Lifeguarding - Blended Learning

Prepare to respond when seconds matter.

The Bexar Safety American Red Cross Lifeguarding – Blended Learning course combines self-paced online learning with instructor-led classroom instruction, hands-on skills practice, and realistic aquatic rescue scenarios.

This course follows the American Red Cross Lifeguarding program and is designed to prepare participants to prevent, recognize, and respond to aquatic emergencies while providing professional-level care until more advanced medical personnel arrive.

The blended format allows participants to complete foundational coursework online while preserving the practical, performance-based training required for lifeguard certification.

Course Format

This is an American Red Cross blended learning course consisting of:

• Online coursework completed prior to designated in-person sessions
• Classroom instruction and discussion
• Land-based rescue and emergency care skills
• Pool-based lifeguarding skills
• Team response and rescue scenarios
• Skills practice, evaluation, and final course requirements

Participants must complete all assigned online learning and attend all required in-person portions of the course.

Topics Include

• Lifeguard responsibilities and professional conduct
• Surveillance and patron recognition
• Preventing injuries and aquatic emergencies
• Entry techniques and rescue approaches
• Active and passive victim rescues
• Submerged victim response
• Escapes and defensive techniques
• Spinal motion restriction and aquatic spinal emergencies
• Emergency action plans and team response
• CPR/AED and emergency care skills
• First aid and injury management
• Multiple-rescuer scenarios
• Removal of victims from the water
• Facility safety and emergency preparedness

Certification

Participants who successfully complete all American Red Cross course requirements, including assigned online learning, required in-person training, skills evaluations, scenarios, and written assessments, will be eligible to receive the applicable American Red Cross Lifeguarding certification.

Attendance at all scheduled in-person sessions is mandatory. Enrollment alone does not guarantee certification.

Prerequisites

Lifeguarding is a physically demanding course. Participants must meet all applicable American Red Cross prerequisite requirements and successfully complete the required prerequisite skills evaluation before continuing in the course.

Participants should be comfortable swimming in deep water and prepared for repeated swimming, diving, lifting, towing, and rescue activities throughout the program.

What to Bring

Participants should plan to bring:

• Appropriate swim attire
• Towel
• Change of clothes
• Water and snacks
• Notebook or device for course materials
• Any additional items identified in the pre-course instructions

Detailed course instructions, online learning information, prerequisite requirements, and facility information will be provided to registered participants before the course.

Important Enrollment Information

This is an intensive professional training program. Participants should review the course schedule carefully before registering and ensure they can attend every required session from beginning to end.

Course dates, locations, and instructional schedules may vary by cohort.

Questions before registering? Contact Bexar Safety Training & Consulting for assistance determining whether this course is appropriate for you.