Safer people. Safer communities.
Sweetwater Pools is proud to be a Regional Training Center for Starfish Aquatics. Our StarGuard® lifeguard training program prepares candidates with the skills, judgment, and confidence needed to help create safer aquatic environments.
Sweetwater Pools is proud to be a Regional Training Center for Starfish Aquatics. Our StarGuard® lifeguard training program
prepares candidates with the skills, judgment, and confidence needed to help create safer aquatic environments.
Regional Training Center
for Starguard Elite
At Sweetwater, lifeguard certification is the start of a continuing commitment to safety. StarGuard Elite combines practical training, active prevention, and realistic rescue skills with ongoing evaluation.
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StarGuard Elite Lifeguard
Course Information
Sweetwater’s StarGuard Elite lifeguard course combines classroom instruction,
hands-on skills practice, rescue training, emergency care, and performance evaluation
to prepare candidates for real-world aquatic environments.
Course Requirements
• Candidates are typically 16 years of age or older. Eligible 15-year-old candidates may participate with training center approval.
• Candidates must attend all required sessions.
• Candidates must successfully complete a prerequisite swimming skills test before continuing in the course.
• Candidates must swim 100 yards using an approved stroke other than backstroke.
• Candidates must tread water for one minute using only their legs.
• Candidates must retrieve a 10-pound object from the required depth.
• Candidates must score 80% or better on the written examination and pass required technical performance and simulation practical evaluations.
• Candidates must successfully demonstrate the required StarGuard® safety training and aquatic rescue skills.
• StarGuard® certification is valid for one year.
Why StarGuard® Lifeguard Training Matters
StarGuard’s evidence-based protocols are the most evolutionary and up to date of any agency in the world using the latest science for emergency care.
Medical direction is provided by licensed emergency physicians who are leading experts in drowning resuscitation, research, and emergency care protocols.
Drowning Prevention & Professional Skills
Learn proven prevention strategies, surveillance skills, professional expectations, and personal safety practices.
Comprehensive Emergency Care Training
Training incorporates CPR, First Aid, Bloodborne Pathogens, and applicable AED and Emergency Oxygen skills.
More Skills, More Confidence
Integrated training helps lifeguards develop stronger rescue skills, better judgment, and greater confidence.
Aquatic Safety Audits
SGE offers unannounced audits of lifeguard performance, skills, and facility operations.
Drowning Prevention & Professional Skills
Learn proven prevention strategies, surveillance skills, professional expectations, and personal safety practices.
Comprehensive Emergency Care Training
Training incorporates CPR, First Aid, Bloodborne Pathogens, and applicable AED and Emergency Oxygen skills.
More Skills, More Confidence
Integrated training helps lifeguards develop stronger rescue skills, better judgment, and greater confidence.
Aquatic Safety Audits
SGE offers unannounced audits of lifeguard performance, skills, and facility operations.
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Training?
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