What are the requirements?

You do not have to be an Olympic swimmer in order to lifeguard, but you do need to be able to perform the following required swimming skills in order to receive your lifeguard certtification:

1-minute Tread

You must be able to tread water, without using your hands, for 1-minute while keeping your head above water at all times.

200 yard swim

You must be able to swim 200 yards, using either freestyle or breaststroke, while keeping your head above water.

Brick Dive

You must be able to go to the bottom of the pool and retrieve a 10-pound brick with your hands and return it to the surface.