Lifeguard Training Information

To be eligible for the lifeguard-training course, participants must be 15 years of age on or before the final scheduled session of the course. The participants must also successfully complete the following swimming prerequisites:

• Swim 300 yards continuously, without stopping using these strokes in the following order.
• 100 yards of front crawl using rhythmic breathing and a stabilized, propellant kick.
• 100 yards of breaststroke.
• 100 yards of either front crawl using rhythmic breathing or breaststroke. These 100 yards may be a combination of front crawl or breaststroke.
• Swim 20 yards using front crawl or breaststroke, surface dive to a depth of 7 to 10 feet, retrieve a 10-pound object, return to the surface, and swim back to the starting point.

Note: When returning to the starting point, the participant must hold the 10-pound object with both hands and must keep his or her face out of the water. Recommend to participants is that they complete this by swimming on their back using a whip (breast-stroke kick on their back) or a rotary (egg-beater) kick.

Classes are offered year round. Courses will be offered based on participant registration, for registration please contact the American Red Cross Dade 305.644.1200 or Broward 954.763.9000 or visit the web site www.miamiredcross.org