The American Red Cross offers a wide variety of Aquatics programs designed to help keep you and your family safe in and around the water.

Aquatics Classes
Enroll in one of our many American Red Cross Aquatics courses, including lifeguarding, water safety instructor, basic water rescue, and learn to swim programs

Water Safety Presentations
The American Red Cross now offers four water safety presentations that provide lifesaving information on being safe in, on and around the water as well as the importance of learning to swim. These presentations can be customized to fit the needs any size or type of audience. Topics include:

• Water Safety Today (2 hours): teaches individuals how to recognize, prevent and respond to emergencies in, on and around water
• General Water Safety (30 minutes): provides individuals with an awareness of the importance of water safety training and key information on being safe in, on and around water.
• Home Pool Safety (30 minutes): provides information for home pool and apartment pool owners on how to keep families, tenants and guests safe in an aquatic environment.

• Parent Orientation to Swimming Lessons (30 minutes): an orientation for parents about American Red Cross swimming lessons offered at local aquatic facilities.

Longfellow's Whale Tales
Teach American Red Cross water safety right in your classroom! Longfellow's WHALE Tales provides an easy-to-follow lesson plan for school teachers, parents, or other adult leaders teaching children ages 5 to 12 about safe behavior in, on, and around the water.  Make water safety fun and easy to learn! Each lesson is reinforced with color posters, worksheets, activities, and a video that features Longfellow, the animated whale.
Longfellow's WHALE Tales Includes Five Basic Lessons.

• Swim with a buddy in a supervised area.
• Be cool, follow the rule -- the reasons behind water safety rules.
• Look before you leap -- choose safe places to swim and dive.
• Think so you don't sink -- what to do when things go wrong, such as leg cramps, exhaustion, or getting caught in a fast-moving current.
• Reach or throw, don't go -- safe ways to rescue a swimmer in trouble.