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Lifeguard Training Age Requirement: Must be 15 years of age on or before the final scheduled session

Prerequisites:

  • Swim 300 yards continuously, using these strokes in the following order.
    • 100 yards of front crawl using rythmic breathing and a stabilizing, propellant kick.
    • 100 yards of breatstroke
    • 100 yards of either front crawl or breaststroke
  • Swim 20 yards using front crawl or breaststroke, surface dive to a depth of 7-10 feet, retrieve a 10-pound object, return to the surface, and swim 20 yards back to the starting point with the object.

Certificate Validity: Lifeguarding – 3 years; First Aid – 3 years; CPR/PR – 1 year

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