Lifeguard Training
Want a prepare for lifeguard training class, with time to get in shape and practice to pass the prerequisite tests for either Red Cross or YMCA lifeguard?
Some of the things you can work on in a swim class or at a pool you visit are at: Get ready for lifeguard training.
Enrolling in HLTH57A (the American Red Cross first aid certification class) at De Anza can also give you a great head-start towards learning the first aid skills required for a lifeguard or EMT. De Anza College HLTH57A class
Various swim students have taken the class in anticipation of possibly becoming lifeguards. Swim students have received the highest A+ in the HLTH57A class others have earned a perfect score on the final exam. Everyone who fullyattned that class qualifies for the Red Cross First Aid certification. There is a free download of the text available at the class webpage.
Below are links to lifeguard training info pages and study guides.
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Lifeguard Training FAQs has Details about the Red Cross prerequisite swim tests, including tips, tricks and advice for passing the swim test requirements for pool lifeguard, waterfront lifeguard and shallow water lifeguard, The page includes answers to these questions:
To become a lifeguard, do I have to have a perfect freestyle?
Do I have to be a fast swimmer? What if I’m out of shape?
Isn’t it difficult to rescue a heavy person who is sinking to the bottom of a pool?
Do lifeguards have to know how to dive?
What are the Red Cross certification written tests like?
Preventative Lifeguarding has notes from various staff manuals, personal experiences and the Red Cross texts. It includes UNSAFE PRACTICES or potential problems TO WATCH FOR, areas where most accidents occur and disciplinary action for minor and major infractions.
Tips for guarding open water swims would be appropriate reading for people who want to swim an open water race
tips for guarding kids' triathlons
How to rescue a drowning victim using a reaching assist or a shepherd's crook
canoe over canoe rescue Can also be used on a kayak
Neighborhood Watch applied to swim centers
NOT RESCUE READY is photos of lifeguards on duty who were not ready to rescue
Emergency Action Plan for a coach or swim instructor
Emergency Action Plan for a juvenile detention facility pool
How to tell if the lifeguards are doing their job properly. The aim of this page is to provide swimmers, parents, child care providers and other swimming pool patrons with a few guidelines to help them determine if the lifeguards at the pool they go to are doing their jobs properly.
lifeguard training: discussing professionalism is an in-service training project, or perhaps for lifeguard candidates who look at
this page to consider on their own.
What a certified pool operator (CPO) knows that lifeguards and swimmers should know.