Lifeguard Certification Registration
- Published:
- March 15, 2021
- Category:
- Parks & Recreation: Aquatics
- Contact:
- Adam Butler - 270-393-3606
- Location:
- Bowling Green, KY

Bowling Green Parks and Recreation is taking registration online at https://playbgpr.bgky.org for Lifeguard Certification Class. Participants will be certified in American Red Cross Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED Professional Rescue. For more information, please contact 270-393-3549.
Lifeguard Certification Course
Registration is online at https://playbgpr.bgky.org
Training Includes: Standard First Aid, CPR for Professional Rescuer and Lifeguard Training.
Participants must:
- Be 15 years old by last day of class
- Swim 300 yards continuously using front crawl and breaststroke
- Tread water for 2 minutes using only the legs
- Swim 20 yards, retrieve a 10 pound object from 10 feet deep, swim 20 yards back to the starting point with the object and exit the water within 1:40.
*Session I: April 23-25 *weather permitting*
*Session II: April 30-May 2
*Session III: May 7-9
*Session IV: May 14-16
Times: Fridays: 5:00 pm-8:00 pm, Saturdays: 10:00 am-4:00 pm & Sundays 1:00 pm-6:00 pm. The participant must attend the entire weekend class.
Location: Russell Sims Aquatic Center (Preston Miller Park) , 2303 Tomblinson Way
Fee: $200 *Pre-registration is required-class includes online component that must be reviewed prior to class dates.
Class fees are waived for waterpark employees. To apply for a waterpark position, please go
to https://www.bgky.org/hr/jobs/3 or contact 270-393-3549 for more information.
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