2014 American Red Cross Lifeguarding Course at Maine West
Welcome to the 2014 Maine West Lifeguarding Course. In preparation for the course, please be ready to participate in the pre-course survey of skills on Tuesday, March 19. We will hit the water at 7:30pm. The class will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning April 19 at Maine West High School from 7:30-9:30pm. No class over spring break.
The pre-course requirements are as follows:
1. Swim 300-yards continuously (untimed). Must demonstrate front crawl and breaststroke with rhythmic breathing.
2. Tread water for 2-minutes without using arms.
3. Retrieve a 10lb object from the depth of 7-10 feet and swim back 20 yards without submerging the object within 1 minute 40 seconds.
Upon successful completion of these items, candidates are able to continue with the course training.
Please fill out the following information so that we may begin to process the course. In addition to this form, make sure you stop by the Maine West Bookstore and pay $85 to purchase the course materials, a lifeguard participant manual and personal pocket mask.
Certification fee is $35 per person