GuardStart

Coming this Summer: The YWCO will be offering The American Red Cross Guard Start Program!

Objectives:  Designed for youth ages 11 to 14, American Red Cross Guardstart: Lifeguarding Tomorrow™ provides a foundation of lifeguarding and life skills. For youth with swimming skills, this program makes an ideal transition between Red Cross Learn-to-Swim and the Lifeguard Training Course.  GuardStart focuses on five key areas: Prevention of aquatic accidents, Fitness and swimming skills, Response in an emergency, Leadership skills,  and Professionalism as a lifeguard

Prerequisites:  Ability to swim the front crawl for 25 yards continuously while breathing to the front or side.  Ability to tread water for 1 minute using arms and legs.  Ability to submerge and swim a distance of 10 feet underwater.

Dates:

Session I: June 15-June 26

Session II: July 13-July 24

Times:

Monday-Friday: 4pm-7pm

Cost:

Members: $75

Non-members: $100