Lifeguard Redux

Yesterday, for perhaps the last time, I got recertified as a lifeguard with the Red Cross.  Since it was a recertification, there was very little new training.  It was a brief review, followed by testing out in Water Rescue, First Aid, CPR, and AED.  

We started at 8:00 AM and finished just before 4:00 PM, including 3 1/2 hours in the water or on the pool deck demonstrating individual skills and team rescues.  

The training was hosted by the University of Illinois at their Activities & Recreation Center.  The other three trainees are lifeguards for the university, and we all managed to work pretty well together.  I'm pretty sure I'm old enough to be grandfather to any of them.

I'll be 67 in May and certification is good for 2 years, so I have time to decide whether to go through it one more time (when I'll be 69) and stay certified into my early 70s.