Lifeguard Training

​Lifeguard Training Courses Offered at Lake Naticook with Merrimack Parks & Recreation: (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 Recertification 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

Training at Lake Naticook

Friday, May 29th, 2020 through
​Sunday, May 31st, 2020
8:00am - 5:00pm

Register Here

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