Lifeguard Training at Glens Falls High School
The City of Glens Falls Recreation Department is offering a lifeguard training course at Glens Falls High School, beginning March 6th and ending March 14th. To gain certification, one must attend all of the offered classes. You will need to bring a bathing suit and a towel, and the cost for the class is $220; the cost to re-certify is $96.
To be eligible for the lifeguard training course, the participant must be at least 15 years of age at the time of the final session of the course.
The participant must successfully complete the following:
1) Swim 300 yards continuously using these strokes in the following order:
a) 100 yards of front crawl using rhythmic breathing, and a stabilizing propellant kick,
b) 100 yards of breaststroke using a pull, breathe, kick and glide sequence,
c) 100 yards of either front crawl or breaststroke – this may be a combination of front crawl or breaststroke.
2) Starting in the water, perform the following all within 1 minute, 40 seconds:
a) swim 20 yards using front crawl or breaststroke,
b) surface dive seven (7) to ten (10) feet, retrieve a 10-pound object and return to the surface,
c) then swim 20 yards back to the starting point with the object and exit the water without using a ladder or steps.
If you’re interested, download this form: https://www.cityofglensfalls.com/DocumentCenter/View/7307/Lifeguard-Training-Registration-Form-PDF from their website. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call the Recreation Department at (518) 615-0446, or (518) 761-3864.