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Treasure Island
2665 VT-244
Fairlee, VT 05045
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Lifeguard
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​Blended Learning Lifeguard Training Certification Courses: (Public and Staff Enrollment is Below)​​
The American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Course is designed to prepare candidates to prevent, recognize and respond to emergencies at their specific aquatic environment. This course is open to all candidates looking to obtain their Lifeguarding Certification for:
  • Swimming Pools
  • 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
Prerequisites for In-Person Training:
  • Be at least 15 years old by the last day of the course
  • Pass and complete the Online Blended-Learning Training
  • 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

Water Safety Instructor Training


​​Blended Learning Water Safety Instructor Training Course: (Public and Staff Enrollment is Below)​
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 eLearning
  • Pass swim skills evaluation:
    1. Successful completion of swimming skills including swimming 25yrs of front crawl, back crawl, breast stroke, side stroke, elementary backstroke, and 15 yards of butterfly
    2. Floating on back for one minute
    3. Treading water for one minute

2021 Training at Treasure Island


Register Here


All participants, please register by clicking the "Enroll" button below.
Lifeguard Training
Saturday, May 15, 2021 and Sunday, May16​, 2021
8:00am - 6:00pm
Water Safety Instructor Training
Monday, May 17, 2021  through Wednesday, May 19, 2021
8:00am - 6:00pm

we look forward to seeing you in the Water!


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Teach America To Swim provides water safety education to parents, communities, fellow instructors, and organizations with aquatic programming. This website and all of its contents are for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing on this website should be construed as a substitute for certified training. You are advised to seek in-person training with a certified American Red Cross Instructor.
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