Lifeguard but I only know breaststroke?

I want to train as a lifeguard but I only know breaststroke? Will the American Red Cross training teach me? Or will I need to take extra lessons first? Thanks so much for your help.|||The Red Cross won't teach you during your training. Luckily, you won't have to swim freestyle for a very long period of time. When I was certified last year, you really only needed to swim freestyle for an approach to a "drowning" victim. You were allowed to do any stroke of your choosing for the 500y swim and the brick test.





You should really learn some type of front crawl if your seriously considering becoming a lifeguard. It's a lot more efficient, and if (God forbid) your in a position where someone's life is in danger, you want to be there as soon as possible. The good news is, a lot of people find freestyle a lot easier to master than breaststroke. If your trouble is keeping your face in the water for a long period of time, you should really work on that before you think about putting yourself in a situation where you are responsible for others lives.|||yes you to learn to swim freestyle. it is the basic. anyway if you already knew how to swim breaststroke then it will be easy for you to learn the freestyle stroke.|||you would prob have to learn freestyle on your own because it is listed under the preskills