Lifeguard training…

Amy Wynn’s setting up the training, and with good reasons, too:

Hi Ian! Loved the photo of the Hiyu on your site. It brings back happy memories since Marc and I were married 15+ years ago on the Hiyu during its Sunday afternoon run to Orcas Island. But I digress…I need to get the word out about the next lifeguard class coming up. You never know when a groom might jump ship on his ferryboat wedding day and need rescued by an American Red Cross lifeguard!

LIFEGUARD COURSE OFFERED: San Juan Island Fitness will be offering an American Red Cross Lifeguard Class in May. To be eligible to take the course, you must attend one of two pre-course skills assessment – orientation sessions. These will be offered on Sunday, April 19 at 3:30 pm and on Tuesday, April 21 at 7:30 pm.

Potential lifeguard students should come prepared to swim 300 yards non-stop using a combination of the front crawl and breast stroke. They will also be required to jump into deep water and retrieve a 10 pound brick from the bottom of the pool, swim with it and exit the pool without using a ladder or steps.

The course is tentatively scheduled for Sundays from 3:30-6:30pm and Tuesdays from 5:30-8:30pm. Start date to be announced. Cost for this course is $175 and includes textbook, CPR pocket mask, 32 hours of instruction and Red Cross certification fees for lifeguard, first aid and CPR for the Professional Rescuer cards. There will be an additional testing fee of up to $20 for the final deep water skills test.

A lifeguard review/challenge course will also be held in conjunction with the May lifeguard training course for those who have a current or recently expired American Red Cross lifeguard certification.

For more information, contact Amy Wynn at [email protected].

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