lIfeguard TraInIng

Montgomery County Recreation Aquatics offers American Red Cross courses for potential aquatic professionals. Participants must meet all prerequisites and attend and complete all sessions. Blended learning courses require completion of an online component and in-person sessions.

This course will train you to be certified in American Red Cross Lifeguarding, First Aid, and CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer. Certifications are valid for two years. Attendance is required at all sessions and online component must be completed in order to be certified.

Students must be 15 years old by the last day of the course. Proof of age is required at the first class.

This course includes a pre-course check. The first date listed is the pre-course. You must pass the pre-course to continue.

The pre-course consists of:

1. 300 meter swim (front crawl or breaststroke).

2. Tread water for two minutes using only legs.

3. Swim 20 yards (free or breast), surface dive to 7-10 feet, retrieve a 10-pound object, return to the surface and swim 20 yards on your back to starting position, exit the water on your own in under 1 minute, 40 seconds. Enrollment in this course does not guarentee certification. Students must pass written and physical exams. Cost for the course is $50.