Lifeguard Training and Certification - Pass the Test!

[@blueboytube]

This could be the test you’d have to complete to be allowed into a pool

[@Emily-ec5hz]

I wish my training was this easy lol

[@Lyca31]

When I did mine, I had to pick up the rescue dummy off the bottom, bring it to the surface, switch it out for an 'unconscious casualty' tow the person to the side, support them and then assist in a lift out. Then we switch to a CPR dummy and do CPR. We also had to learn AED. We had to do two timed swims/rescues back to back. And we have to do it all wearing clothes. Also lots of other different tows and rescues. And the spineboard. And that's just the swimming part of the test. First aid, CPR and Q&A. I'm guessing you did a similar test from your comment.

[@Emily-ec5hz]

@@Lyca31 Yeah! For our final test out we had to dive 15 feet, get the victim using proper rescue technique, call for a backboard and put them on correctly, climb on the dock without using the ladder, put on gloves and begin 2 minutes of cpr and then use an aed. We learned a bunch of different technique too while mine might be a little different because I am also waterfront certified.

[@moss_ball.]

@@Lyca31 Its just a pretest. This isn't the final test. What you're describing sounds like a final test. We take this first thing- it helps narrow down who can actually swim and who can't. We don't cover rescue dummys or CPR or towing. Nothing. Not until after this test.

[@moss_ball.]

@@Lyca31 What/who were you guarding for? Because that also depends. Most public pools and waterparks have this as the pretest.

[@Lyca31]

@@moss_ball. Yes, I was describing the final test. Our pretest is quite easy. We do tend to do a swimming session first, everyone does something like 50m front crawl,50m backstroke, 50m side stroke etc. then we get the dummy off the floor and demonstrate a few holds. Anyone that can't do that probably won't take the final exam. I'm talking about pool lifeguard in the UK. Pool as in 25m swimming pool, not a water park or anything.

[@vminhope3040]

There’s a job opening for 21/22 an hour..and I was wondering how long it takes to get a certification

[@Emily-ec5hz]

my certification class lasted four 8 hour days

[@unknown.sucks.]

Mine lasts 9 hours for 4 days the if you pass your hired on the spot, honestly just depends if they are desperate, my rec is extremely desperate lol

[@CleoMandros]

Why is my training harder? I have to swim 400 meters in under 10 minutes (this is the easiest part). Then, 5 minutes of treading water, specifically eggbeater (I really don't know why). We also need to know the basics of different types of victims, whether it's hypothermia, etc. We also get taught CPR and all the other regular stuff. For the brick test, we obviously go get the brick underwater, and unlike the video, we needed to bring it back with eggbeater to the start of the pool (25 meters). Even if I have a bunch more of stuff to learn, it's still pretty cool . You meet a lot of people and you all work as a big team. I'm still a little jealous that in the US (I think please correct me if I'm wrong) they do SO MUCH less than us.

[@donalddumpv2136]

400 metres in 10 min. That’s insane

[@CleoMandros]

@ Not that hard honestly. But I’ve been swimming for my whole life. Who am I to judge

[@Child-y1x]

I'm 13 and can swim 200m easily but I have to be 16 and its different in england

[@pokeshack7560]

Most tests I’ve scene require 300 yards swim in the US

[@CleoMandros]

200m is already a good start :). Bravo! By 16, do you mean 16 laps? I also had t do 16 laps. In total, I had to do 400m for my exam. Good Luck on becoming a lifeguard!!!

[@JulieRichardson-q4p]

What if the lifeguard drowned?

[@katev2753]

My training was way harder than this!

[@julisaguzman2171]

Did u pass? If not, that’s ok, you tried your best, and that’s all you can do.😊

[@katev2753]

@@julisaguzman2171 I did pass I was on the swim team growing up

[@Emily-ec5hz]

mine was too!!! we had to do 550 yard swim with a two minute tread halfway through the laps

[@katev2753]

@@Emily-ec5hz yeah we had to do 12 laps in a full length pool with no breaks and the brick test was also different and then all the save techniques we also did the 2 minute tres at the end when we were already exhausted

[@Emily-ec5hz]

@@katev2753 yeah the tread in the middle of the laps killed me. we did 7 laps and then 2 minute tread and then 4 more laps and the brick we did in a spring because we also had our spring certification

[@noetic8]

I don't know man I feel like it's going to be way harder training in competition Junior lifeguard is grooling and i was a kid soooo....

[@JulieRichardson-q4p]

Is that hard everybody?

[@JulieRichardson-q4p]

I’m wearing my cousin’s life grade pack😂😂😂😂lol

[@artweb9681]

I can pass the test easily 😂😂😂😂

[@coolpotterboy5833]

It much different now

[@MightyMouse982]

how so im gonna take my test soon im curious?@@coolpotterboy5833

[@lite5474]

​@@coolpotterboy5833 how?

[@PL5Archives]

@@MightyMouse982 ​​⁠The test depends on who your getting certified with and what course your doing. From what I can tell this is a swimming pool chain of some kind that does their own certifications. Most pools follow the American life guarding association or American Red Cross standards. I can’t speak for the ALA but I do know it’s pretty similar to test for Red Cross which I do know. You’ll do a 200 swim either freestyle/front crawl or breaststroke. Stop and tread for 2 minutes without hands. Then do another 100. After that you’ll do the brick test where you have to swim 20 yards in the pool then dive down to a 10lb brick that’s at least 9ft deep retrieve it then swim back to where you started put the brick on the side along with the brick and do all of that in 1:40. That’s the pre-requisite test for the standard lifeguard cert. At the end there’s a final exam and final skill assessment where you have to go through the steps of a save. It’s kept secret so you don’t know what to expect. I hope this helped out - Red Cross LGI

[@niii911]

@@PL5Archivesmy pre test is today. i hope i do well !!!!