The purpose of the American Red Cross Lifeguarding course is to provide entry-level lifeguard participants with the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies and to provide care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illnesses until emergency medical services (EMS) personnel take over.

Course Length: 26 hours

Prerequisites
Must be 15 years old on or before the final scheduled session of this course.
Swim 300 yards continuously demonstrating breath control and rhythmic breathing. Candidates may swim using the front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both but swimming on the back or side is not allowed. Swim goggles may be used.
Tread water for 2 minutes using only the legs.
Complete a timed event within 1 minute, 40 seconds.
Starting in the water, swim 20 yards.
Surface dive, feet-first or head-first, to a depth of 7 to 10 feet to retrieve a 10-pound object.
Return to the surface and swim 20 yards on the back to return to the starting point with both hands holding the object. Exit the water without using a ladder or steps. Swim goggles are not allowed.

Lifeguarding at YMCA OF MIDDLETOWN: 

Lifeguarding at South Orange Family YMCA: 

You must be currently certified by the American Red Cross
CPR & AED are included in this class
Bring your current certification to class with you.

Lifeguarding Recertification at YMCA OF MIDDLETOWN: 

Lifeguarding Recertification at South Orange Family YMCA: 

BLENDED LEARNING: Students must attend all scheduled in-person sessions and will receive a link to the online modules upon registration. All online learning modules must be completed prior to the first in-person session and require a total of approximately 9 hours to complete.

The Water Safety Instructor® (WSI™) course trains instructor candidates to teach American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim classes to all age groups; children and/or adults. This course provides the most comprehensive training for swim instructors.

Course Length: 35 hours

Prerequisites
Must be 16 or older.
Must be able to swim 25 yards freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke
Must be able to swim 15 yards butterfly at Level 4
Must attend all in-person sessions (NO EXCEPTIONS).
Be on time for all class sessions.

The purpose of the American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers program is to train professional-level rescuers to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults, children and infants until more advanced medical personnel take over.

Course Length: 6 hours

CPR at YMCA OF MIDDLETOWN: 

CPR at South Orange Family YMCA: 

You must be currently certified by the American Red Cross
CPR & AED are included in this class
Bring your current certification to class with you.

CPR Recertification at YMCA OF MIDDLETOWN: 

CPR Recertification at South Orange Family YMCA: 

This program teaches skills that participants need to know to give immediate care to a suddenly injured or ill person until more advanced medical personnel arrive and take over.

Course length: 3 hours