Bronze Combo/ First Aid Course

Welcome to Bronze Combo/SFA
The Bronze Combo/SFA course is a big step towards becoming an aquatic lifesaver and a leader in water safety. On this 40-hour course your water skills, leadership and first aid skills will be challenged and developed.
During the course you will be required to swim 400m in 11 minutes or less using any stroke or combinations of strokes. There will be little time during the course to improve your fitness. It is your responsibility to ensure that you can complete these swims by the end of the course.

Bronze Medallion: challenges the candidate both mentally and physically. Judgment, knowledge, skill, and fitness – the four components of water rescue – form the basis of Bronze Medallion training. Candidates acquire the assessment and problem-solving skills needed to make good decisions in, on, and around the water. Bronze Medallion is a prerequisite for assistant lifeguard training in Bronze Cross.

Bronze Cross: begins the transition from lifesaving to lifeguarding and prepares candidates for responsibilities as assistant lifeguards. Candidates strengthen and expand their lifesaving skills and begin to apply the principles and techniques of active surveillance in aquatic facilities. Bronze Cross emphasizes the importance of teamwork and communication in preventing and responding to aquatic emergencies. Bronze Cross is a prerequisite for advanced training in the Society’s National Lifeguard and leadership certification programs.