Swim Policies

This YMCA Swim Lesson Pathway program is designed to prepare students ages 11-14 to participate in a Lifeguard certification program. This course will help participants build endurance in swimming and gain additional knowledge about the aquatic environment. This program will focus on:

• Enhancing the safety skills needed to take a Lifeguard certification course
• Developing knowledge in various aquatic topics
• Increasing endurance to meet the prerequisite physical competency requirements of a lifeguard certification course