Instructor Certification Adult Learn to Swim
U.S. Masters Swimming is hosting a USMS ALTS instructor certification course on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, in Sarasota, Fla. This class requires a minimum enrollment of 10 instructors. Thank you for signing up. You will be notified by Dec. 7 whether the class has met this requirement. If it has not, your registration fee wll be refunded.
Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019
Check-in: 8:30-9 a.m.
Classroom instruction: 9 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Lunch: 12:30 p.m.*
In-water pool instruction: 2:30-4:30 p.m.
*Lunch will be provided by USMS. Please note that most of the lunches are sandwich-based and do not always include a vegetarian option or recognize dietary restrictions and food allergies. If you have food restrictions, please feel free to bring along something that will accommodate your needs.
Location of classroom and in-water instruction
Sarasota Family YMCA
Berlin branch
1075 S. Euclid Ave.
Sarasota, FL 34231
Instructor
Holly Neumann manages the U.S. Masters Swimming Adult Learn-to-Swim instructor certification program and coordinates the grant process for the USMS Swimming Save Lives Foundation. She is USMS-certified as both an ALTS instructor and Level 3 Masters coach and is on staff for the Sarasota Tsunami Masters and age-group teams. She was a swim instructor for both children and adults and coached Masters and age-group swimmers in West Hartford, Conn., before joining the USMS National Office. Holly, a lifelong swimmer, competed for California State University Bakersfield.
ALTS Prerequisites
You must be a current USMS member to participate in the course and receive USMS ALTS Instructor certification. You must be able to perform the following water-competency skills:
Step or jump into deep water and return to the surface
Float or tread water for one minute
Turn around in a full circle and find an exit
Swim 25 yards to the exit and exit from the water
Certification Process
ALTS certification course registrations are non-refundable and non-transferrable to another individual. However, you may transfer your registration to a course at an alternate date and location. Questions, please email Holly Neumann at holly.neumann@usms.org.
Registration closed on Friday, December 7, 2018.