Update: registration is now open for Spring, Summer, and Fall 2025.
This program teaches advanced swimming students three levels of lifesaving skills set out by the Lifesaving Society:
Each of these categories focuses on a different set of essential lifesaving skills, including:
This program gives students a solid foundation for future lifeguarding training, and it is suitable for advanced students who can preferably swim at a Swimmer 8 level. Students who are confident in their ability to swim with proper form and perform a variety of aquatic entries will learn how to apply these skills in lifesaving scenarios, continuing their stroke and endurance development while attaining new skills, including:
The student-to-instructor ratio is 3:1.
Students must be at least swimmer level 6 and 10 years old to sign in for the Patrol Awards. Please visit our Learning Progression page to better understand what to expect from a swimmer level 6.
Yes. Star Patrol is the most difficult level to achieve, in which students have to carry a 10lb object 25m using a swimmer’s choice of lifesaving kick. Additionally, students must swim 300m within 9 minutes.
The Patrol Awards program is offered only at the Havergal location.
Yes. Some students will find it difficult to swim continuously, keeping proper technique on each length. Try to avoid missing classes and add more cardio activities throughout the week (whether swimming or other sports).
The next step would be the Bronze Awards.
Swimmers can also join the swim team, which is a 1-hour-long lesson. They will be learning the foundations for butterfly, competitive dives, and competitive flip turns, as well as improving their technique and endurance.
Visit our Swim Team program to learn more.
