American Red Cross Lifeguard Course & Waterfront Skills at YWCA Greenwich

American Red Cross Lifeguard Training and Waterfront Skills Course Are you 15 or older and looking for an exciting summer job or a challenging career? American Red Cross Lifeguarding is the best place to start! Lifeguarding puts you in an exciting position, working as part of a team to help people safely enjoy the water. You could save a life too!

The American Red Cross Lifeguard Training and Waterfront Skills course makes learning fun and easy. Through classroom learning, videos, presentations and hands-on practice, you'll learn:

 Surveillance skills to help you recognize and prevent injuries

 Rescue skills - in the water and on land & learn professional lifeguard responsibilities

 First aid training and Professional Rescuer CPR and AED - to help you prepare for any emergency

Prerequisites: [Subject to Change for 2012 ARC updates]

 Minimum age of 15.

 Tread water for 2 minutes with no hands (hands tucked under armpits)

 Swim 550 yards continuously using each of the following strokes front crawl and breaststroke

 New Timed event: Swim 20 yards submerge to a minimum depth of 7 feet, retrieve a 10-pound object and return to the surface, swim 20 yards back the starting point with the object and exit the water without using a ladder or steps, within 1 minute and 40 seconds.

 New Skill: Retrieve 3 dive rings placed in 7 feet of water and swim 5 yards to side of pool

Dates: Session 1, June, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 9:00am – 1:30pm

Sessions 2, June 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 1pm – 7pm

Session, June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 1pm - 5pm

Cost: $425/– Non Members $400/ - Members

Location: YWCA of Greenwich 259 East Putnam Avenue Greenwich, Connecticut 06830

Registration must take place in advance and Students must attend all classes. Make all checks payable to the YWCA of Greenwich. For additional information, please contact the Aquatics department At (203) 869-6501 ext 121 or E-mail: b.semer@ywcagreenwich.org