Pool Lifeguard

Pool Lifeguard Resources

Session notes, skill checklists and practice reminders. Follow along or revisit after the session.

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Session outline

What we cover

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Knowledge

Identifying hazards, recognising the drowning process, understanding duty of care, and working with emergency action plans (EAPs).

Theory

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Water skills

400 m continuous swim, surface dive, tread water with signals, and retrieval of a 5 kg weighted object from depth.

Practical

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Rescue & first aid

Casualty recognition, reaching and throwing rescues, CPR on a manikin, and familiarity with resuscitation equipment including AED.

Skills

Skills checklist

Key skills to practice

✅ 400 m continuous swim Practice checklist ›
✅ 50 m in under 60 seconds Practice checklist ›
✅ Surface dive to 1.5 m — retrieve 5 kg object Practice checklist ›
✅ Tread water 2 min with signals Practice checklist ›
✅ Straddle / jump entry Practice checklist ›
✅ Rescue — passive casualty Practice checklist ›
✅ Rescue — active casualty Practice checklist ›
✅ CPR on manikin Practice checklist ›
✅ AED familiarisation Practice checklist ›

Further reading

📖 RLSS UK — Royal Life Saving Society rlss.org.uk ↗
📖 NHS First Aid guidance nhs.uk ↗
📖 HSE Pool Safety guidance hse.gov.uk ↗

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