Lifeguard Training Course with Waterpark (Blended)
Plano Aquatic Center • 2301 Westside Drive Plano, TX 75075 Organized by PLANO PARKS & RECREATIONAbout this event
Description
This activity is closed to further registration.
This is an American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification class that will certify the participant in Waterpark Lifeguard Training, CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer, First Aid, Oxygen Administration, and Bloodborne Pathogen Training. The Lifeguard, First Aid, CPR-PR, and Oxygen Administration are two year certifications and the Bloodborne Pathogen certification must be renewed each year. In order to participate in this class you must pass a pre-course which consists of a 150 yard continuous swim using front crawl and/or breast stroke, then treading water for two minutes using only your legs, then finishing with another 50 yard swim. It also consists of a timed event which includes swimming 20 yards, picking up a 10 lb brick from the bottom of 7-10 feet of water and swimming it back to the side keeping both hands on the brick. This course is a blended learning course and there will be online content that the participant must complete. The instructor will send a link to the online content prior to the class. The participant MUST attend all class sessions and complete all online content to pass.
Mandatory pre-course will take place the first day of class, 5/28 at 9am.
Age Category
Teen
Location
PAC - Lane 5A at Plano Aquatic Center
PAC - Lane 6A at Plano Aquatic Center
PAC - Classroom A at Plano Aquatic Center
Instructor
Aquatics Staff