Leadership Courses
The leadership courses we provide include the Canadian Swim Patrol, Bronze Awards, Lifesaving Fitness, and Instructor courses.
We deliver instructor and recertification courses through contract partnerships with the City of Winnipeg and other organizations. If your organization or business is looking for a trainer, we’d love to hear from you. Please email your inquiries to benchmarkswimming@gmail.com.
Lifesaving Society
Bronze Medal Awards
Water Rescue Training
Bronze Star
This course focuses on swimming proficiency, lifesaving skills, and personal fitness. The endurance swim is 400 meters.
▪ Prereq’s: Ability to swim (Swim Patrol recommended).
▪ Ages 8 to 12 years old.
Bronze Medallion
This course focuses on lifesaving principles of water rescue education: judgment, fitness, knowledge, and skill. The timed endurance swim is 400 meters in 12 minutes or less.
▪ Prereq’s: Bronze Star or 13 years old.
▪ Required: Canadian Lifesaving Manual and barrier devices.
Bronze Cross
This course includes assistant lifeguarding skills and a timed distance swim of 400 meters in 11 minutes or less.
Bronze Cross is a prerequisite for advanced aquatic training programs, including National Lifeguard and Lifesaving Instructor.
▪ Prereq’s: Bronze Medallion.
▪ Required: Canadian Lifesaving Manual and barrier devices.
Lifesaving Society
Instructor Courses
Swim, Lifesaving & First Aid Instructor
Swim for Life Instructor
The Lifesaving Society’s Swim for Life Instructor course trains instructor candidates to teach and evaluate the Swim for Life Program and Swim Patrol. This course has 24 hours of instructional time.
▪ Prereq’s: 15 years of age by the last day end the course and Bronze Cross or higher by first day of the course
▪ Required: Swim for Life Instructor Kit
Lifesaving Instructor
The Lifesaving Society’s Lifesaving Instructor course trains instructor candidates how to teach and evaluate the Canadian Lifesaving Programs, which includes the Canadian Swim Patrol and Bronze Medal Awards. This course has 24 hours of instructional time.
▪ Prereq’s: 15 years of age by the last day end the course and Bronze Cross or higher by first day of the course
▪ Required: Lifesaving Instructor Kit
▪ Recommended Swim for Life Instructor
First Aid Instructor
The Lifesaving Society’s First Aid Instructor course trains instructor candidates how to teach and evaluate the First Aid & CPR programs. This course has 24 hours of instructional time.
▪ Prereq’s: 16 years of age by first day of course and current Standard First Aid by the first day of course
▪ Required: First Aid Instructor Kit
Lifesaving Society
Lifesaving Fitness
Introduction to Water Rescue & Fitness Training
Lifesaving Fitness is divided into three levels – Bronze, Silver and Gold. These awards focus on importance and improvement of physical fitness in lifesaving. Participants learn how to measure, monitor, and maintain personal physical fitness for lifesaving emergencies.
Course content includes how to evaluate and improve strength, endurance, physical activity, intensity of activity. In addition, participants learn rescue tows, rescue breathing, object removal, and to improve their supportive kick and endurance.
▪ Prereq’s: 30 years of age (or younger) or medical approval.
▪ Scheduled as private or group classes.