certifications & trainings
Get certified lifeguard, lifeguard instructor, or first aid and CPR certifications through the American Red Cross.
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Lifeguard Certification
Become a Certified American Red Cross Lifeguard. Prerequisites for the certification include swimming three hundred yards consistently, swim 20 yards and retrieve a ten-pound brick from the bottom and swim back to the starting point in 1 min 40 sec and treading water for two minutes.
All sessions must be attended. There are no refunds or make-up days. Recertification classes will be offered on the last day of each session. For more information, contact the Aquatics Department at 757-7366 or choose “aquatics” at gacfitness.org.
3-Day Trainings
Spring Session 1: March 18, 19 and 20 Wednesday, 9 am-5 pm, Thursday, 10 am-6 pm and Friday, 9 am-5 pm
Spring Session 2: April 11 and 18 Saturday, 9 am-5 pm and Saturday, 9 am-5 pm
Spring Session 3: May 2, 3 and 9 Saturday, 9 am-5 pm, Sunday, 10 am-6 pm and Saturday, 9 am-5 pm
$250/member or $275/nonmember
Re-certification: $125/member or $140 nonmember
Re-certs will be held on the last day.
