Registration

Water Safety Instructor April 25, 26, & 27 - Summer 2025

The City of Terrell and The American Red Cross are looking for people who love water and would like to teach Children and Adults how to help save lives in, on, and around water. If you are ages 16 and older and want to teach the life skill of swimming to all ages please apply.

Prerequisites- must swim the following strokes consistent with the stroke performance charts at a Level 4-WSI or a Level 3-BSI

*Front Crawl: 25 yards  (WSI - Level 4 or BSI - Level 3)

*Breaststroke: 25 Yards (WSI - Level 4 or BSI - Level 3)

*Elementary Backstroke: 25 yards (WSI - Level 4 or BSI - Level 3)

*Sidestroke: 25 yards (WSI - Level 4 or BSI - Level 3)

*Back Crawl: 25 yards (WSI - Level 4 ONLY)

*Butterfly: 15 yards (WSI - Level 4 ONLY)

Maintain Position on back for 1 minute in deep water (floating or sculling)

Tread Water for 1 minute

Complete the Water Competency Sequence

Lifeguard & Recertification Class May 8, 9, & 10 - Summer 2025

Contact Sheri Davis the Aquatic and Youth Recreation Coordinator/Manager to attend the class. (age requirement 15 years old & older)

You must be able to pass a prerequisite skills test: 

• Swim-Tread-Swim Sequence (150/50 yards) Jump into the water from the side, totally submerge, recover to the surface and swim 150 yards. After swimming 150 yards, maintain position at the surface of the water without support for 2 minutes by treading (legs only) after the 2 minutes swim 50 more yards.   

While  swimming, you must continuously , keeping your face in the water and demonstrating good breath control. You may swim using the front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both but swimming on the back or side is not allowed. Swim goggles may be used.

• Complete a timed event within 1 minute, 40 seconds.

Starting in the water, swim 20 yards. Your face may be in or out of the water. Swim goggles are not allowed.

Surface dive, feet-first or head-first, to a depth of 7 to 10 feet to retrieve a 10-pound object.

Return to the surface and swim 20 yards on your back to return to the starting point with both hands holding the object while keeping your face at or near the surface so you are able to get a breath. You should not swim the distance under water. Exit the water without using a ladder or steps.

Lifeguard & Recertification May 16, 17,& 18 - Summer 2025

Contact Sheri Davis the Aquatic and Youth Recreation Coordinator/Manager to attend the class. (age requirement 15 years old & older)

You must be able to pass a prerequisite skills test: 

• Swim-Tread-Swim Sequence (150/50 yards) Jump into the water from the side, totally submerge, recover to the surface and swim 150 yards. After swimming 150 yards, maintain position at the surface of the water without support for 2 minutes by treading (legs only) after the 2 minutes swim 50 more yards.   

While  swimming, you must continuously , keeping your face in the water and demonstrating good breath control. You may swim using the front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both but swimming on the back or side is not allowed. Swim goggles may be used.

• Complete a timed event within 1 minute, 40 seconds.

Starting in the water, swim 20 yards. Your face may be in or out of the water. Swim goggles are not allowed.

Surface dive, feet-first or head-first, to a depth of 7 to 10 feet to retrieve a 10-pound object.

Return to the surface and swim 20 yards on your back to return to the starting point with both hands holding the object while keeping your face at or near the surface so you are able to get a breath. You should not swim the distance under water. Exit the water without using a ladder or steps.

Junior Lifeguard - June 2025 - Summer 2025

The Junior Lifeguard Program / Guard Start is a program designed to guide youths ages 11-14 to the American Red Cross Lifeguarding course. The course focuses on building a foundation of knowledge, attitudes and skills of future lifeguards.

Precourse requirements: 

•  Swim the front crawl for 25 yards continuously while breathing to the front or side.
• Swim the breaststroke for 25 yards using a pull, breathe, kick and glide sequence.
• Complete the Water Competency Sequence.

Complete the water competency sequence without stopping.

• Step into water from the side and totally submerge.
• Maintain position for one minute by treading water or floating (or a combination of the two).
• Rotate one full turn and orient to the exit.
• Level off and swim on the front or back 25 yards.
• Exit without using a ladder or steps.

Junior Lifeguard Class will be offered:

• Tuesday thru Friday from 11am-12pm
• Select days shadow a Lifeguard during Public Swim

Water Aerobics 2025 - Summer 2025

Come join in some Fun while exercising in the Water

• Exercising in water provides a supportive environment for your body. Just being in water waist deep decrease your body's weight by 50%, at chest deep you become 80% lighter in the water.
• The buoyancy of the water reduces your weight on impact, resulting in much less strain on your muscles and joints.
• This makes aqua aerobics a good choice of low impact fitness class for those new to exercise, those who can't move easily, and those who want to get fit and lose weight.

* Please check with your physician before starting any new exercise program*

Class Time: Tuesday - Friday 6:30pm - 7:30pm