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Description
The City of Healdsburg is proud to offer a FREE Red Cross Lifeguarding Certification course this Fall!Get trained with professional lifeguards and learn new skills including First Aid and CPR, improve your leadership and teamworking abilities, and earn the opportunity to work at one of the most loved pools in the county!
The Lifeguarding course provides participants the knowledge and skills to prevent recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies in both shallow water (less than 7 feet) and deeper water (7 feet or more) and to provide professional-level care for breathing and cardiac emergencies injuries and sudden illnesses until EMS personnel take over. This class is taught in a blended learning format and the assigned online portion(s) (accessed via mobile desktop or tablet) must be completed prior to each instructor-led session. Participants who successfully complete this course receive an American Red Cross certificate for Lifeguarding (including deep water) with CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and First Aid valid for 2 years.
Prerequisites:
1. Minimum age: 15 years;
2. Complete a swim- tread-swim sequence: Jump into the water, submerge, resurface, swim 150 yards (using the front crawl breaststroke or a combination of both), maintain position at the surface of the water for 2 minutes by treading water using only the legs, then swim 50 yards using the front crawl breaststroke or a combination of both.
3. Complete a timed event within 1 minute 40 seconds by starting in the water, swimming 20 yards surface dive (feet-first or head-first) to a depth of 7 to 12 feet to retrieve a 10-pound object, 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 exit the water without using a ladder or steps.
Participants will receive course materials via email prior to class dates. Please complete the online portion before the first day of class.
Instructor
Recreation Program Staff
Map & Direction
Healdsburg Swim Center
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360 Monte Vista Ave.
Healdsburg, CA
95448-4723
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