WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR

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Where are Water Safety Instructor classes held in New York?

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Water Safety Instructor (WSI) classes in New York. Our Water Safety Instructor training classes are located in Nassau County Long Island NY.

To register for the upcoming Water Safety Instructor class call (718) 954-5567. You can also visit Lifeguard Training NY website for WSI classes in New York

To qualify for the course you must Be:

WSI candidates must be at least 16 years old.

Demonstrate the ability to perform the following swimming skills (on the first day of class): Swim the following strokes consistent with Level 4: Front Crawl, Back Crawl, Breaststroke, Elementary Backstroke, Sidestroke (25 yards). Butterfly (15 yards).

The course dates are: TBA

Time: 8 am to 8 pm. This is a 2-day class.

The cost of the course is $450.00

We refer our students to multiple facilities that train lifeguards and WSI in New York. Locations of training include Nassau County, Suffolk County Long Island NY.

Upcoming Water Safety Instructor class dates

The calendar below is the live schedule from Lifeguard Training NY. Call (718) 954-5567 to reserve a place.

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What does a Water Safety Instructor actually do?

A Water Safety Instructor teaches swimming. That sounds obvious until you compare it with lifeguarding, which is the qualification people most often confuse it with. A lifeguard watches water and responds when something goes wrong. An instructor plans a lesson, breaks a stroke into pieces a beginner can manage, assesses what each swimmer can do, and keeps a group of them busy and safe while doing it.

The practical consequence is that the two qualifications lead to different work. Guarding is largely seasonal and tied to pools and beaches opening. Teaching runs year round, because swim schools and municipal programmes teach through the winter.

Who takes the course

  • Lifeguards moving from guarding into teaching, often for the steadier hours.
  • Swim school assistants who need the certification to run their own lessons rather than help with someone else's.
  • Competitive swimmers and coaches who can already demonstrate the strokes and want the teaching credential behind them.
  • Parents who have been teaching their own children informally and want to do it properly.

The one real barrier

You cannot teach a stroke you cannot demonstrate. The course has a genuine skills standard at the front of it, and it is the part candidates underestimate: you will be asked to show the main strokes at a standard a beginner can copy, which is a different thing from swimming them quickly. If you are unsure whether you are there yet, ask before booking rather than after.

Where and when classes run

Classes are held at 37 Mineola Ave in Roslyn, and dates are published as sessions open. See Water Safety Instructor classes on Long Island for the live schedule, or the county pages for Nassau and Suffolk.

Water Safety Instructor classes: common questions

Where are Water Safety Instructor classes held?

Water Safety Instructor classes are held at 37 Mineola Ave in Roslyn, in Nassau County on Long Island, and dates are published as sessions open. To register or reserve a place, call (718) 954-5567. Upcoming class dates come from the live Lifeguard Training NY schedule.

What do I need to qualify for the WSI course?

WSI candidates must be at least 16 years old. On the first day of class, they must swim front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke, elementary backstroke and sidestroke for 25 yards, plus 15 yards of butterfly, at a standard consistent with Level 4.

How is a Water Safety Instructor different from a lifeguard?

A Water Safety Instructor teaches swimming, while a lifeguard watches the water and responds when something goes wrong. An instructor plans lessons, breaks strokes into pieces a beginner can manage and assesses each swimmer. Guarding is largely seasonal, but teaching runs year round because swim schools teach through the winter.