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[quote=Anonymous]My 15 year old was just Red Cross certified. It involved many hours of online training followed by many hours of in person training at a pool, which took place over a couple of days.

There is such a thing as “shallow water” certification which has fewer requirements but I would not want my teen working at a pool that did not require full deep water certification.
The shallow water certification is cheaper, quicker, and less safe. Places like apartment complex pools hire this type of lifeguard and I have seen IRL some of them are not well prepared at all. I watched a “rescue” of a child not being minded by his grandmother who had taken him there and it was not properly done at all, the girl lifeguard (this was a few years ago when they would hire foreign kids on visas for this type of thing) couldn’t swim well and she literally just awkwardly walked/pushed though the water to get to him. 
No pool is 100% safe but at least the lifeguards at our club pool are real swimmers and athletes who would be capable of a rescue in deep water if it was needed. 
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