South Walton Fire District Junior Lifeguard Program

We are excited to announce preliminary dates for our 2025 South Walton Fire District Junior Lifeguard Program so you can make sure #SWFDJuniors is a part of your summer plans! Here are a few important dates to note:

Online registration: April 11, 12 p.m. CT
Session 1: June 10-26
Session 2: July 8-24

In the event we secure other dates, such as swim test dates, or if we have additional announcements, we will make another post to our Facebook page. This is all of the information we have to share at this time, please keep in mind we are still in the planning stages to make 2025 our best year yet.

The SWFD Junior Lifeguard Program is held in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, for children ages 9 - 16 years old to spend three weeks of the summer learning the skills to be confident, open water swimmers and lifesavers. The program began in 2006 and has grown to include more than 200 participants. Foundations and Advanced levels of instruction benefit both new and returning Juniors, with the overall goal to grow South Walton's surf rescue culture and lifeguard recruitment efforts. Topics covered include: open water swimming, CPR and first aid, drowning prevention, rip current identification, beach warning flags, and surf rescue-based workouts with intensive, hands-on training.