Not sure if your skills or endurance are where they need to be to pass the lifeguard training prescourse? In a one-on-one training session, an instructor can help prep you for the precourse by evaluating and instructing you on stroke technique and endurance training specific to passing all of the entry requirements for lifeguard training. This is by appointment only. These sessions are 30 minutes in length. A precourse class can be held anytime depending on the availability of the instructor. You can request this training help below.  Assistance may not be available if requested too close to the desired lifeguard course date. Note this is an additional cost of $25 for members and $35 for nonmembers per 30-minute session. It is not a requirement to obtain this additional help session but encouraged if you are unsure if you can pass the prerequisites the first day of the in-person session.

Below is information on the precourse and how imperative it is in order to become a certified lifeguard:

To participate in a lifeguard course, you must be able to pass a prerequisite swimming skills evaluation, which includes two parts and takes place during the first in-person session. Participants who pass the precourse can move on to the next portions of the course. Participants who do not pass the precourse will not be able to continue with the rest of the course and will need more practice time before attempting another course in their future.

■ Prerequisite 1: (Swim-Tread-Swim Sequence) Jump into the water, totally submerge, resurface then swim 150 meters without stopping to rest, tread water for 2 minutes, and then swim 50 more meters. While swimming, you must keep your face in the water and demonstrate good breath control. You may swim using the front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both. Swimming on the back or side is not permitted. Swim goggles are allowed. When treading, you must maintain position at the surface of the water the entire 2 minutes only using your legs.

■ Prerequisite 2: Complete a timed event within 1 minute, 40 seconds. Starting in the water, swim 20 meters. Your face may be in or out of the water. Swim goggles are not allowed. Surface dive (head-first or feet-first) to a depth of 7 to 10 feet to retrieve a 10-pound object. Return to the surface and swim 20 meters on your back to return to the starting point, holding the object at the surface with both hands and keeping your face at or near the surface. Swimming the distance underwater is not permitted. Exit the water without using a ladder or the steps.