What do you have to be able to do to pass these tests? How many laps/yards/feet/whatever do you have to swim? I can't find specifics on the RedCross website.
2007-03-01 16:16:45 · 6 answers · asked by Gigi 2 in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
Pre requisites for the American Red Cross lifeguarding course is 16 years in age, to be able to enter the water, swim 500 yards, tread water for 1 minute, and submerge to a depth of 7 feet. The time restraints were removed several years ago. It is helpful if you can swim the front crawl (w/ head in and out of water), breast stroke (w/ head in and out of the water), elementary backstroke, and the side stroke (w/ regular and inverted kicks).
In the Water Safety Instructor course you will learn to teach different swim strokes. The premise of the class is that you should be proficient in the different strokes in order to teach the strokes. For the WSI course you will cover the following strokes: front crawl, backstroke, elementary backstroke, side stroke, breaststroke, and butterfly.
2007-03-01 18:13:20 · answer #1 · answered by Bogeythedog 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they are available. Contact the American Red Cross local chapter and they will locate a pool that will be sponsoring Lifeguarding classes. Upon completion, you then can move on to the WSI Instrutor course There are a few pre-requistes:
1. Swim 500 yards use any swim stroke without stopping
2. Swim underwater for 20 feet
3. retrieve a 10 pound diving brick from a minimun dept 9 ft
Then pass all necessary CPR, Backboard Rescue, etc
WSI is basically a summary of Lifeguarding, it is more involved with teaching swimming lessons, pool activities, ect.
JUST GO FOR IT!
2007-03-02 05:13:26 · answer #2 · answered by TYR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not certified as a water safety instructor but I am as a lifeguard. My mother is a CPR and Lifeguarding instructor so I have been to hundreds of her classes....ever since I was a kid. You have to swim 200 yards non-stop and you can only use breast and freestyle strokes you can however alternate, and there isn'e a time limit on how long it takes you. If you have any other questions you can e-mail me at susan@swimsuitdiscounters.com if you have any more questions
2007-03-02 09:07:42 · answer #3 · answered by Susan W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i did jr. lifeguards and now im an assistant instructor
thye made me swim 4 laps under 1:45
swim 20yrds under water
and tred water for awhile but i forgot how long
it wasnt that hard..you just have to be in goood shape
2007-03-01 16:19:57 · answer #4 · answered by Kayla G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
difrrent palces requirec diffrent training thats probabl ywh yyou can find it
2007-03-02 08:19:22 · answer #5 · answered by lovepixiek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm... if there is one, go to your local YMCA and ask them! one of my friends got a summer job there, and she said that it wasn't too hard.
2007-03-01 17:12:30 · answer #6 · answered by FAswimmerST 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋