LIFEGUARD RECERT TRAINING COURSE - 662732

American Red Cross Lifeguarding Recertification r.24 Courses

Course Purpose
The primary purpose of a recertification course is to give participants who are currently certified American Red Cross Lifeguarding (Including Deep Water) the opportunity to review the course knowledge and skills within a formal course setting to maintain their American Red Cross Lifeguarding (including Deep Water) certification.

Course Prerequisites
To participate in the Lifeguarding (Including Deep Water) Recertification course, participants must:

 Hold a current certification, or expired by no more than 30 days, in American Red Cross Lifeguarding that included training in deep water 7 feet or deeper.
 Successfully complete the two prerequisite swimming skills evaluations:

Prerequisite 1
Complete a swim-tread-swim sequence without stopping to rest:
▪ Jump into the water and totally submerge, resurface then swim 150 yards using the front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both. (Swimming on the back or side is not permitted. (Swim goggles are allowed)
▪ Maintain position at the surface of the water for 2 minutes by treading water using only the legs
▪ Swim 50 yards using the front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both

Prerequisite 2
Complete a timed event within 1 minute, 40 seconds:
▪ Starting in the water, swim 20 yards. (The face may be in or out of the water. Swim goggles are not allowed).
▪ Surface dive (feet-first or head-first) to a depth of 7 – 10 feet to retrieve a 10-pound object.
▪ Return to the surface and kick 20 yards on the back to return to the starting point, holding the object at the surface with both hands and keeping the face out at or near the surface.
▪ Exit the water without using a ladder or steps.

Course Length:
Blended learning (BL) combines online sessions with in-person sessions conducted by a Red Cross Certified Lifeguarding instructor. Total course instruction time is 9 hours, 15 minutes:
 The online session for the Lifeguarding course has 16 modules and takes approximately 6 hours to complete all modules. The total instruction time for the in-person sessions, including the pre-course session, is 21 hours, 30 minutes.
Note: Smaller registration numbers may cause instruction times to vary.

Date Locations Time
Class #1
Sunday February 23, 2025 Bob Crane Community Center 8a-6p

Class #2
Sunday March 23, 2025 Bob Crane Community Center 8a-6p

Class #3
Sunday April 6, 2025 Bob Crane Community Center 8a-6p

Class #4
Sunday April 13, 2025 Bob Crane Community Center 8a-6p

Class #5
Sunday April 27, 2025 Bob Crane Community Center 8a-6p

Class #6
Sunday May 4, 2025 Bob Crane Community Center 8a-6p

Class #7
Sunday May 11, 2025 Bob Crane Community Center 8a-6p



Fee:
• City of Upper Arlington Aquatics Team Member: Free ($0.00 for City of Upper Arlington lifeguard applicants who complete 100 hours of work. All lifeguards who do not complete 100 hours of work will be charged $200.00).
• Resident: 200.00
• Non-Resident: $240.00

Registration Deadline:
• One week before start of class
o On-Line Training MUST be completed before 1st session
 Failure to complete will result in cancellation and NO refund.