So I'm 22 and I've never had a job before. I have been trying since I was 19. I'm going to try and be a lifeguard at some community pools since they always seem to offer jobs.
My question is, what is the training like to be a pool guard? It's 2 consecutive weeks. I looked at the prerequisites and it says I need to be able to continuously swim 300 meters, which is pretty easy since I used to be on the swim team in high school. And I swim twice a week to work out. My main concern is the training since my endurance is horrible, even when I was on the swim team. I had to take many breaks during practice. It was only recent that I found out I actually have asthma (one month ago).
Another question is: How long does the training take to be a beach lifeguard and what is it like? I may want to do it after I be a pool guard for a while. Hopefully my endurance will be better in the future now that I know I have asthma and can treat it.
Like most people said, basic lifegaurd training is more on first responder stuff like first aid, CPR, and general life saving skills. The risker the job the higher the standard on the test. I started a pools and tried to get a job at one of the NY state parks. The NY test was tougher (not by much though) than the lifeguarding class. My final summer I was an Ocean lifeguard, and that test was rough. It took most of the day and the hardest Lifeguard test I ever took. Even with that test I believe the yardage was somewhere around 600 yards. I think that you would be fine.
Like most people said, basic lifegaurd training is more on first responder stuff like first aid, CPR, and general life saving skills. The risker the job the higher the standard on the test. I started a pools and tried to get a job at one of the NY state parks. The NY test was tougher (not by much though) than the lifeguarding class. My final summer I was an Ocean lifeguard, and that test was rough. It took most of the day and the hardest Lifeguard test I ever took. Even with that test I believe the yardage was somewhere around 600 yards. I think that you would be fine.
