New Bedford Lifeguard Training Program

The City of New Bedford Parks Recreation & Beaches has announced it will offer a lifeguard training program in partnership with the Friends of Fall River Heritage State Park and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.

The program will train participants in American Red Cross lifeguarding, first aid, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for the professional lifeguard, and automatic external defibrillation (AED).  The program will consist of in-class lessons as well as water-based training.  Classroom hours will be held at New Bedford’s Fort Taber Community Center and pool hours will be held at the New Bedford High School pool.

All youth must be 15 years of age or older prior to April 15, 2012 to participate in the lifeguard training.  There is a $225 registration fee to participate.  A pre-requisite swim test will be held on Sunday, March 4^th at 12:30pm at the New Bedford High School pool.  This swim test will test participant’s endurance, strength and ability to swim underwater.   Upon successfully completing the pre-requisite swim test, participants will be invited to register for the training program.

Lifeguard Training Program Schedule

Classroom Sessions/Pool Sessions

March 4 (pre-requisite swim test)

March 10/March 11

March 17/March 18

March 24/March 25

March 31/April 1

April 14/April 15

*All sessions are 12:30pm-3:30pm

For more information, please contact the City of New Bedford Parks, Recreation & Beaches at (508) 961-3015.