The Bronze Star certification course participants develop swimming proficiency, lifesaving skill and personal fitness. Participants will refine their stroke mechanics, acquire self-rescue skills, and apply fitness principles in training workouts. Bronze Star is excellent preparation for success in Bronze Medallion and provides a fun introduction to lifesaving sport. Participants will also learn basic first aid skills.
Physical Requirements: 1. Obstacle swim: On the instructor’s signal, swim 50 m or yd. submerging under an obstacle twice during the swim.2. Rescue drill: On the instructor’s signal, don a shoulder loop and line, enter the water and swim head-up to a partner or manikin located at the surface 25 m or yd. away. Tow partner or manikin to starting position.3. Fitness challenge: Complete a 400 m or yd. fitness training workout:100 m or yd. warm-up.6 x 25 m or yd. one of front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke, or lifesaving kick.2 x 50 m or yd. one of head-up front crawl or head-up breaststroke.50 m or yd. cool-down.

Conveniently located next to the Scarborough Town Shopping Centre, this YMCA offers child care, health and fitness, employment, new immigrant, and youth programs. Camp programs are available during school breaks throughout the year. On-site parking is available free to members.