Swimming and Water Rescue

The Capitol Area Council Aquatics Committee is offering a course in Swimming and Water Rescue.  This course provides leaders with information and in-the-water skills to prevent, recognize, and respond to swimming emergencies during unit swimming activities.  It also expands awareness instruction provided by Safe Swim Defense training to include basic water rescue skills.

Successful completion of the Swimming and Water Rescue training will authorize students to conduct the standard BSA swim classification tests.

This course will be offered in two parts, a Zoom session on September 10th from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. and an in-the -water session on September 14th.  See details below.

Where:  Blackhawk Amenity Center, 3111 Speidel Drive, Pflugerville, TX 78660
When:  Saturday, September 14th from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.
Cost:  $60 (includes pdf of the Aquatics Supervision Guide and certification patch)

Health Forms:  You MUST bring a copy of your Annual Health and Medical Record (Part A and B) to the training.

Swimming Requirement:  You must be able to pass the requirements for a BSA “Swimmer” and a final written exam for completion. This training will train you to conduct the BSA Swim Checks, so students should expect to take the swim check more than once in addition to complete in-water rescue techniques.

The training is open to any registered adult leader, Scout, or Venturer, who is age 15 or older.