Red Cross Lifeguard Certification is available through the Costick Center and includes Lifeguarding/CPR/AED/First Aid. Certifications are valid for two years. Classes consist of online and classroom coursework. Class participants must be on time for all class sessions. Employment opportunities are available with the City of Farmington Hills for Lifeguards/Swim Instructors with outstanding course completion. Please check your email for updates from the instructors ([email protected]) after registering and leading up to your class start date. The instructors will send you the link and instructions for the online course work that will be completed before the start of class.

Meeting time and days:
Weekday Four Day Course:
-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 3:30pm-9pm

Weekends Three Day Course:
-Friday 4pm-8:30pm
-Saturday 10am-6:30pm
-Sunday 10am-6:30pm

New Certification - Students must be a minimum of 15 years of age by the class completion date. Students must be able to pass all class prerequisites.

Red Cross Lifeguard Certification is available through the Costick Center and includes Lifeguarding/CPR/AED/First Aid. Certifications are valid for two years. Classes consist of online and classroom coursework. Class participants must be on time for all class sessions. Employment opportunities are available with the City of Farmington Hills for Lifeguards/Swim Instructors with outstanding course completion. Please check your email for updates from the instructors ([email protected]) after registering and leading up to your class start date. The instructors will send you the link and instructions for the online course work that will be completed before the start of class.

Re-Certification - Discounted $100 less than a new certification. Review and test out to renew your current certification. To qualify for re-certification lifeguards must present their current certification on the first day of class. Certification must not be expired more than 30 days.

Parent Infant (3m-12m)
Adult participation is required. This class is intended for ages 3 months to 12 months. with an adult present. The class is designed to be a fun and interactive way to introduce your child to the aquatic environment with the use of songs and activities. Participating adults will learn holding positions, cues, floating, scooping and arm/leg coordination techniques. This class will include brief water safety lessons and tips for parents and grandparents. Swim diapers are required in order to participate in this class.

Parent-Tot (12m-24m):
Adult participation is required for this class. This class is intended for ages 12 months to 2 years with an adult present. This course is similar to Swimfants with added skills to challenge older children. The class is designed to be a fun and interactive way to introduce your child to the aquatic environment with the use of songs and activities. Participating adults will learn holding positions, cues, floating, scooping and arm/leg coordination techniques. This class will include brief water safety lessons and tips for parents and grandparents. Swim diapers are required in order to participate in this class.

Parent-Child (2yr-4yr):
Adult participation is required. This class is intended for ages 2 years to 4 years, with an adult present. This class is designed for preschool-age students who are not ready to independently participate in an instructor-led class. Parents and preschoolers will work on water adjustment, breath holding, front/back floats, combined stroke movements, waiting their turn on the wall, and introduction to instructional floatation devices. Students must either be fully potty-trained or wear a swim diaper in order to participate in this class.

Preschool students ages 3 to 5 years will work on water adjustment, breath holding, front/back floats and combined stroke movements. Students must either be potty-trained or wear a swim diaper while participating in this class.

Preschool students age 3 to 5 years will work on water adjustment, breath holding, front/back floats, and combined stroke movements. This class builds upon Preschool Level 1 with added skills to challenge advanced students.

Preschool students age 3 to 5 years will work on water adjustment, breath holding, front/back floats, and combined stroke movements. This class builds upon Preschool Level 2 with added skills to challenge advanced students.

Preschool students ages 5 to 6 years will work on advanced skills, front crawl and back crawl. Diving, treading water, breaststroke kick and rotary breathing are introduced in this course. Students must be able to jump in without goggles, swim at least 15 feet and tread water for 15 seconds in 5 ft or greater depths independently!

*Prerequisite: Students are required to pass a shallow water swim competency test in order to register for this class. Please contact pool office to schedule an in-person assessment before registering.

Youth Level 1 students learn swim basics including; pool safety, water adjustment, breath holding, floats, glides and jumps. Instructors will focus on introducing elementary backstroke, front crawl and back crawl. This class will be similar to Youth Beginner with added skills for more advanced students.

Youth Level 2 students focus on the catch, pull and recovery phases of front crawl and back crawl. Diving, treading water, streamline, breaststroke kick and bilateral breathing are introduced. Students must be able to perform Front Float, Back Float, Tread water for 10-15 seconds and Swim 15 ft Front Crawl, Backstroke and Elementary Backstroke independently before registering for this class.