water without support for 2 minutes by treading. After maintaining position at the surface of the water for 2 minutes, swim 50 more yards. While swimming, you must swim continuously, keeping your face in the water and demonstrating good breath control. You may use the front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both. Swimming on the back or side is not permitted. Goggles are allowed. **You have 1 minute and 40 seconds to complete the following sequence: starting in the water swim 20 yards, surface dive 7-10 feet and retrieve a 10 lb brick, return to the surface and swim on your back 20 yards back to the starting point holding the brick with both hands keeping your face at the surface of the water, swimming the distance under water is not permitted, exit the water without using a ladder. Goggles are not allowed. Actual Date and Time: (PARTICIPANT MUST ATTEND THIS CLASS FOR THE ENTIRE LENGTH. THERE WILL BE NO MAKE-UP DATES) Sunday, March 2nd @ 7am-4:30pm

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