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Los Angeles (LA) Lifeguard Training has now expanded to all Southern California–Santa Barbara to San Diego, and also San Francisco Bay Area.

This Lifeguard Certification Course is at Your Pool Location

Intended for Strong Swimmers Only! (Swim Team/Water Polo Team level, avid swimmers)

Lifeguard training Red Cross certifications are given for each student passing all curriculum points for Lifeguard Training, CPR-Pro, and Lifeguard First Aid. Our Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco branches conduct at-your-location lifeguard certification in one intensive weekend, or spread over a mix of evening time and weekend: Half the time of the standard 4 day course. This is intended for strong swimmers (swim team/water polo member etc.)  Challenge test-out for lifeguard certs happens at end of the weekend by a veteran Red Cross Instructor for your Red Cross certs.

6 or 8 participant minimum (or simply paying the minimum for smaller size classes).  Minimum depends on dates and area. Your group provides the pool (it can be a backyard pool for skills). We will test kids at a nearby standard 25 yard pool for final checks.  $185 complete per student, payable in cash, check or credit card. Credit card payments, see link at the bottom of this page. A deposit for your group may be required to hold your training date. Late Spring/Early Summer dates fill quickly.

Email John at Happy Swimmers Swim School    jtyler@happyswimmers.com, he will then send you an invitation to the class you are interested in to save your spot.

Course Pre-test ability checkoff:

  • Swim 300 yards (12 lengths of a 25 yard pool) without stopping, not timed.
  • A timed weight-retrieval drill where you swim 20 yards, do a surface dive to a 10-pound weight in 9 feet deep water, then bring the weight back to pool side. The time limit is 1 minute and 40 seconds.  This is an easy time interval for the normal swimmer.

Our upcoming classes:

Click on the event in the calendar you’re interested in for specific enrollment details.
Calendar link also accessed by clicking here

If you would like to pay by credit card or Paypal draft, click here, and bring your receipt to the first class to show the instructor.

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