What’s a Lifeguard? Lifeguard, Definition:

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What’s a Lifeguard? Lifeguard, Definition: An expert swimmer trained and employed to watch over other swimmers, as at a beach or swimming pool. Also called lifesaver.

The Route To Being A Lifeguard How does one become a lifeguard?

Swimming styles Front crawl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvOkx2Cgyzs Back crawl/ backstroke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McC3crRWpGc Breaststroke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y11Hb5m-nU4 Butterfly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCEAF6-5qyU

Steps to becoming a lifeguard Total of 52 hours for 3 bronze awards + 40-60 hours for national lifeguard reward. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 16 hours for standard first aid.

Swim Patrol Taught basic first aid. Optional. 3 Levels: Rookie, Ranger, and Star. Non-vocational award.

Bronze Star A timed 400 m swim. Learn CPR. 10-12 hours. Develop decision making skills single and partners.

Bronze Medallion 18-20 hours. Minimum 13 y/o OR Bronze Star. A 500 m timed swim. Judgment, knowledge, skill and fitness

Emergency First Aid CPR Choking What to do for external bleeding Heart attack Etc.

Bronze Cross A timed 600 m swim. Recognized as an assistant lifeguard certificate in Ontario Regulation 565 governing public swimming pools. Prerequisite: Bronze Medallion and Emergency First Aid certifications. 18-20 hours.

Standard First Aid 16 hours. More advanced first aid. Spinal injuries. Bone and joint injuries. Etc.

National Lifeguard/Award At least 16 years old at final evaluation. 40 for pool option, 20 for others. Pool Waterpark Waterfront Surf

Communities that may help you Continental Pools http://www.continentalpools.com/index.html Canadian Red Cross http://www.redcross.ca/ Lifesaving Society http://www.lifesavingsociety.com/home.aspx Société de Sauvetage https://www.sauvetage.qc.ca/

Sources http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lifeguarding http://www.lifesavingsociety.com/swimming-lifesaving/lifesaving.aspx http://www.lifesavingsociety.com/first-aid.aspx http://www.lifesavingsociety.com/lifeguarding/national-lifeguard.aspx http://www.redcross.ca/training-and-certification/course-descriptions/swimming-and-water-safety-courses/lifeguarding http://www.continentalpools.com/how-to-lifeguard.html https://www.youtube.com/user/SwimTechnique https://www.sauvetage.qc.ca/en/lifeguarding/frequently-asked-questions