American Red Cross Courses
We offer a variety of certification courses on a regular basis.
Become certified as an American Red Cross Lifeguard!
Find out details about the upcoming courses and how to apply for a position with the City of Greeley. Watch this Inside Greeley video to learn more!
Lifeguard Training 2024 Sessions
We offer lifeguard training certification courses on a regular basis. Choose the date that is right for you. These sessions include a combination of blended learning. Some content must be completed online previous to class start date. Information will be emailed out to participants one week in advance. Age 15+. Min-6, Max-15.
The following are new prerequisites that each swimmer will complete on the first day of class to move on with certification:
- Jump in, submerge, resurface and swim 150 yards using front crawl or breaststroke or combination of both (swimming on back or side is not permitted, swim goggles are allowed).
- Maintain position at the surface of the pool for 2 minutes by treading water using only legs.
- Swim 50 yards using a front crawl, breaststroke or combination of both.
- Complete the following timed event within 1 min 40 seconds, goggles are NOT allowed:
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- Start in the water, swim 20-yards – face in or out of the water.
- Surface dive, feet-first or head-first, to a depth of 7-10’ to retrieve a 10-pound object.
- Return to the surface and swim 20-yards on the back to return to starting point, holding the object at the surface with both hands and keeping the face at or near the surface of the pool.
- Exit water without using the ladder or steps.
Fall 2024
October 12-14 | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Saturday, Sunday, Monday)
Registration Deadline: October 11
November 23-25 | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Saturday, Sunday, Monday)
Registration Deadline: November 22
December 20-22 | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Registration Deadline: December 18
Location: Greeley Recreation Center, 65 10th Avenue, Greeley 80631
Fee: $195 resident, $205 non-resident
Water Safety Instructor (WSI™) Course
The Water Safety Instructor course, also known as WSI™, trains instructor candidates to teach the fundamentals of all the courses presented in the Swimming and Water Safety program to all age groups. These include the following Learn-to-swim courses: Parent and Child Aquatics, Preschool Aquatics, Learn-to-Swim Levels 1-6, and Adult Swim. This certification is the gold standard and provides the most comprehensive training for swim instructors. Age: 16+. No prerequisites are required.
Fall 2024
November 22-24 | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
Registration Deadline: November 12
Location: Greeley Recreation Center, 651 10th Ave., Greeley 80631
Fee: $195 resident, $205 non-resident