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# Want to be a lifeguard?
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/want-to-be-a-lifeguard/
- Published: 2003-03-22T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T01:53:58.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Community, Pico, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

The Santa Monica Swim Center is currently offering lifeguard training through the American Red Cross. This program is available to youth, ages 15 years and older who have the desire to become certified lifeguards.

The two-week course begins Tuesday, April 15 and ends on April 26 at the Santa Monica Swim Center, located at 1700 Pico Blvd. Participants will meet Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesdays for five hours over the two-week period followed by an eight-hour class on Saturday, April 26\. The costs for Santa Monica residents is $100 and $110 for non-residents. Registration forms are available on the swim center Web site, www.swim.santa-monica.org. More information also is available by calling (310) 458-8700.

Upon successful completion, participants will receive American Red Cross certifications in the following: Lifeguarding, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, and Title 22 First Aid. There will be a swim test on the first day of class. Participants must be able to swim 500 yards and tread water.

The swim center is wheelchair accessible and all programs and services welcome persons with disabilities. To request an accommodation, call the swim center at least three business days before the event or first class meeting. To request the document in alternate format, call the swim center at (310) 458-8700 or (310) 458-8696\. Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Lines #7 and #11 serve the swim center.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 22, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/032203.pdf?ref=smdp.com)