City of Newport Beach Junior Lifeguard Program
Why can't I switch my session during registration?
Families who participated in the prior year's summer program (and who have passed the current year's swim test) have first access to claim their same session for the upcoming program. Since we do not know how many returning morning families will claim their morning session until the end of registration, the sessions are locked until registration is over. See below for additional information.
- New families will only be able to sign up for the afternoon session.
- Returning families will only be able to sign up for their prior year's session.
- To request a different session, sign up for the waitlist.
Signing up for the waitlist:
- To be placed on this list, you must check the “waitlist” box then complete your payment for the currently available session.
- The waitlist is developed based upon when payment is received.
- Space in the morning session is limited. Prior to registration, we will send out space estimates for the morning session. We advise all new families to plan for their JG(s) to participate in the afternoon session.
- Returning families wishing to switch to the afternoon will most likely get their session request.
- Waitlist requests are evaluated after registration closes. The account holder will be emailed within a week after registration closes to inform them if they were moved into their requested session.
While we try accommodate as many requests as possible, not all requests can be accommodated. Safety is our number one concern for all participants and instructors, and maintaining balanced instructor to participant ratios is highly important.