YMCA LIFEGUARD TRAINING
BUILD CONFIDENCE, SAVE A LIFE
Sign up for Lifeguard Training at Lake Highlands Family YMCA
- Register at the Front Desk and receive the LG Candidate Welcome Letter.
- Complete the first page of the letter and hand it to the Membership staff.
- Complete page 5 and bring to the training. If you're a minor, you must also bring page 6 with your parent's signature.
- Read the welcome letter thoroughly and understand the pre-reqs, expectations, and requirements to successfully pass the class.
- You may start on the LG online training immediately. Make sure to print out all 9 certifications of completion as instructed in the welcome letter.
- The link for the CPR online training will be sent a week prior to the first training day. Print out the certificate of completion as instructed in the letter.
CERTIFIED LIFEGUARD COURSE INFORMATION
Cost: $150 – members or $200 – nonmembers
Course Includes:
- CPR for the Professional Rescuer
- First Aid
- Oxygen Administration
- YMCA Lifeguarding
Prerequisites:
- Must be at least 16 years old
- Able to swim 100 yd in 2 min
- Tread water for 2 min using legs only
- Surface dive to depth of 10 feet and swim 15 ft underwater
- Complete a 200 yd swim consisting of Front Crawl, Breaststroke, sidestroke and Elementary Backstroke w/ hands on chest
- Sprint 60 ft, perform head first surface dive to retrieve object 10 ft deep, tread water for 1 min w/o hands, return object to depth of 10 ft, swim remainder of pool length, exit pool and perform 100 chest compressions on a mannequin.
Additional Assignments:
ASHI e-learning:
- CPR for the Professional Rescuer
- First Aid
- Oxygen Administration
- Y lifeguarding
All ASHI e-learning must be complete by the first day of class. Y Lifeguard e-learning must be completed by assigned dates.
Participants must attend classes in the registered session – no make up times are available.
*Classes will be offered seasonally based on hiring needs