Lifeguarding Course

The American Red Cross Lifeguarding course teaches a preventive approach to lifeguarding as well as rescue and lifesaving techniques endorsed by the American Red Cross. This course includes Certifications in CPR for the Professional Rescuer and Standard First-Aid. These additional courses are taught in conjunction with the lifeguarding course.

Listed below are the course prerequisites and completion requirements necessary to help you prepare for the American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Course. As an applicant for a lifeguard certificate, you must fulfill each of the following requirements. Exceptions will not be made. Your instructor will elaborate on these during the first day of class or you may call the pool manager prior to the class. Please note that practice during this course requires strenuous activity. If you have a medical condition or disability that might prevent you from taking part in practice sessions, you should discuss it with your physician and your instructor.

Before Class Starts

• You must register for the course prior to the first day of class. The fee is $31.50. (The fees will be waived for participants who agree to work for the City of Albuquerque.)
• You must purchase the American Red Cross Lifeguarding manual and a resuscitation mask. The book price is $35.00 and the mask is $14.00. These are available at the American Red Cross office located at 142 Monroe NE , 265-8514.
• You must be at least 15 years old by the last scheduled date of the class in order to enroll.

First Day of Class

• Bring a swimsuit and towel
• You must swim 300 yards without stopping using the following strokes in this order: 100 yards front crawl using rhythmic Breathing and a stabilizing, propellant kick. 100 yards of breaststroke using a pull, breathe, kick and glide sequence. The last 100 yards may be a combination of front crawl and breaststroke.
• Starting in the water, swim 20 yards using front crawl or breaststroke, surface dive 7 – 10 feet, retrieve a 10 – pound object, return to the surface, swim 20 yards back to the starting point with the object and exit the water without using a ladder or steps, within 1 minute, 40 seconds.

To Complete the Class

• You must attend and be on time for every session. The total course time is approximately 31 ¼ hours. At the instructor’s discretion, additional hours may be scheduled for practice and review or to make up cancelled classes due to weather or unforeseen circumstances.
• You must pass 3 in water lifeguard skill scenarios
• You must demonstrate competency in all First Aid, CPR, AED, and lifeguard skill tests.
• You must pass the written test with at least 80% on each section. There are 3 sections to test.

Upon Completion

You will receive:

• An American Red Cross Lifeguarding / First Aid Certification, valid for 3 years.
• An American Red Cross CPR / AED for the Professional Rescuer, valid for 1 year.

Signing Up

Please sign up at the pool where the class will be held; if we don't have enough participants before the first day of class the class may be canceled, so sign up early!

Location	Date (2008)	Days	Time
West Mesa	July 7 – July 13	Mon - Sun	8:00 – 12:00PM

 

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Junior Lifeguard Course

This program is directed toward youths between the ages of 11-15 years old. Candidates will be given the opportunity to develop teamwork and leadership, increase swimming skills, perform rescue techniques, and understand responsibilities of aquatic personnel and first responders.

Program Objective

To provide the youth of our community with a sound aquatic background and introduce them to the City of Albuquerque’s lifeguard program. Along with lifeguard physical training they will be trained to act in emergency situations and get an introduction to rescue skills/CPR. We will also offer career development to those who are interested in pursuing future employment as a lifeguard with the City of Albuquerque.

Skill Level

All participants must be able to perform the following in order to participate in this class. The following skills will be tested out the first day of class:

• Swim 100 yards non-stop (four lengths of the pool)
• Tread water for two minutes
• Swim underwater for 10 feet

For more information please contact Derrik Bentz - email: dbentz@cabq.gov phone: (505) 761-4086

Location	Date (2008)
Montgomery Pool	July 7 - 18
Rio Grande Pool	July 21 - August 1