Lifeguard Class and recertifications

General information:

Upon Certification, successful candidates will be eligible for hire at the district pool, the YMCA, Letchworth Park
and any other facility that requires a PROFESSIONAL Life Guard certification.

Individuals must be 15 years of age

PRE-TEST/FITNESS requirements

Continuous swim:

• 300 yards (100 yds front crawl, 100 yds breaststroke, 100 yds breast or front crawl; goggles may be worn)*

• UNTIMED

 * Waterfront certification: Swimmer must swim 500 yards. Please see instructor.

Sprint and retrieve swim:  

• Swim above water to locate an item. 

• Perform a headfirst surface dive to retrieve submerged item. 

• Return with item without touching the bottom of the pool. 

• Place item on deck, remove self from water.

• No goggles.

• TIMED: approximately 1:40.

Two Minute Water tread

• Tread water for 2 minutes

• Hands are under arm pits

Waterfront skill 1 

• Swim the width of the pool in the shallow end to retrieve diving rings (3) completely underwater.

• Swimmer may surface after the last ring is retrieved.

• No goggles.

• UNTIMED

To contact the pool office, please dial 585 237 0270 EXT. 1008.