Serious Fun!
The best description of the Junior Lifeguard Club is serious fun! The JLC provides opportunities for children to keep interested and active in aquatics, with a serious purpose behind the program. Kids learn skills that could one day save a life.
To join the Junior Lifeguard Club it is recommended that you have passed Stage 8 as a minimum.
The program is designed for anyone to participate – meaning friends can join together, even if they are of different ages or abilities.
The Junior Lifeguard Club (JLC) program offers a unique aquatic alternative for those who love the water, want to be challenged and want more than just regular swimming lessons. It's perfect for quick learners and those caught between levels and programs.
JLC is a fantastic opportunity to further develop swimming skills at the same time as developing new and challenging lifesaving skills.
The program is an alternative to traditional assessment checklist-based programs; participants will learn the skills required for pool lifesaving and is based on personal best achievement.
Emphasis is on the following skills:
- Swimming Skills
- Lifesaving Knowledge
- Community Education
- Fitness Leadership
- Teamwork Competition
To find your closest Junior Lifeguard Club check out our Endorsed Swim School directory. Look under programs offered for Junior Lifeguard Club indicating the Swim School offers the program.
Pool Lifesaving Pathway
Pool Lifesaving is the sport of lifesaving conducted in a pool controlled environment. Pool Lifesaving competitions are conducted at club, state, interstate and international levels.
Competing allows participants to aspire to become a member of the Junior Barras (Australian Under-16 Team), Silver Barras (Australian Under-19 Team) or the Aussie Barras (Australian Open Team).
The pool lifesaving competition events focus on the core skills of rescues, swimming and lifesaving principle knowledge with events such as the manikin tow, line throw, swimming with obstacles and initiatives.
