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.
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
Register for Lifeguard Courses
Ragsdale Family YMCA Course Information
January 23–25 – Full Course and Recertification Courses available
March 27–29 – Full Course and Recertification Courses available
April 24–26 – Full Course and Recertification Courses available
May 1–3 – Full Course and Recertification Courses available
May 8–10 – Full Course available
May 15–17 – Full Course and Recertification Courses available
May 22–24 – Full Course and Recertification Courses available
May 29–31 – Full Course and Recertification Courses available
June 12–14 – Full Course and Recertification Courses available
Spears Family YMCA Course Information
Dates
February 26-March 1 | Register Online
March 19-22 | Register Online
April 23-26 | Register Online
May 14-17 | Register Online
Time: Thursday, 5-8 p.m. | Friday, 5-8 p.m. | Saturday, 9 a.m.-5p.m. | Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Cost: $275