Must be at least 15 years old and pass a swimming skills pretest. Successful completion includes a 2 year American Red Cross lifeguard certification, First Aid/CPR/AED. Pretest includes: 1. Swim 300 yards continuously demonstrating breath control and rhythmic breathing. 2. Tread water for 2 minutes using only the legs. 3. Complete a timed event within 1 minute, 40 seconds: Starting in water, swim 20 yards and then surface dive, to a depth or 7 to 10 feet to retrieve a 10-pound object. The applicant must then return to the surface and swim 20 yards on the back to return to the starting point with both hands holding the object and keeping the face at or near the surface.
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