Lifeguard Training

March 21 – 23 • Purdy Pool
Friday 4 – 9 p.m. • Saturday & Sunday • 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Registration: Now through Sunday, February 16

May 16 – 18 • Purdy Pool
Friday 4 – 9 p.m. • Saturday & Sunday • 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Registration: Now through Friday, April 18

Prerequisite 1: Complete a swim-tread-swim sequence without stopping to rest.
• Jump into the water and totally submerge, resurface then swim 150 yards using the front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both. (Swimming on the back or side is not permitted. Swim goggles are allowed).
• Tread water for 2 minutes using legs only.
• Swim 50 yards using the front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both.

Prerequisite 2: Complete a timed event within 1 minute, 40 seconds.
• Starting in the water, swim 20 yards. (The face may be in or out of the water. Swim goggles are not allowed.)
• Surface dive (feet-first or head-first) to a depth of 7 – 10 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 keeping the face at or near the surface.
• Exit the water without using a ladder or steps.

Schedule your prerequisite swimming skills evaluations:
Open to ages 15 and older (MWR hiring age is 16)
• $75 (CFAY personnel)
• $100 (non CFAY personnel)