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LIFEGUARD INSTRUCTION COURSE

DETAILS: Participants must be at least 16 years old before the last date of the class. Registrants must pass a pre-test in order to participate in the class. Pre-test requirements are listed below. Registration is first come, first serve. Class size is limited to 10 spots. A Nassau Cty. Leisure Pass is required at time of registration. After 10 spots are filled, a waitlist will be formed to fill in any pre-test failures. There is no fee to be placed on the waitlist. The $250 fee to be paid before the first class starts but only after passing the pre-test. No absences are permitted. Registration and program fees are non-refundable.

 

PRETEST REQUIREMENTS:

Swim 300 yards continuously using these strokes in the following order: 100 yards front crawl using rhythmic breathing and a stabilizing propellant kick; 100 yards of breaststroke using a pull, breathe, kick and glide sequence; and 100 yards of either front crawl using rhythmic breathing or breaststroke. These 100 yards may be a mixture of front crawl and breaststroke. (Note: There is no time requirement for this skill. The participant must show only that he or she can swim 300 yards using the above strokes without stopping.)
- Starting in the water, swim 20 yards using front crawl or breaststroke; surface dive to a depth of 7-10 feet of water, retrieve a 10-pound object, return to surface, and swim 20 yards back to the starting point with the object and exit the water without using a ladder or steps, within 1 minute, 40 seconds. The time is complete once the participant has exited the water and is standing up on the pool deck.

LIFEGUARD PREP CLASS

DETAILS: Participants must be between the ages of 13-15. Participants must be able to perform the same pre-test requirements listed for the lifeguard instruction course and/or must have completed Level 6 of the learn to swim program. Registration is first come, first serve. Class size is limited to 10 spots. A Nassau Cty. Leisure Pass is required at time of registration.

ALL SCHEDULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE