LWT 185 - Water Safety Instructor

Credits: 1

Provides theory and techniques in aquatics, practice teaching, water safety, survival swimming, swimming program development and pool and waterfront administration. Certification as a Water Safety Instructor may result upon satisfactory completion of the course. Credit may be earned in LW 185 or LWT 185 but not both.

Prerequisite(s): Current American Red Cross Emergency Water Safety or Lifeguard card and swimmer level skills
Corequisite(s): None
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 30
Meets MTA Requirement: None
Pass/NoCredit: Yes

Outcomes and Objectives

Describe and explain the concepts and components of Water Safety Instruction.
1. Describe and explain the appropriate teaching methods to be implemented by a swimming instructor.
2. Describe and explain the proper methods for developing lesson plans for level one through seven swimming classes.
Demonstrate the concepts and components of Water Safety Instruction.
1. Develop lesson plans for swimming classes, levels one - seven.
2. Demonstrate a level six swimming skill proficiency, as well as teach the following swimming skills:
  1. Front dive
  2. Surface dives (feet first, pike, tuck)
  3. Front crawl
  4. Back crawl
  5. Side stroke
  6. Elementary backstroke
  7. Breaststroke
  8. Butterfly
  9. Inverted breaststroke
  10. Trudgeon
  11. Trudgeon crawl
  12. Open turns
  13. Flip turn
3. Demonstrate, as well as teach, required fundamental rescue skills as established by the American Red Cross Community Water Safety Program.
4. Demonstrate the teaching of infant and pre-school swimming classes.