Water Safety Instructor Course A

The American Red Cross WSI course trains instructor candidates to teach and conduct Swimming and Water Safety Program courses, including Basic Water Rescue course, the six levels of Learn to Swim, Parent and Child Aquatics among others. There is approximately 6 hours of online learning that must be completed prior to the first class.


Prerequisites:
  • Must pass a pre-course skills test
  • Demonstrate swimming skills consistent with the stroke performance charts of Level 4
  • Swim the following strokes for 25 yards each; front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke, sidestroke, elementary backstroke, and butterfly for 15 yards
  • Maintain position on back 1 minute in deep water (float or sculling)
  • Tread water for 2 minutes

Certification:
American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor: Valid for 2 years
Resident - $345 + an additional $45 PAID directly to course instructor on first day of class.
Non-Resident - $355 + an additional $45 PAID directly to course instructor on first day of class

Note:

Friday 5/30 - 5-9 pm, MEET AT 350 Foster St (Parks & Rec)
Saturday and Sunday 5/31-6/1 9:00 am-6:00 pm MEETS AT VMP
Makeup date will be Friday 6/6 in the event of rain on any of the other dates.

Resident - $355 + an additional $45 PAID directly to course instructor on first day of class.
Non-Resident - $365 + an additional $45 PAID directly to course instructor on first day of class

GENERAL REFUND POLICY: Many programs are very popular and fill quickly, so quickly that we often have waiting lists for them. All requests for cancellations, refunds, or transfers must be made in writing via email to rec@southwindsor-ct.gov or in-person in our office located at the Parks and Recreation Facility. In order to allow us time to process your request and fill spots from the waitlist, all requests must be received by 4:30 pm on the Wednesday prior to the start of the session. All refund requests are considered on a case-by-case basis and subject to the discretion of the Parks and Recreation Department, and as such, full and/or pro-rated refunds are not guaranteed.

If any participant has special accommodation requests or information helpful to the instructor, please contact the parks and recreation department at rec@southwindsor-ct.gov two weeks prior to the start of the program.

Program Type Aquatics
Program Subcategory Lifeguard University
Program Code -
Online Registration Yes
Enrollment Begin Date 4/2/2025 8:00 AM
Enrollment End Date 5/28/2025
Instructor(s)
Jaime Krajewski
Jamie Krajewski
Gender Any Gender
Enrollment Minimum -
Maximum 12
Grade Minimum
Maximum
Age Minimum 15 years
Maximum -
Individual
Residency Restriction Resident Only
Membership Restrictions -
Amount $355.00
Individual
Residency Restriction NonResident Only
Membership Restrictions -
Amount $365.00
Friday - 05/30/2025
Start Time 5:00 PM
End Time 9:00 PM
Location Parks and Recreation Facility
Saturday - 05/31/2025
Start Time 9:00 AM
End Time 6:00 PM
Location Veteran's Memorial Park Pool
Sunday - 06/01/2025
Start Time 9:00 AM
End Time 6:00 PM
Location Veteran's Memorial Park Pool