Swim Lessons & Classes | City of Dearborn

Swim Class Descriptions

Parent and Tot

Ages 6 months to 3 years.

Parent must accompany the child into the water.

Preschool

Ages 3 to 5 years.

Basic water and safety skills and rules.

Sea Shells

Beginner and ages 6 years plus.

Floating, submerging, breath-holding.

Sea Horses

Beginner.

Crawl stroke, using a kickboard, jumping into the water.

Sunfish

Intermediate.

Crawl stroke, breathing, and jumping into deep water.

Sting Rays

Advanced.

Improve crawl stroke, backstroke, deep water.

Barracudas

Beginner.

Improve crawl stroke and backstroke, diving, safety, swimming 25 yards.

Dolphins

Intermediate.

Elementary backstroke and breaststroke and underwater swimming.

Seals

Advanced.

Sidestroke, starts and turns, distance swimming, and backstroke.

Adults

Designed to accommodate adults (ages 16 and over) of all levels of ability in a group setting.

Classes are limited to 6 participants at a time.

Outdoor Swim Classes

Dearborn-area children can learn to swim this summer through lessons offered at the City’s outdoor pools.

Classes, which run 30 minutes, meet Monday through Thursday for two weeks. Make up lessons, necessitated by inclement weather, are conducted on Friday.

Members: $70
Residents: $75 for residents
Non-Residents: $90

A seasonal swim tag is also required.

Session 1 - Dunworth & Ford Woods Pools

June 22-July 2, 2026

Session 2 - All Five Outdoor Pools

July 6-July 16, 2026

Session 3 - All Five Outdoor Pools

July 20-July 30, 2026

Session 4 - Dunworth Pool

Aug. 3-Aug. 13, 2026

Indoor Swim Classes

The “Learn to Swim” program for children offers twice-a-week classes which meet either: Monday & Wednesday or Tuesday & Thursday for five weeks, and a once-a-week class which meets Saturdays for 10 weeks.

Group Lesson Prices:
Member: $75
Resident: $80
Non-Resident: $95

All classes are held at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave.

Private Lessons

Private swim lessons are available in our indoor pool for would be swimmers of all ages. Tailor a schedule that works for you, subject to the availablity of an instructor. Registration requires a minimum of two lessons, but you can register for as many as you wish.

Private swim lessons are subject to instructor availability. A minimum of two lessons is required.

Member: $30/$145 (5 pack)
Resident: $33/$160 (5 pack)
Non-Resident: $35/$170 (5 pack)

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Swimming Activities

Swimming activities include Masters Swimming for adult fitness and competition, Synchronized Swimming which combines swimming and choreography, and Swim Teams that train swimmers for races.