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Information for the 2012 Junior Lifeguard Program

General Program Information

The Junior Guard Program is offered to all boys and girls in Los Angeles County.  The program is designed to instruct youth (ages 9 through 17) in beach and ocean skills.  The five week program provides instruction in water safety, swimming, body surfing, surfing, physical conditioning, competition skills, first aid, lifesaving, rescue techniques, CPR and the use of professional Lifesaving equipment.

Program Dates and Hours:

The dates of the 2012 Junior Lifeguard program are Monday, July 2nd through Friday, August 3rd.  Classes are every day, Monday through Friday. There are two class sessions: Morning session (8:30am - 11:30am) and afternoon session (1:30pm - 4:30pm).  Some areas do not offer the afternoon session.  Program hours are occasionally modified into a FULL day, upon the Instructor's discretion. Watch this video to see what the testing process and program details are all about.

Program Fee:

A basic uniform is included in the fee.  All students receive a Junior Lifeguard shirt and a swimsuit.  The fee also includes membership in USLA.  Financial Aid is available.  The projected fee for this year's JG Program is $476.

Swim Tryouts:

New applicants for the Summer 2012 program are required to tryout.  A photocopy of the applicant's birth certificate must be presented before a child can tryout.

Swim Test Locations

May 5, 2012 - 8am to 3:30pm - Mira Costa High School

May 19, 2012 - 9am to 1pm - Culver City Plunge

June 3, 2012 - 10am to 12pm - Palisades Charter High School

Swim Times:

A's (ages 14-17) 100 yards under 1:30

B's (ages 12-13) 100 yards under 1:40

C's (ages 9-11)   100 yards under 1:50 

CADETS (ages 16-17) 500 yards under 7:15 qualifies to move forward in the application process. See Cadet page.

Ages are as of July 1st, 2012

Uniform Pick-up Dates and Locations

June 10, 2012 - 8am to 2pm - Torrance Beach Parking Lot

June 20, 2012 - 4pm to 7pm - JG HQ's Dockweiler Beach

June 27, 2012 - 11am to 2pm - JG HQ's Dockweiler Beach

Program Tax ID Number:

The Tax ID Number of the Junior Lifeguard Program is: 95-6000927.