Looking to earn your Lifeguard Certification?
At Five Points Washington, we value pool safety above all else. No one wants their child to be hurt in the water. That's why we offer American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification courses. These courses teach future lifeguards how to enforce proper safety measures and prevent others from drowning.
The class will be limited to 10 participants plus an instructor.
Classes will most likely end before the posted times each day, but per the Red Cross we must post the maximum suggested run times. The instructor will keep the participants up to date on times.
Prerequisites:
- Participants must be at least 15 years of age
- Successfully complete a 150-yard continuous swim using front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both
- Successfully tread water for two minutes using legs only
- Complete another 50-yard swim swim using front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both
- Successfully swim 20-yards, retrieve a 10 lb object from a depth of 7-10 ft using a surface dive, then return to the starting point, swimming with both hands on the object and keeping face at or near the surface of the water
Failure to complete the prerequisites will result in removal from the course. Participants may practice prerequisites at Five Points at a pre-arranged time.
No shows or late cancellations to any class date will void any refund as other participants could have participated in your slot.
Class Format/Requirements: Our initial certification course is a blended learning course. Participants will meet on the first day of class to perform the prerequisite swim tests, receive their materials for the course and begin their introduction into the course. They will have the time between that date and the next scheduled class date to complete the online learning portion of the course. The last two days of class are in-person training and will conclude the course. Participants must be in attendance for the entire length of the in-person course and complete the entire online learning portion prior to concluding the course. In order to pass the course, participants must successfully demonstrate all land scenarios and in-water skills and complete a multiple-choice test with a score of 80% or higher.
Cost: Initial Certification Courses are $375. All certifications are valid for two years.
For more information, contact Rachele Mullen: rachelem@fivepointswashington.org or 309-444-8222 x 24
