Huron-Clinton Metroparks offering free swim lessons in 5 SE Michigan counties
(CBS DETROIT) - May is National Water Safety Month and Huron-Clinton Metroparks is helping youth practice swimming safety.
As the weather breaks into warmer temperatures, park officials will be offering free swim lessons in five counties. Most lessons will begin in early June with registration already open for some.
Lessons are geared toward children ages 5 to 13; however, teens and adults are encouraged to participate. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
The current list of partners and locations the Metroparks are working with this summer are:
- Belle Isle Beach – 150 students (partnership with Michigan Department of Natural Resources)
- Brennan Pool – 360 students (partnership with City of Detroit Parks and Recreation and Detroit Riverfront Conservancy)
- Chandler Pool – 80 students (partnership with Wayne County Parks and Third Generation Management)
- Rutherford Pool – 514 students (partnership with Washtenaw County Parks & Friends of Rutherford Pool)
- Waterford Oaks Pool – 120 students (partnership with Oakland County Parks, Oakland County Sherriff PAL and City of Pontiac Parks & Recreation)
- Macomb Family YMCA Pool – 175 students (partnership with Macomb YMCA) open to children ages 5-14 in the 48043, 48035, 48036, 48026, 48066, and 48021 zip codes
- Howell-Highlander Aquatics & Fitness Center Pool – 48 students (partnership with Howell-Highlander Aquatics & Fitness Center)
- Birkett Lake – details to be determined (partnership with Ann Arbor YMCA)
Click here to register. Additional dates will be added throughout the summer.
"Southeast Michigan has some of the best water recreation opportunities available, and we want everyone to have access and feel safe when they visit the parks, so we are grateful for the opportunity to partner with organizations throughout the region to improve swim safety for the children who live here," said Amy McMillan, director of the Huron-Clinton Metroparks. "We can accomplish more together than we can by working individually."
