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Lifeguard
Training Classes
The Peoria Park District utilizes the Ellis and
Associates Lifeguard Training Classes. Successful completion of this
class is one of the requirements for employment as a lifeguard with the
Peoria Park District. You must
attend each class in your session to receive your certificate.
Class D: 5/16 (5-10 pm) and 5/17, 5/18 (8 am-5
pm)
Class E: 6/2, 6/3,
& 6/4 (8 am - 5 pm each day)
Jr.
Lifesaving
Here’s a great chance for 13, 14
and 15-year-olds to learn the basic skills of lifeguarding. Call 282-1531
for details.
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They look as if they are just walking the edge of the
pool or sitting atop their lifeguard chair; relaxing poolside, getting a
tan and getting paid. In reality, a lifeguard’s job is to constantly
scan their zone to keep a check on swimmer’s safety. They must be at the
ready with their rescue tube, whistle, and air horn, ready to enter the
water to save someone in trouble.
Making a save can be a frightening experience for a
lifeguard, especially their first one. As they initiate a rescue the
adrenalin pumps through their body. They may think they won’t remember
all their instruction as they make the rescue, but their training all comes
back and they bring the swimmer to safety.
But before being put to the test, they spend long
hours in training. Well worth the time not only for the lifeguard but to
the person rescued. The training consists of lifesaving practices, rescue
operations, first-aid treatment and CPR administration.
Being a lifeguard can be a very rewarding job with
practical knowledge you can use the rest of your life. For more
information about lifeguard classes call
Sue Wheeler
at 309-282-1531.
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