Department COVID-19 Updates:
Aquatics & Swim
Child Aquatics (6-10 years)
Spring 2020 Sessions
Information Coming Soon
Preschool Aquatics (4 and 5 years)
Spring 2020 Sessions
Information Coming Soon
Adult Learn-to-Swim (Over 18 years)
Please check back in the Fall for class offerings
For more information, email Jess Wagner at jessica.wagner@unl.edu
Aqua Fit Classes
Please check back in the Fall for class offerings
For more information, email Jess Wagner at jessica.wagner@unl.edu
Lifeguarding
The purpose of the American Red Cross Lifeguarding course is to provide entry-level lifeguard participants with the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies and to provide professional-level care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illnesses until emergency medical services personnel take over. This course is offered as a blended learning course. Blended learning combines online learning with on-site skills sessions where participants will practice skills and demonstrate competency.
Registration fee: $100 members, $125 non-members
Pre-course requirements:
Classes Offered in Spring 2019
Friday, February 22–Sunday, February 24 (Registration deadline: February 6)
- Friday 5-10pm, Saturday & Sunday 9am-6pm
- Must be 15 years old on or before the final scheduled session of this course
- Attend and successfully complete the mandatory pre-course skills evaluation (Monday, February 11 at 7 p.m. in MLH pool)
- Complete the online blended learning prior to the first on-site skills session (scheduled for February 22 at 5 p.m.)
For more information, email Jess Wagner at jessica.wagner@unl.edu
Lifeguarding Instructor
The purpose of the instructor course is to train instructor candidates to teach the Red Cross Lifeguarding, Shallow Water Lifeguarding, Waterfront Skills, Waterpark Skills, CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers, Administering Emergency Oxygen and Bloodborne Pathogens Training: Preventing Disease Transmission courses and/or modules. Instructor candidates will also become familiar with Junior Lifeguarding, Lifeguard Management, Safety Training for Swim Coaches and Basic Water Rescue. This course is offered as a blended learning course. Blended learning combines online learning with on-site skills sessions where participants will practice skills and demonstrate competency.
Registration fee: $175 members, $200 non-members (plus a $35 non-refundable fee to the American Red Cross for the online learning component)
Pre-course requirements:
- Must be 17 years old on or before the final scheduled session of this course.
- Possess a current American Red Cross Lifeguarding/FA/CPR/AED certificate or an equivalent certificate from another organization.
- Attend and successfully complete the mandatory pre-course skills evaluation (Monday, January 21 at 7pm in MLH pool)
- Successfully complete all the online blended learning components prior to the first on-site skills session (scheduled for Friday, January 25 at 7 p.m.)
Spring 2019 Class
Must attend pre-course skills test and all three in-class dates.
(Registration deadline: January 16)Class dates:
- Friday, January 25 | 7-10pm
- Saturday, January 26 | 9am-6pm
- Sunday, January 27 | 9am-6pm
For more information, email Jess Wagner at jessica.wagner@unl.edu
Lifeguarding Review
The purpose of the Lifeguarding Review course is to give currently certified lifeguards the opportunity recertify by reviewing the course content within a formal course setting. This course is offered as a blended learning course. Blended learning combines online learning with on-site skills sessions where participants will practice skills and demonstrate competency.
Registration fee: $75 members, $100 non-members (plus a $35 non-refundable fee to the American Red Cross for the online learning component)
Pre-course requirements:
- Must be 15 years old on or before the final scheduled session of this course.
- Possess a current American Red Cross Lifeguarding/FA/CPR/AED certificate
- Attend and successfully complete the mandatory pre-course skills evaluation (Monday, March 11 at 7 p.m. in MLH pool)
- Complete the online blended learning prior to the first on-site skills session scheduled for March 30 at 9 a.m.
Spring 2019 Class
- Class date: Saturday, March 30 | 9am-6pm (Registration deadline: March 6)
For more information, email Jess Wagner at jessica.wagner@unl.edu
Water Safety Instructor
The purpose of the Lifeguarding Review course is to give currently certified lifeguards the opportunity recertify by reviewing the course content within a formal course setting. This course is offered as a blended learning course. Blended learning combines online learning with on-site skills sessions where participants will practice skills and demonstrate competency.
Registration fee: $175 members, $200 non-members (plus a $35 non-refundable fee to the American Red Cross for the online learning component)
Pre-course requirements:
- Must be 16 years old on or before the final scheduled session of this course.
- Attend and successfully complete the mandatory pre-course skills evaluation (Monday, January 21 at 7pm in MLH pool)
- Successfully complete all the assigned online blended learning homework assignments during course
Classes Offered in Spring 2019
Friday, February 1–Saturday, February 9 (Registration deadline: January 16)
- Friday 5-10pm, Saturday & Sunday 9am-6pm
For more information, email Jess Wagner at jessica.wagner@unl.edu
Campus Rec Sponsors
