Knoxville Area Chapter Red Cross

Aquatics

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Since 1914, the American Red Cross has been involved in helping to make our Aquatic Environments safer by educating people in water safety. This movement began with Commodore Wilbert E. Longfellow. He saw that too many young people were losing their lives because of a lack of swimming abilities. He was said to have coined the phrase, “Every American a swimmer and every swimmer a lifesaver.” 

Over 100 million people have received Red Cross Water Safety Training. Each year, over 200,000 lifeguards are trained by the American Red Cross. There are approximately 500,000 Red Cross trained lifeguards across the country, over 90% of the total lifeguard workforce! Each organization you see listed on our website is an Authorized Provider of American Red Cross Health & Safety Courses. They use Red Cross Instructors and the standardized Red Cross curriculum in their classes. If you at any time feel there is a problem or issue with your course or with the facility, please bring it to the attention of the Instructor or Facility Management immediately. If you don’t get a satisfactory response, please contact the Health & Safety Department of the Knoxville Area Chapter at 865-584-2999 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Thanks for doing your part to continue making our Aquatic Environments safer for everyone!!

2010 Red Cross Aquatics Brochure (pdf)  

Click here for an updated list of lifeguard and lifeguard instructor courses.  

Please click here for a description of the different Aquatic Courses available in our area, along with dates and locations of classes. PLEASE CALL THE LOCATION TO REGISTER.  

All Red Cross certified Lifeguards must have a current Red Cross CPR/AED for Lifeguards or equivalent certifi-cation to maintain their ability to work as a Lifeguard. The equivalent certification must be based on a "Professional Level" of skill and will only be recognized for its first year of issuance. Classes will be offered at the Chapter House in three formats: (F)ull Course, (R)eview Course, and (C)hallenge Course.** Call the Red Cross to register or go to www.knoxarc.org.