Water Safety Instructor (WSI)

Aquatics Update (11-17-23):

The Aquatic Center is open and the hours are:  Monday – Friday 11:30pm – 2:00pm / 6:00pm – 8:30pm and Saturdays 12:00pm – 5:00pm.

High School Swimming Starts Monday, Oct. 30th.  There will be limited lane availability from 6:30pm – 8:30pm Monday – Friday.  Refer to the calendar when planning your visit.  There will be afternoons and evenings the pool will be closed for swim meets.  The season will continue through February 9th.

Keep an eye on the Aquatics Center & Keith Hill’s Pool Event Calendars.  We will do our best keeping it updated with upcoming closures or events that may limit pool access such as Holidays, Swim Meets, Parties, etc.

Dates the Aquatic Center will be closed for the Holidays:

Thanksgiving       Nov. 22 – 26

Christmas             Dec. 21 – Jan. 1

Keep an eye on this website for spring programming information. 

If there are any general questions, pool access questions, you want to be on our lesson distribution please feel free to get in touch with us.

Water Safety Instructor

The purpose of the American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor course is to train instructor candidates to teach courses in the American Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety program.  This course will help in developing one’s understandings of how to use the course materials, how to conduct training sessions, and how to evaluate participants’ progress.  It is an approximately 30-hour course divided into sessions, including a pre-course skills assessment and final written exam.
The cost for the Water Safety course is $300 and includes the Water Safety Instructors kit and manual.  Classes are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Register early to ensure your choice of classes.
 
Prerequisites
  • Be at least 16 years old
  • Possess a Fundamentals of Instructor Training certificate issued in the last 12 months or a current Health and Safety Services Instructor Authorization
  • Demonstrate the ability to perform the following swimming skills:
    Swim the following strokes consistent with Stroke Performance Charts, Level 4:
    1. Front crawl – 25 yards
    2. Back crawl – 25 yards
    3. Breaststroke – 25 yards
    4. Elementary backstroke – 25 yards
    5. Sidestroke – 25 yards
    6. Butterfly – 15 yards
    7. Maintain position on back for 1 minute in deep water
    8. Tread water for 1 minute

Contact

To register or if you have any questions, please contact Montz Burckhardt at 919-810-1435 or e-mail burckhardt@campbell.edu