This course will provide lifeguard candidates with the skills and knowledge to prevent, recognize, and respond to emergencies and to provide care for injuries and sudden illnesses. Interested candidates must be 15 years of age on or before the final scheduled class session. Candidates must successfully complete a 300-yard continuous swim using front crawl and breaststroke effectively; tread water for 2 minutes without the use of arms; swim out 20 yards, surface dive, retrieve a 10-pound object from the bottom, and return it to the starting point in 1:40. These skills will be tested on the first session of class. Class expectations include: demonstrating competency in all required skills, passing a written exam and combined skills test, and demonstrating the level of maturity and responsibility expected of a lifeguard. Attendance is mandatory at all classes. CPR for the Professional Rescuer, and Community First Aid and Safety are also included in this course.
Blended Learning combines online learning with in-person skills sessions conducted by a Red Cross certified instructor. The blended learning online sessions offer students a variety of elements to learn program content including videos, lesson narration and special interactive features. This allows for individualized, self-paced learning. Once the online session has been successfully completed, students practice skills and are assessed by the instructor during the in-person skills sessions.

The purpose of this course is to recertify current ARC lifeguards whose certifications are about to expire. Participants will briefly review course information and practice their lifeguarding skills and knowledge before testing. Students who successfully complete this course will receive a certificate for Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED which is valid for 2 years.
Candidate Pre-requisites for Lifeguard Review Courses: Current certification in Red Cross Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED & a CPR Mask is required to participate. Participants must also complete a 300 yard swim, 2 minutes treading water without use of arms, and a timed 20 yard swim and brick retrieval at 13 feet depth without goggles.

Parent/guardian must accompany the child in the water. One child per parent. Students will learn to feel comfortable in the water with the adult's reassurance. Children will experience water adjustment, front kicking, back float, water entries and exits. Parents will learn holding positions and basic safety skills. Songs, games and other fun activities are used to make children feel comfortable in the water.

Participants must be comfortable enough to get in the water with an instructor & follow directions. The objective in this class is to orient students to the aquatic environment through supported floating, arm paddling, kicking on front and back, and water safety.

Participants must be comfortable enough to get in the water with an instructor & follow directions. This class is designed for 3-5 year olds who have the ability to front float with face in the water for 5 seconds and back float with support for 5 seconds. Independent swimming skills are taught and improved upon.

Participants must be comfortable enough to get in the water with an instructor & follow directions. This class is designed for 3-5 year olds with the ability to swim 5 yards on back & front without support. Participants learn rotary breathing, water safety and basic swim skills are improved upon.

There are no prerequisites for this class other than age requirements. This class is designed for 6 to 13 year olds with the objective of building comfort and safety in the water. Elementary swim skills are introduced: floating, arm paddling, kicking on front and back, and water safety.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Tadpole level, or the ability to demonstrate all the skills taught in Tadpole level. This class is designed for 6 to 13 year olds who have the ability to front float with face in the water for 5 seconds and back float with no support for 5 seconds. Basic swimming skills are taught and improved upon.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Goldfish Level, or the ability to demonstrate all skills taught in Goldfish level. This class is designed for 6-13 year olds with the ability to swim 5 yards on back & front without support and are able to use alternating leg & arm motions. Participants learn rotary breathing, water safety and basic swim skills are improved upon.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Seahorse level or the ability to demonstrate all skills taught in Seahorse Level. This class is designed for 6-13 year olds with the ability to swim front and back crawl 25 yards. Participants improve their aquatic skills and increase their endurance by swimming the strokes for greater distances and with more advanced proficiency.