YMCA Lifeguard Training & Certification

We regularly schedule pre-tests to confirm your swim ability meets the standard for the Lifeguard Certification Course. Click the link below to register for your pre-test.

YMCA Branches
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Brooklyn

Bed-Stuy

2:00 – 3:00 PM

Coney Island

North Brooklyn

4:00 – 6:00 PM

Prospect Park

Queens

Cross Island

7:00 – 8:00 PM

1:00 – 2:00 PM

Flushing

Jamaica

12:00 – 12:30 PM

Rockaway
3:00 – 4:00 PM
3:00 – 5:00 PM

2:00 – 3:00 PM
11:00AM – 1:00PM
Manhattan

Harlem

McBurney

12:00 – 2:00 PM

Vanderbilt
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

West Side

3:00 – 4:00 PM
3:00 – 4:00 PM
3:00 – 4:00 PM

Staten Island

Broadway

3:30 – 4:30 PM

3:30 – 4:30 PM

South Shore*
8:30 – 9:30 PM
2:30 – 3:30 PM

The Bronx

Castle Hill
3:00 – 5:00 PM

3:00 – 5:00 PM

La Central

*Excludes: 8/1, 8/2

Note: To qualify for the Fall I Course (September 5th – October 30th), you must pass your pre-test by August 20th.

Note: To Qualify for the Fall II Course (October 31st – December 24th), you must pass your pre-test by October 15th.

Note: To qualify for the December Break Week Course (December 26th – 30th), you must pass your pre-test by December 10th.

You will need to bring a swimsuit, a swim cap, and a towel to the pretest. Goggles are optional.