Current Challenge | The CPR ESCAPE ROOM

The Rescue Gauntlet Available 9/1/25-9/31 at noon EST

Part 1: Pre-Requisite Swim

Part 1: Pre-Requisite Swim

Part 1: Pre-Requisite Swim

Combined Swim-Tread-Swim Sequence

This “brick” test is typically one part of a three-part swimming prerequisite:

300-yard continuous swim using front crawl and/or breaststroke (goggles allowed)
Tread water for 2 minutes using only the legs (hands placed under armpits; head above the surface)

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Part 2: Brick Test

Part 1: Pre-Requisite Swim

Part 1: Pre-Requisite Swim

Deep Water (Standard Lifeguarding Course)

Must complete this timed event within 1 minute and 40 seconds:
- Starting in the water, swim 20 yards (face may be in or out of the water; no goggles allowed).
- Surface dive (feet-first or head-first) to a depth of 7–10 feet, retrieve a 10‑pound object (commonly a brick).
- Return to the surface and swim 20 yards on your back, holding the brick at the surface with both hands, keeping your face at or near the surface.
- Exit the water without using a ladder or steps.

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Part 3: Test Out

Part 1: Pre-Requisite Swim

Part 3: Test Out

Passive submerged victim recovery
Tow with rescue tube
Backboard: torso straps before head
Gloves on before care
2 effective breaths (visible chest rise)
2 minutes of CPR (correct compressions/ventilations, proper switch if team)
All completed within 1:30 to ventilations, then CPR continues for full 2 min

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⚡ Rescue Gauntlet – Rules

No breaks. Once you start, every event flows directly into the next.

Timer starts the moment you touch the wall at the end of the initial swim.
You must complete the full sequence non-stop in 2:55 or less.

Event Flow

Swim → Tread → Swim
- Standard Red Cross prerequisite (not timed).
- Immediate transition into brick.

Brick Retrieval
- Timed (must meet 1:40 Red Cross standard).
- No reset — straight into test-out.

Test-Out Scenario
- Passive submerged rescue
- Tow with rescue tube
- Backboard (torso before head)
- Gloves on before care
- 2 effective breaths (time stops here)

2 Minutes of CPR
- Must complete full 2 minutes after ventilations.
- CPR does not count toward the 2:55 finish — but is required to complete challenge.

🏅 Medal Standards

Subscribers: Must finish the full gauntlet in ≤ 2:55 to earn their medal.
Competitors: Only the top 3 fastest times each month will be awarded medals.