Dawn Dill
PERA Assistant Professor of the Practice
Current and upcoming courses
Lifeguard Certification
PE112
This is an American Red Cross certification course designed to provide you with the entry level knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies and to provide professional level care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illness until emergency medical services personnel can take over. This class will be taught in a Blended Learning format which involves 20 hours of in-person class time as well as 8 hours of online learning, and a one hour pre-course skills test. Prerequisite: There is a significant swim prerequisite that includes but is not limited to a 300 yard (12 lengths of the pool) swim without stopping, a two minute tread and a deep water retrieval.
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Swim Conditioning
PE102
This course is for students already proficient in swimming. Students will use swimming as their mode for conditioning/fitness over the semester. The course will progress from workouts designed by the instructor to self-designed practices by the end of the semester. The different energy systems and how to train them will be discussed, and examples given as part of the practice. There will also be an element of stroke technique and drill work as part of the course, including turns.