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Renew American Red Cross Lifeguarding, First Aid and CPR/AED for the Professional Lifeguard certifications. Age Prerequisite: 17 years of age by the last day of the class Certification Prerequisite: Current American Red Cross Lifeguarding certification Skill Prerequisites: 200 yd. endurance swim using front crawl and breaststroke Complete a timed skill sequence including a 20 yd. swim, retrieval of a 10 lb. object from 7 ft. deep, swim 20 yd. carrying the object and exit the water within 1 min. and 40 sec. Tread water for 2 min. using legs only Waterfront and Waterpark full modules and renewal modules will be offered for those that successfully complete this course and would like to earn the additional certification to work at a beach or waterpark. There is an additional fee for this course. Call 952-431-8777 for more information or to register.

Sun/Sat, Mar 15 2025 - Mar 16 2025

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Black Hawk Middle School

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Lifeguarding Waterfront Module - Winter Session

This module is for currently certified American Red Cross lifeguards that need Waterfront Lifeguarding certification. Age Prerequisite: 15 years of age Certification Prerequisite: Current American Red Cross Lifeguarding certification Skill Prerequisites: 550 yd. endurance swim using front crawl and breaststroke Complete a timed skill sequence including a 20 yd. swim, retrieval of a 10 lb. object from 7 ft. deep, swim 20 yd. carrying the object and exit the water within 1 min. and 40 sec. Tread water for 2 min. using legs only Swim 10 yd. underwater to retrieve three diving rings

Wed, Mar 26 2025

5:00 - 8:00 PM

Black Hawk Middle School

Lifeguarding Waterpark and/or Waterfront Module Renewal - Winter Session

This module is for the renewal of the Waterpark and/or Waterfront certification that can be added to a Lifeguard Renewal course. Age Prerequisite: 15 years of age by the last day of the class Certification Prerequisite: Current American Red Cross Lifeguarding plus Waterpark certifications Skill Prerequisites: Complete a timed skill sequence including a 20 yd. swim, retrieval of a 10 lb. object from 7 ft. deep, swim 20 yd. carrying the object and exit the water within 1 min. and 40 sec. Tread water for 2 min. using legs only Waterpark: 300 yd. endurance swim using front crawl and breaststroke Waterfront: 550 yd. endurance swim using front crawl and breaststroke Waterfront: Swim 10 yd. underwater to retrieve three diving rings

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Lifeguarding plus Waterpark-Blended or In-Person (ages 15+) - Winter Session

Become certified in American Red Cross Lifeguarding for pools and waterparks, First Aid and CPR/AED for the Professional Lifeguard. Attendance at all class sessions is mandatory. All courses that are full in person courses, no online portion required. Age Prerequisite: 15 years of age by the last day of the class Skill Prerequisites: Prerequisite skills will be evaluated at the beginning of the first day. Those who do not meet the skill requirements will not be allowed to stay for the class and may choose to practice the swimming skills to be able to transfer to another class or cancel with a $25 cancellation fee. Endurance continuous swim: 150 yd. swim, 2 min. treading water using legs only followed by 50 yd. swim. Swimming must be either front crawl, breaststroke or any combination of these two strokes.. Timed skill sequence: 20 yd. swim, retrieval of a 10 lb. object from 7 ft. deep, swim 20 yd. carrying the object and exit the water within 1 min. and 40 sec. A Waterfront Lifeguarding Module will be offered for those that successfully complete this course and would like to earn the additional certification to work at a beach. There is an additional fee for this course. Call 952-431-8777 for more information or to register.

Mon-Thu, Mar 24 2025 - Mar 27 2025

9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Black Hawk Middle School

Min Age

15 yr.

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