Lifeguard Training

Lifeguard Training Courses Offered at Brown Ledge Camp: (Public and Staff Enrollment is Below)​​
  • Waterfronts (Includes bays, lakes, ponds, beaches, and swimming pools 20 ft. deep or less)​
  • Youth Camps (Includes waterfronts and swimming pools 20ft. deep or less)
  • Lifeguard Re-certification Courses
Prerequisites for In-Person Training:
  • Be at least 15 years old by the last day of the course
  • Pass and complete the Home Study Course
  • Pass a Pre-Skills Assessment Below for Deep Pools (max depth 20 ft.), Waterfronts (bays, lakes, ponds, and beaches)​, and Youth Camps:
    • Swim 550 yards, continuously demonstrating breath control and rhythmic breathing using front crawl and/or breaststroke (goggles allowed)
    • Swim 5 yards, submerge and retrieve three dive rings placed 5 yards apart in 4 to 7 feet of water, resurface and continue to swim another 5 yards to complete the skill sequence.
    • Tread water for two minutes, using only legs
    • Complete a timed event within 1 minute and 40 seconds:
      • ​Start in water, swim 20 yards (no goggles)
      • Surface dive to a depth of 7 to 10 feet and retrieve a 10-pound object
      • Return to the surface and swim 20 yards on back to starting position with both hands on the object and keeping the face at or near the surface
      • Exit water without using ladder or steps

2020 Training At Brown Ledge Camp

SENIOR STAFF TRAINING
(Open to Public)
Tuesday, June 16th, 2020 &
​Wednesday, June 17th, 2020
8:00am - 6:00pm
and
JUNIOR STAFF TRAINING
​(Open to Public)
Saturday, July 11th, 2020 &
​Sunday, July 12th, 2020
8:00am - 6:00pm

Register Here

For Brown Ledge staff, please click the button below.
​The public can register for training by clicking the word "ENROLL" below.