Dearborn offers swim lessons at City's outdoor pools

DEARBORN, MI – Dearborn-area youngsters can learn to swim this summer through swim lessons offered by the Dearborn Parks & Recreation Department at the City’s outdoor pools.

Each of the City’s outdoor pools—Dunworth, Ford Woods, Lapeer, Summer-Stephens and Ten Eyck—will offer two-week sessions July 10-20 and July 24-August 3, during which classes will meet Monday through Thursday for 30 minutes.

Make-up classes, if required, will be conducted on Fridays. Dunworth Pool will offer an additional session August 7-17.

The cost is $65 for Dearborn residents and $85 for non-residents. Registration is at the Service Desk of the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, which is open weekends from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

All participants must also obtain a swim tag, also available at the Service Desk of the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center. Seven types of summer swim tags, good for admittance to Dearborn’s outdoor pools this summer, are available.

-Resident Youth (ages 13 and under), free  

- Resident Student (ages 14-17), $60

- Resident Adult (ages 18-59), $80

- Resident Senior (ages 60 and over), $60

- Resident Family (two adults and up to four children), $160 

- Non-Resident, $185

- Non-Resident Family (two adults and up to four children), $345

To obtain a Resident Youth tag, parents must provide proof of residency and the birthdate of their child.

To purchase a Resident Adult, Resident Senior or Resident Family tag, proof of residency in the form of a driver’s license or government-issued ID card is required. 

Summer swim tags must be sewn on to a swimsuit, towel, or beach bag prior to admittance. The City reserves the right to deny entry for improperly secured tags.

Summer swim tags do not provide admission to the indoor pools at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center.

For further information, call 313-943-2350.