Complete the fitness test prior to registering for your upcoming class. This non-refundable $25 registration fee will be applied to your chosen class upon successful testing completion. Participants who do not pass the fitness test will not be permitted to register for a lifeguard class until successfully completing the test requirements.
Fitness Test:
1. Complete a swim-tread-swim sequence without stopping to rest.
- Jump into the water and totally submerge, resurface, then swim 150yds using the front crawl, breaststroke, or a combination of both (swimming on the back or side is not allowed). Goggles are permitted. Must swim with face in water and demonstrate breath control.
- Maintain position at the surface of the water for 2 minutes by treading water using only the legs
- Swim 50yds using the front crawl, breaststroke, or a combination of both
2. Complete a timed event within 1 minute, 40 seconds
- Starting in the water, swim 20yds (face in or out of the water, goggles are NOT allowed)
- Surface dive to a depth of 7-10ft to retrieve a 10lb object
- Return to the surface and swim 20yds on the back to return to the starting point, holding the object at the surface with both hands and keeping the face out at or near the surface
- Exit water without using a ladder or steps