Red Cross Lifeguard Certification

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The Nature and Adventure Center is offering Red Cross Lifeguard Certification from May 11th - May 15th from 5:00pm - 9:00pm at 4316 Three J. Road, Evans, GA 30809. Cost is $275. Recertification is $200.This is open to the general public; you don't have to be a Scout to register and attend.  The course includes CPR / AED Training. Certification is good for 2 years. Bring your snack/drink if needed. 

To enroll in the Lifeguarding course, you must be at least 15 years old before the last scheduled class session. To participate in the course, you must be able to pass a prerequisite swimming skills evaluation, which includes two parts and takes place during the first class session.

     Prerequisite 1: Jump in, submerge, resurface, and swim 150 yards continuously, tread water for 2 minutes, and then swim 50 more yards. While swimming, keep your face in the water and maintain good breath control. You may swim using the front crawl, breaststroke, or a combination of both. Swimming on the back or side is not permitted. Swim goggles are allowed. When treading, you must use only your legs.

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

Waterfront Lifeguarding(option)

     Prerequisite 1: A.Swim 350 yards using the front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both. Swwimming on the back or side is not permitted. Swim goggles are allowed. B. Maintain position at the surfaces of the water for 2 minutes by treading water using only the legs. C. Swim 200 yards using the front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both.

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

   Prerequisite 3: Swim 5 yards, submerge and retrieve three dive rings placed 5 yardsapart in 4 to 7 feet of water, resurface and continue to swim another 5 yards.