Lifesaving

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Time to try something new

Once you have mastered your stroke technique you can move on to the rookie lifeguard scheme.

Rookie Lifeguard includes lots of skills based around swimming, lifesaving and first aid to create the building blocks to completing a full pool lifeguard qualification (NPLQ) at 16.

Our instructors are not just swim teachers but also qualified lifeguards and lifeguard trainers. In fact did you know both Wayne and Shelley both train new lifeguards and run first aid courses throughout the year? That's how you know the information your swimmer will be receiving will be top notch!

These sessions will be a mixture of wet and dry skills, but whatever we are doing you can guarantee it will new and exciting for the swimmers.

There are

Badges

There are 3 alpha steps awards available to earn, followed by 4 awards for swimming ability. You can also earn distance badges to mark your progress with your swimming journey.

Please click on the tabs to learn more about each one.

Bronze

Upon completion of Bronze Stages 1, 2 and 3, Rookie Lifeguards should be able to:

Enter shallow water safely and confidently and wade
Tread water and signal for help
Swim continuously in clothing for 50m
Swim Lifesaving Backstroke
Scull head and feet first
Hold the ‘HELP’ position
Demonstrate a non-swimmer, weak swimmer and an unconscious casualty
Demonstrate a ‘Shout and Signal’ rescue
Throw an aid
Demonstrate a reach rescue
Enter deep water safely and confidently
Perform a feet first surface dive and swim underwater
Climb out in deep water without using the steps

Gold

Upon completion of Gold Stages 1, 2 and 3 Rookies should be able to:

Coil and throw a rope to a casualty and pull to the side
Swim 400m continuously in clothing
Demonstrate Lifesaving Backstroke, Sidestroke, Breaststroke or Front Crawl
Tread water, removing clothing then swim 50m
Climb out of deep water unaided
Demonstrate fall-in, compact jump or shallow dive
Demonstrate a Reverse
Demonstrate a Standoff
Rescue an unconscious casualty at depth in less than 2 minutes 30 seconds
Demonstrate supported rescue breathing whilst waiting for help
Demonstrate the support position
Demonstrate non-contact rescues
Treat for shock
Hand signals
Using any recognised competitive stroke, swim 400m continuously, in less than 12 minutes

Silver

Upon completion of Silver Stages 1, 2 and 3 Rookie Lifeguards should be able to:

Swim continuously in clothing for 200m on your front and back
Demonstrate a reaching rescue
Throw a buoyant aid to a casualty 8m away
Enter shallow water and wade to a casualty
Using a throwing aid, instruct the casualty what to do
Using a rigid aid instruct the casualty what to do
The support position
Tread water for 3 minutes
Swimming, surface dives and object recovery
Shallow turn and rescue an ‘unconscious casualty’
Coil and throw a rope to a casualty 10m away and pull to the side in less than 45 seconds
Enter deep water using a straddle jump
Demonstrate a fall-in entry into clear deep water
Swim 20m continuously with your head out of the water on your front

Lesson Structure

Usually 30 minutes, sometimes longer

Rookies lessons are a mixture of wet training (swimming and rescue skills) and dry training (first aid and water safety). The lessons will usually start with dry practice and then move on to wet although this is not necessarily always true.

Please ensure if you are enrolling into lessons to follow the rookie syllabus your swimmers come equipped with lightweight clothing they can wear in the pool as swimming in clothes is a key part of the program.

If you would like to enrol please pop us an email so we can find the best time to suit the space needed for the lessons.

WHAT DO OUR CLIENTS THINK?

Shelley has a fantastic, nurturing approach with the kids and would highly recommend swimming lessons with her to anyone who wants a fun and motivating swim experience!

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