WSI FINAL PREPARATION SET 2026
VERIFIED ANSWERS AND
EXPLANATIONS
◉ What are the swimming and diving videos for?
Answer: WSI in training are required to watch while taking the course
Explain and demonstrate the proper mechanics of the six strokes
Can be used as a teaching aid for the WSI and a resource for the students
◉ As a WSI, what classes are you certified to teach?
Answer: Parent and Child Aquatics
Preschool Aquatics
Learn-to-Swim
Adult Swim Courses
Water Safety Courses and Presentations
◉ What is a WSI aide? What can they do?
Answer: Not a certified WSI, work under supervised WSI
Must be able to demonstrate the skill being taught, help the WSI, and
identify unsafe behavior
, ◉ Who signs the swimmers' certificates?
Answer: WSI
◉ What courses do you report to the Red Cross once you've taught
them?
Answer: Course Reports
◉ When planning and conducting a lesson, which manual should you
refer to?
Answer: Red Cross Water Safety Instructor's Manual
◉ Is safety an integral part of each lesson?
Answer: Yes, safety should be included in every class taught
◉ What is the Red Cross mobile app?
Answer: Encourage participation of swimmer and keep them, and their
parents, informed on their progress and other safety topics
◉ When teaching safety to swim coaches, what does a WSI teach them?
Answer: The course focuses on how to help maintain a comfortable and
safe environment for swimmers, prevent accidents and emergencies, and
respond to swimmers with illnesses or injuries in water or on land
◉ What is Longfellow's Whale Tales?
VERIFIED ANSWERS AND
EXPLANATIONS
◉ What are the swimming and diving videos for?
Answer: WSI in training are required to watch while taking the course
Explain and demonstrate the proper mechanics of the six strokes
Can be used as a teaching aid for the WSI and a resource for the students
◉ As a WSI, what classes are you certified to teach?
Answer: Parent and Child Aquatics
Preschool Aquatics
Learn-to-Swim
Adult Swim Courses
Water Safety Courses and Presentations
◉ What is a WSI aide? What can they do?
Answer: Not a certified WSI, work under supervised WSI
Must be able to demonstrate the skill being taught, help the WSI, and
identify unsafe behavior
, ◉ Who signs the swimmers' certificates?
Answer: WSI
◉ What courses do you report to the Red Cross once you've taught
them?
Answer: Course Reports
◉ When planning and conducting a lesson, which manual should you
refer to?
Answer: Red Cross Water Safety Instructor's Manual
◉ Is safety an integral part of each lesson?
Answer: Yes, safety should be included in every class taught
◉ What is the Red Cross mobile app?
Answer: Encourage participation of swimmer and keep them, and their
parents, informed on their progress and other safety topics
◉ When teaching safety to swim coaches, what does a WSI teach them?
Answer: The course focuses on how to help maintain a comfortable and
safe environment for swimmers, prevent accidents and emergencies, and
respond to swimmers with illnesses or injuries in water or on land
◉ What is Longfellow's Whale Tales?
