Aquatics

This is the Full Waterfront lifeguard class

The purpose of the Waterfront Skills module is to teach lifeguards the skills and knowledge needed to prevent and respond to emergencies in nonsurf, open-water areas found at public parks, resorts, summer camps and campgrounds.

You must also have valid American Red Cross lifeguard certification to enroll in this course.  

 

SUNY Buffalo is a proud recipient of Governor Hochul's NY Swim Grant Initiative for the Spring and early Summer 2025 season. Numerous aquatics courses, including Adult Swim Lessons and various American Red Cross courses will be offered over the next few months at greatly reduced costs.

Enrollment in each course is limited, so register today! 

Look up your certificate here: https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/digital-certificate

LOCATION: Alumni Arena or Clark Hall

PARTICIPANT LIMIT: 6-10 MAX

Waterfront Skills Course Pre-Requisites and Fact Sheet

If you have any questions please Click here​ our Aquatics Program.

All Waterfront Lifeguard courses are currently full, please check back.

Waterfront Skills Recertification Course R. 2024

This is a REVIEW course (3 hours). 

Full Waterfront lifeguard classes in the revised 2024 curriculum are 8 hours in length. 

The primary purpose of a recertification course is to give participants who are currently certified American Red Cross Lifeguarding (Including Deep Water) and Waterfront Skills the opportunity to review the course knowledge and skills within a formal course setting to maintain their American Red Cross Waterfront Skills certification.

SUNY Buffalo is a proud recipient of Governor Hochul's NY Swim Grant Initiative for the Spring and early Summer 2025 season. Numerous aquatics courses, including Adult Swim Lessons and various American Red Cross courses will be offered over the next few months at greatly reduced costs.

Enrollment in each course is limited, so register today! 

 

Look up your certificate here: https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/digital-certificate

LOCATION: Alumni Arena Natatorium, North Campus

COURSE TEXTBOOK:

http://www.redcross.org/participantmaterials

PARTICIPANT LIMIT: 6 MAX

Waterfront Skills Recertification Course Pre-Requisites and Fact Sheet

If you have any questions please Click here​ our Aquatics Program.

SUNY Buffalo is a proud recipient of Governor Hochul's NY Swim Grant Initiative for the Spring and early Summer 2025 season. Numerous aquatics courses, including Adult Swim Lessons and various American Red Cross courses will be offered over the next few months at greatly reduced costs.

Enrollment in each course is limited, so register today! 

For those who are building upon their skills with an Instructor to Swimmer ratio of 1:6.

The UB Aquatics program we will be offering small group lessons for UB student and adults only: adult beginner and adult intermediate.

These lessons will take place at the Alumni Arena Natatorium on North Campus.

**These small group swim lessons are for UB students and adults only.**

PLEASE NOTE: We do not have a family changing room. Alumni Arena, built as a Division 1 athletics training facility in 1983, and was not designed for children.  The pool water is kept at 77 degrees which is ideal training temperature for Division 1 athletics swimming. Our swim lessons generally cater to our adult UB student population. Most pediatricians would probably recommend pools kept between 83 and 86 degrees.

Make up lessons are not available this session.

If you have any questions please Click here​ to email the UB Learn to Swim Program

All small group lessons are currently full. Please check back.