American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor

The purpose of the American Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety program is to teach people how to be safe in, on or around water and to teach individuals of different ages and abilities how to swim. The Water Safety Instructor course will train instructor candidates to teach water safety, including the Basic Water Rescue course, six levels of the Learn-to-Swim program as well as Parent and Child Aquatics. Certification is current for 2 years. This course is designed for individuals who want to pursue a job as a swimming instructor. Participants MUST attend all class dates.

Prerequisites:

Be at least 16 years of age on or before the final scheduled lesson of this course.
Successfully complete the Fundamentals of Instructor Training course.
Demonstrate the ability to perform the following swimming skills:
- Front Crawl (Freestyle) – 25 yards
- Back Crawl – 25 yards
- Breaststroke – 25 yards
- Elementary Backstroke – 25 yards
- Sidestroke – 25 yards
- Butterfly – 15 yards
- Maintain position on back for 1 minute in deep water (floating or sculling)
- Tread water for 1 minute

Course Price:

Students: $100
Members: $215
Non-Members: $250

Refunds

In the event of a cancellation by RecSports.
In the event the registered participant has a documented medical circumstance that will not allow them to participate.
A partial refund of $50 for those individuals who are unable to successfully complete the prerequisite water skills.

Transfer of Course Registration

In the event the registered participant has a documented medical circumstance that will not allow them to participate.
Are unable to successfully complete the prerequisite water skills and wish to take the next course (Not required to complete online content again).