If you wish to gain your bronze Medallion or the bridging course from SRC to bronze or your SRC the course will start on Tuesday 19th November at the WSLSC with the 400m swim on Sunday 27th October and Sunday 17th of November at Jason Lamb Splash Factory.

Bronze 19th November – 22nd December (400 swim 27th Oct. and 17th November)
SRC 19th November – 1st December (400 swim 27th Oct. and 17th November)
Bridging 3rd December – 22nd December (400 swim 27th Oct. and 17th November)

To commence training for the Bronze Medallion you must:
Be a financial member of an SLS club;
Be at least 15 years of age on the final assessment date;
Complete an unaided swim of 400 m in 9 minutes or less (goggles and masks permitted) in a swimming pool of not less than 25 m. Evidence of this must be provided to the assessor prior to the commencement of the assessment for this qualification/SLSA award.

Bronze Medallion, SRC, and SRC Bridging dates.

The Bronze Medallion course provides participants with the skills and knowledge required to assist with surf life-saving patrol operations. Gaining your Bronze and participating in beach patrols over the summer also means you can represent the club at beach, surf, and rowing carnivals.
The course will run on the following dates:
Sunday 27th October – 12.00 pm – 1.30 pm 400m swim, board, and spinal board familiarisation (SRC Bridging) Pool swim, Venue Jason Lamb Splash Factory
Sunday 17th November- 11.30 am – 400m swim, board, and spinal board familiarisation (SRC Bridging) Pool swim, Venue Jason Lamb Splash Factory
Tuesday 19th November – 5.00 am – 7.30 pm WSLSC – Bronze and SRC
Sunday 24th November – 10.00 am – 2.00 pm WSLSC – Bronze and SRC
Tuesday 26th November – 5.00 am – 7.30 pm WSLSC – Bronze and SRC
Saturday 30th November – 10.00 am – 2.00 pm WSLSC – Bronze and SRC
Sunday 1st December – 10.00 am – 2.00 pm WSLSC – SRC Assessment TBC
Tuesday 3rd December – 5.00 am – 7.30 pm WSLSC – Bronze and Bridging
Wednesday 4th December– 5.00 am – 7.30 pm WSLSC – Bronze and Bridging
Tuesday 10th December – 5.00 am – 7.30 pm WSLSC – Bronze and Bridging
Wednesday 11th December– 5.00 am – 7.30 pm WSLSC – Bronze and Bridging
Sunday 15th December– 10.00 am – 2.00 pm WSLSC – Bronze and Bridging
Tuesday 17th December Training/Catch up – If required
Wednesday 18th December training/Catch up – If required
Sunday 22nd December – 10.00 am – 2.00 pm Bronze and Bridging assessment

Most of the training will take place at the club and will be a mixture of theory, CPR & first aid, and beach & open water-based practical activities. It would be a good idea to bring a wetsuit to every session as the water is still quite cold.
There are three prerequisites for this course. You must be:
– 15 years or older (within 60 days of the final assessment),
– a current financial member of the club, and
– be able to swim 400m in 9 minutes or less.
You can sign up for this course by visiting https://mt.lsv.com.au/login and signing in with your SLS Members portal login details.
Interested but can’t make these dates? Please email us to let us know you are interested in doing one of our future courses.
SRC
If you have obtained your Surf Rescue Certificate (SRC) within the last two years and want to up-skill to a Bronze Medallion – you can now enroll in an SRC to Bronze Medallion bridging course which will see SRC attending the second half of the course.
If you have any questions about the course, please contact our Director of Training
(Dean Kilpatrick) at chief.instructor@warrnamboolslsc.org.au