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Aquatic Leadership Pathways
Specialized leadership tracks that focus on the areas of aquatic safety and swim lesson instruction with the intent of preparing and motivating participants to become lifeguards and swim instructors.
Students learn about themselves, working with others, service and career opportunities. Program goals are achieved through participation in the classroom and pool:
- Personal growth
- Leadership development
- Opportunities for service through volunteerism or a career in the aquatics environment
- Enhance skills related to swim instruction and lifeguarding
- Create more safety awareness in aquatic environments
Lifeguard Development
This program encourages leadership development in aquatic safety with a goal to prepare and motivate participants to eventually become lifeguards through a separate certification course. Students in this program will focus on the following milestones:
-Enhancing safety skills needed in an aquatic environment, such as scanning, entering and exiting a pool, and performing a reaching and throwing assist
-Developing knowledge in various aquatic safety topics
-Increasing endurance to meet the prerequisite physical competency requirement of a lifeguard certification course
Participants should have endurance to swim a minimum of 150 yards of any stroke or combination of strokes.
Registration Information
| Open | Close | Register At | Metro | Branch | Non-Member | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Session: Member ONLY - Early Registration | 3/24/25 | 3/25/25 | Online / Front Desk | $ 45.00 | $ 45.00 | - |
| Spring Session: Open Registration | 3/26/25 | 3/27/25 | Online / Front Desk | $ 45.00 | $ 45.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Spring Session: Late Registration | 3/28/25 | 4/19/25 | Online / Front Desk | $ 55.00 | $ 55.00 | $ 110.00 |