Lifeguard Certification
American Red Cross Lifeguarding Course
Learn lifesaving skills! The American Red Cross Lifeguarding course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies and to provide professional-level care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illnesses until emergency medical services (EMS) personnel take over.
Participants must be 15 years of age or older.
Please Note: Class participants must complete the American Red Cross Blended Learning content online prior to the first class session. Participants who fail to complete this content will be unable to continue in the class. Refunds will not be issued for lack of blended learning completion.
All participants must successfully complete the following prerequisites on the first day of the class:
- 150-yard swim
- 2 minutes of treading water without hands
- 50-yard swim
- Timed retrieval of a 10-pound brick
- 150-yard swim, 2 minutes of treading water without hands, and 50-yard swim must be completed subsequently.
In-Person Course Sessions
Ragsdale Family YMCA and Bryan Family YMCA
Register for Lifeguard Courses
Spears Family YMCA Course Information
Dates: October 22-25, 2026 | Register Online
Time: Sunday 10 AM - 6 PM, Thursday and Friday 5-8 PM, and Saturday 9 AM - 5 PM
Cost: $275
Bryan Family YMCA Course Information
2026 Dates: November 5-8, 2026 | Register Online
Time: Thursday and Friday 4-9 PM, Saturday 8 AM-6 PM, and Sunday 10 AM-6 PM
2027 Dates: February 18-21 | March 18-21 | April 15-18 | May 6-9 | June 10-13 | November 18-21
Time: Thursday and Friday 4-9 PM, Saturday 8 AM-6 PM, and Sunday 10 AM-6 PM