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What is the lifesaver challenge?
Join the ultimate challenge where you can subscribe, submit videos, and win exciting prizes! These challenges will cover a wide range of activities, aiming to engage participants from all industries. Push your limits, showcase your skills, and see if you have what it takes.
How does the Lifesaver challenge work?
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Step 1: Subscribe to The Challenge for just $1 per month per participant. You'll receive 1 free submission each month for every challenge. After subscribing, you'll be automatically redirected to fill out a waiver—submissions without a completed waiver will be deleted.
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Step 2: Submit your videos using the form below. Only submissions from paid subscribers with a signed waiver form will be eligible for judging, and all videos must be in by 12 PM Eastern on the last day of the month.
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Step 3: Win Prizes! The ultimate goal is to become the Champions of What the Challenge, earning the prestigious annual prize.
Each month, you're competing for personalized, customized gifts and prizes. If you prefer, you can always forfeit the gifts for a cash alternative.
past Challenges
Tube wrap
Participants start on the ground with their hands behind their back. They can position the tube and slack however they want, but the tube cannot be pre-wrapped in any way. On the countdown "3, 2, 1, Go!" participants will pop up and begin wrapping their lifeguard tube. The tube must be wrapped so that less than a foot of slack is hanging. Once wrapped, the tube must be thrown into the air. Time stops when the tube leaves the participant's hands, and the time counts if the tube remains intact when it lands.
Tube Pull
The goal is to pull the lifeguard tube under the water as far as possible using only your body weight. Participants start with the lifeguard tube on the surface of the water. You may only use your body weight to pull the tube underwater—no external leverage, tools, or assistance are allowed. Participants are prohibited from using any objects or external surfaces (such as the pool edge, ropes, or ladders) to gain additional leverage or assistance. The participant who pulls the tube the deepest under the water using only their body weight wins. Ensure that you can safely release the tube if necessary and always prioritize your own safety during the challenge. Depth will be measured at the point where the tube reaches its maximum underwater depth before resurfacing.
Tube Stack
Participants have 30 seconds to stack as many lifeguard tubes as possible, either in the water or on land. The goal is to build the highest stack within the time limit. In the water, the added difficulty comes from the instability of the environment. On land, it's all about speed and accuracy.
After 30 seconds, the stack must remain standing for an additional 10 seconds to count. The participant with the tallest, stable stack wins.
The Rescue Gauntlet Available 11/1/2511/31 at noon EST
Part 1: swim
Part 2: Brick Test
Part 2: Brick Test
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)
Part 2: Brick Test
Part 2: Brick Test
Part 2: Brick Test
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.
Part 3: Test out
Part 2: Brick Test
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
The Rescue Gauntlet Available 11/30/25 at noon EST
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.
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