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Happy Family Swimming

 

The Aquatic Center offers swim lessons for youth and adults as certified by the American Red Cross program.

  • Parent And Child Level 1 (Age 6 months-5 Years) Therapy Pool
  • Preschool Level 2 (Ages 3-6 Years) Therapy Pool
  • Beginners Level 2 (Ages 6-12) Prerequisite pass Preschool Level 3
  • New Preschool Level 3 (Ages 3-6 Years) Therapy Pool     
  • Main Pool Level 3 (Ages 5-14 Years) Prerequisite: Pass Level 2
  • Main Level 4 (Ages 5-14) Prerequisite: Pass Level 3
  • Main Level 5 (Ages 5-14 Years) Prerequisite: Pass Level 4

Please note: All classes must have a minimum of 4 students for class to be offered, so please sign up early.

Click on PDF file to the right for swim lesson schedules.

 

 

LIFEGUARD & WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR

TRAINING & CERTIFICATION

 

LIFEGUARD TRAINING PREREQUISITES

  • Students must be 15 years of age
  • Swim 300 yards continuously, using front crawl and breaststroke
  • Swim 20 yards, surface dive to a minimum depth of 7 feet, retrieve a 10-pound object and swim 20 yards back

WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR PREREQUISITES

  • Students must be 16 years of age
  • Swim front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, sidestroke for 25 yards and butterfly for 15 yards

RECERTIFICATION:

Lifeguard Training Challenge

  • Must have current, but expiring, Lifeguard Training Certification
  • Pass three skills scenarios and a written final

Professional CPR/AED Challenge

  • Pass all the skills and written final

Click on PDF file for Lifeguard/Water Safety Courses Schedule

 Contact Information

Recreation Division
Aquatic Center

2760 Canyon Road
Los Alamos, NM 87544

Office: (505) 662-8170
Fax: (505) 662-8034

lacrec@lacnm.us

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Recreation Division 
Aquatic Center 
 
505-662-8170 
 
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