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Learn-to-Swim: Certified Water Safety Instructors
provide progressive swimming instruction to children of all ages and
abilities. They teach a variety of strokes, including the front crawl, back
crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly and
introduce a wide range of personal safety skills and diving techniques.
Program is divided into seven course levels:
Parent and Child Aquatics- Develop swimming readiness by leading
parents and their children in water exploration activities with the objective
of having fun and becoming comfortable in, on and around the water. Parent or
guardian MUST participate in the water and child MUST be potty trained.
Level 1: Introduction to Water Skills- Help students feel comfortable in the water and to enjoy the water
safely.
Level 2: Fundamental Aquatics Skills- Provide students with opportunities
for success with fundamental skills.
Level 3: Stroke Development- Build on the skills in Level 2 by
providing additional guided practice.
Level 4: Stroke Improvement- Build student confidence and performance
of the swimming strokes learned in Level 3 by providing additional guided practice.
Level 5: Stroke Refinement- Provide further coordination and
refinement of strokes.
Level 6: Lifeguard Readiness- Refine strokes so students swim with
ease, efficiency, power and smoothness over greater distances. Introduce and
practice the skills required to successfully complete the precourse
session of the American Red Cross Lifeguard Training course.
Level 6: Fundamentals of Diving- Refine strokes so students swim with
ease, efficiency, power and smoothness over greater distances. Introduce and
practice fundamental springboard diving skills.
Lifeguarding: Teaches knowledge and skills
needed to prevent and respond to emergencies at a pool as well as valuable
first aid and professional rescuer level CPR/AED training. Must be at least
15 years of age and pass an aquatic pretest consisting of a 300-yard swim and
a timed retrieval of a 10 pound object from bottom of pool.
Waterfront Lifeguarding: Teaches knowledge and skills
needed to prevent and respond to emergencies at both a pool and waterfront
facility as well as valuable first aid and professional rescuer level CPR/AED
training. Must be at least 15 years of age and pass a pretest consisting of a
550-yard swim, timed retrieval of 10 pound object from bottom of pool, and 3 ring retrieval.
Lifeguarding and Waterfront Lifeguarding
Re-certification Challenges: Offers the opportunity to update lifeguarding or waterfront lifeguarding
certification without retaking the course. Intended as an opportunity to
demonstrate skills and be evaluated. It is NOT an instructor-led practice or
coaching session. All responsibility for preparedness rests with you!
Waterfront Lifeguarding
Bridge: Teaches current lifeguards the
skills and knowledge needed to prevent and respond to emergencies at a
waterfront facility Pretest consists of a 550-yard swim, timed retrieval of
10 pound object from bottom of pool, and 3 ring retrieval.
Lifeguard Management: Provides skills and
knowledge needed to effectively manage lifeguards and to create an environment
that keeps patrons, lifeguards, and the aquatic facility safe.
GuardStart: Provides a foundation of aquatic
and leadership knowledge, attitudes, and skills for future successful
completion of the Red Cross Lifeguard Training course. Must be 10-14 years of
age and have completed a Level IV or equivalent swim class.
Lifeguarding Instructor: Trains instructor
candidates to teach Lifeguarding (including first
aid), CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer, Administering Emergency Oxygen, Bloodborne Pathogens Training, and Basic Water Rescue.
Prepares instructor candidates by developing their understanding of how to
use course materials, conduct training sessions, and evaluate participants'
progress. Must be at least 17 years of age and pass a pretest.
Water Safety Instructor: Trains instructor candidates
to teach water safety, including Basic Water Rescue, six levels of the Learn
to Swim and Parent and Child Aquatics. Must be at least 16 years of age and
successfully complete a precourse session.
For more information contact Tarry Hilliard at 273-1900 ext. 16
or email thilliard@tompkins-redcross.org
American Red Cross of Tompkins County
201 West Clinton Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 273-1900
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