What are the fitness standards for National Lifeguard Pool?

Q: What are the fitness standards for National Lifeguard Pool?

The Pool exam's fitness and skills item includes: Underwater swim: 15 m. Object recovery: swim 15 m, surface dive for a 9 kg (20 lb) object, and carry it 5 m, all within 40 seconds. Sprint: 50 m within 60 seconds (50 yd within 55 seconds). Endurance: 400 m within 10 minutes (400 yd within 9 minutes 10 seconds). The rescue drill is to swim 20 m to recover a submerged manikin or victim, then carry it 20 m. For the Waterfront option, the sprint is 50 m within 60 seconds and the endurance swim is 400 m within 10 minutes. Sources: https://www.lifesavingsociety.com/lifeguarding/national-lifeguard/national-lifeguard-pool.aspx; https://www.lifesavingsociety.com/lifeguarding/national-lifeguard/national-lifeguard-waterfront.aspx

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The Pool exam's fitness and skills item includes:

Underwater swim: 15 m.
Object recovery: swim 15 m, surface dive for a 9 kg (20 lb) object, and carry it 5 m, all within 40 seconds.
Sprint: 50 m within 60 seconds (50 yd within 55 seconds).
Endurance: 400 m within 10 minutes (400 yd within 9 minutes 10 seconds).

The rescue drill is to swim 20 m to recover a submerged manikin or victim, then carry it 20 m. For the Waterfront option, the sprint is 50 m within 60 seconds and the endurance swim is 400 m within 10 minutes.

Sources: https://www.lifesavingsociety.com/lifeguarding/national-lifeguard/national-lifeguard-pool.aspx; https://www.lifesavingsociety.com/lifeguarding/national-lifeguard/national-lifeguard-waterfront.aspx