Water Safety Instructor Training
Blended Learning Water Safety Instructor Training Course:
The American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor course is designed to prepare instructor candidates to plan, prepare, and teach Red Cross Learn-To-Swim and Water Safety programs. The course focuses on:
- Teaching water safety concepts and swimming progressions
- Lesson planning and management strategies
- Best-practice teaching methods for all swimmers
- Techniques for building relationships with families
Prerequisites for In-Person Training:
- Be at least 16 years old by the last day of the course
- Pass and complete online training
- Pass swim skills evaluation:
- Demonstrate swimming skills consistent with the Stroke Performance Charts, Level 4, by swimming the following strokes:
- front crawl - 25 yards
- back crawl - 25 yards
- elementary backstroke - 25 yards
- side stroke - 25 yards
- breast stroke - 25 yards
- butterfly - 15 yards
- Floating on back for one minute
- Treading water for one minute
- Demonstrate swimming skills consistent with the Stroke Performance Charts, Level 4, by swimming the following strokes:
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