How long does lifeguard training take and am I old enough?

Question

I'm fifteen and I want to go through lifeguard training, but I'm wondering how long this would take and if I'm old enough?

Answer 1

You are old enough and you are required to swim in different depths of water.

Answer 2

For Red Cross Lifeguard Training, you must be 15 years old by the date of the last class and the class is 30-35 hours long depending on the instructor.  There are other companies that certify lifeguards.  Some of them require that you be 16 years old.

Answer 3

To get to your NLS level you need your bronze cross first. The age pre-requisite is 13 so you're in the clear there. Now before you take your bronze cross, you need your bronze med. Some places offer a Bronze Cross + Bronze Med + Standard First Aid with CPR-C as a crash course, which takes 40 hours. Then you have to get your NLS, which also takes 40 hours. You must be 16 to get your NLS.

In short: 80 hours minimum, minimum age for NLS is 16, but you can get your cross at 15.

Answer 4

you are definatly old enough :)

and it usually takes about 5 or 6 times

until you are a qualified lifeguard

Answer 5

I myself am a lifeguard. I'm not sure of the law in other states, but The Red Cross allows lifeguards to begin the class at 15 I believe. The class I took was two weeks long, in about two to three hour sessions each week day. It was a simple class for me, but might be a little more challenging for someone who doesn't have a decent background in swimming and first aid.

There are also other Lifeguarding classes that can be taken besides Red Cross, but that is the generally accepted training.

Answer 6

It depends on where you are what you have to take

Answer 7

You are old enough to go through lifeguard training.  Depending on where you take the course it could take different lengths.  when i was going through my lifeguarding course i had to go 6 Wednesdays   for 3 hours each session.  When i was looking a few places had it where you could do it in one weekend.  and one place you had to go 8 weeks 5 days a week for an hour each time.

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