One of my main concern is will I have to get in the water and get wet? Everything pretty muchly revolves around my acne medication. I hate to get wet in the middle of the day because it wipes off the acne medication on my face. If I do swim I usually prefer to swim in the morning or night so I could shower immediately after because I reapply my medication in the morning and late at night. Or will the course be mainly on land on dry surfaces? Also is there a lot of studying required for this course? I'm taking a ton of classes and don't want this class to take too much of my time.
2007-08-03 04:54:10 · 5 answers · asked by Richard 3 in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
I don't plan on becoming a lifeguard, but just wanted to take this course because I think its a practical skill that is very useful in case of an emergency.
2007-08-03 04:55:44 · update #1
Lifeguarding is a pretty intensive class- lots of pool work, lots of classroom, lots of study, lots of tests.
If you want a basic 'layperson's lifesaving skills' class, take a water safety class on a weekend and a CPR class when you have a chance.
What you are doing now is about the same as getting a nursing degree when you are just interested in learning how to apply a bandage.
2007-08-03 05:25:28 · answer #1 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The courses I took was mainly on land... the only times we got in the water was to take a swimming test and maybe a 2-4 hours water time. It's all pretty easy... I was a lifeguard for 3 years.... Shouldn't be too much water time though!
2007-08-03 08:41:27 · answer #2 · answered by superh2ogirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably American Red Cross. So you will have to be able to swim the 300 yards (including breastroke and sidestroke) and also submerge yourself in the deep pool to retrieve a weighted object.
The actual skills are quite easy with practice. The instructor will explain in detail, then show the movie (which goes step-by-step like you are dumb) and then you practice skills.
The tests aren't too hard; just remember any information that is in bold or boxes. (And use common sense).
2007-08-03 08:37:25 · answer #3 · answered by elims4ever 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's split between classroom and pool. Obviously if you're going to be practicing lifeguard skills, you'll have to get wet. There's also a swimming endurance requirement.
2007-08-03 04:57:09 · answer #4 · answered by 006 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know, sorry
2007-08-03 04:59:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋