Swim Lessons

Winter & Spring

Swim lessons can save lives, and we’re excited to offer a program that helps kids learn faster and become confident, independent swimmers! On the first day, your child will show their current water skills in a fun and supportive setting. Our instructors will gently assess abilities like blowing bubbles, going underwater, floating on their back, swimming along the pool wall, and demonstrating their best stroke to determine what they already know and what they’re ready to learn next. Based on this, we place each child in a group with peers at a similar level so they feel confident, challenged, and ready to grow.

With a low 4:1 student-to-instructor ratio, every child gets individualized attention. Instructors track progress, and when a swimmer shows confidence and mastery of their current skills, they move on to the next level.

parent-child swim lessons

6-36 Month Olds

Introduce your little one to the water in a safe, playful environment! Children will learn to feel comfortable in the water through songs, games, and gentle movement, blow bubbles, submerge their face, and practice basic kicking and arm movements, all while gaining confidence and interacting more independently with instructors.

Why Parents Love It: These early skills build water comfort, safety awareness, and the foundation needed for independent swimming.

  • Register Here
  • Cost: $88r/$103nr
  • Instructor to Swimmer Ratio: 4-1
  • Jan 5-Feb 9: Mon | 6:20-6:50 PM
  • Jan 7-Feb 11: Wed | 6:20-6:50 PM
  • Jan 8-Feb 12: Thur | 9:55-10:25 AM
  • Jan 10-Feb 14: Sat | 8:30-9:00 AM
  • Feb 16-Mar 23: Mon | 6:20-6:50 PM
  • Feb 18-Mar 25: Wed | 6:20-6:50 PM
  • Feb 19-Mar 26: Thur | 9:55-10:25 AM
  • Feb 21-Mar 28: Sat | 8:30-9:00 AM
  • Location: Zeeland Recreation - East Warm Pool


preschool swim lessons

3-5 Yr Olds

For children ready to explore swimming on their own! In this class, children learn to enter and exit the water safely and confidently, submerge their face, blow bubbles, and float independently. They will practice gliding on their front and back, kicking with support, arm movements, swim short distances and explore early freestyle patterns through fun drills.

Why Parents Love It: Preschoolers gain independence, comfort, and control in the water, preparing them for more advanced swimming skills as they grow.

  • Register Here
  • Cost: $88r/$103nr
  • Instructor to Swimmer Ratio: 4-1
  • Jan 5-Feb 9: Mon | 5:00-5:30 PM
  • Jan 5-Feb 9: Mon | 5:40-6:10 PM
  • Jan 7-Feb 11: Wed | 5:00-5:30 PM
  • Jan 7-Feb 11: Wed | 5:40-6:10 PM
  • Jan 8-Feb 12: Thur | 9:15-9:45 AM
  • Jan 10-Feb 14: Sat | 9:10-9:40 AM
  • Jan 10-Feb 14: Sat | 9:50-10:20 AM
  • Jan 10-Feb 14: Sat | 10:30-11:00 AM
  • Feb 16-Mar 23: Mon | 5:00-5:30 PM
  • Feb 16-Mar 23: Mon | 5:40-6:10 PM
  • Feb 18-Mar 25: Wed | 5:00-5:30 PM
  • Feb 18-Mar 25: Wed | 5:40-6:10 PM
  • Feb 19-Mar 26: Thur | 9:15-9:45 AM
  • Feb 21-Mar 28: Sat | 9:10-9:40 AM
  • Feb 21-Mar 28: Sat | 9:50-10:20 AM
  • Feb 21-Mar 28: Sat | 10:30-11:00 AM
  • Location: Zeeland Recreation - East Warm Pool


youth swim lessons

6-12 Yr Olds

This class is designed for children ready to refine their skills and become confident, well-rounded swimmers. Participants will learn freestyle with controlled breathing and backstroke with proper body alignment and technique. They’ll also build safety and stamina through floating, gliding, and treading water, and practice jumping in, floating, and swimming back to safety. Additionally, this class introduces breaststroke, turns, endurance, and basic diving skills for safe water entry.

Why Parents Love It: Youth swimmers progress from basic independent swimming to confident, technically strong strokes, including freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke, with increased endurance and excellent water safety skills.

  • Register Here
  • Cost: $88r/$103nr
  • Instructor to Swimmer Ratio: 4-1
  • Jan 5-Feb 9: Mon | 5:00-5:30 PM
  • Jan 5-Feb 9: Mon | 5:40-6:10 PM
  • Jan 7-Feb 11: Wed | 5:00-5:30 PM
  • Jan 7-Feb 11: Wed | 5:40-6:10 PM
  • Jan 10-Feb 14: Sat | 9:10-9:40 AM
  • Jan 10-Feb 14: Sat | 9:50-10:20 AM
  • Jan 10-Feb 14: Sat | 10:30-11:00 AM
  • Feb 16-Mar 23: Mon | 5:00-5:30 PM
  • Feb 16-Mar 23: Mon | 5:40-6:10 PM
  • Feb 18-Mar 25: Wed | 5:00-5:30 PM
  • Feb 18-Mar 25: Wed | 5:40-6:10 PM
  • Feb 21-Mar 28: Sat | 9:10-9:40 AM
  • Feb 21-Mar 28: Sat | 9:50-10:20 AM
  • Feb 21-Mar 28: Sat | 10:30-11:00 AM
  • Location: Zeeland Recreation - East Warm Pool

teen & adult swim lessons

13 Yrs-Adults

Learning to swim as a teen or adult can feel intimidating, especially if you’ve never had the opportunity before or feel uncertain around water. This class is thoughtfully designed for ages 13 and up who are new to swimming or want to strengthen their basic skills in a supportive, judgment-free environment. Our goal is to help you feel safe, empowered, and confident in the water. Lessons focus on building comfort and trust, starting with fundamentals like breathing, floating, and body position. As your confidence grows, you’ll begin learning beginner-level front and back strokes at a pace that feels right for you. Whether you’ve always wanted to learn or are ready to move past old fears, we’re here to support you every step of the way.

  • Register Here
  • Cost: $88r/$103nr
  • Session 3: Mon | Jan 5-Feb 9 | 6:20-6:50 PM
  • Session 4: Wed | Jan 7-Feb 11 | 6:20-6:50 PM
  • Session 5: Mon | Feb 16-Mar 23 | 6:20-6:50 PM
  • Session 6: Wed | Feb 18-Mar 25 | 6:20-6:50 PM
  • Location: Zeeland Recreation - East Warm Pool


PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS

4 Yr Olds-Adults

 Learning how to swim can save your life! Maximize the individual attention you receive and the speed in which you learn by signing up for 1-on-1 or 2-on-1 private swim lessons! These lessons are great for children, teens or adults. Private swim instruction provides flexible scheduling and personalized attention to meet the needs of every swimmer. Lessons are sold in bundles of three-30 minute lessons.

Note on Semi-Private Lessons: In order to maximize your time at each semi-private swim lesson, we recommend that each participant has similar swimming abilities. 

  • Registration: Email Taelia Spencer at tspencer@zps.org to enroll + schedule lessons
  • 1-on-1  Lessons: $99r/$114nr
  • 2-on-1  Lessons: $83r/$98nr (for each participant)
  • Mondays: 7:00-7:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 7:00-7:30 PM


homeschool swim program

5-12 Yr Olds

Our Homeschool Swim Program offers homeschool families an ideal blend of structured physical education and meaningful peer interaction. Each session includes a 30-minute instructor-led lesson, where swimmers are grouped by ability so instructors can focus on building foundational skills or refining more advanced techniques. This targeted instruction supports physical fitness, water-safety awareness, and steady skill development perfect for fulfilling homeschool PE goals.

While individual lessons no longer include open swim afterward, we are excited to introduce a Homeschool Family Open Swim on Wednesday afternoons. This dedicated time allows the entire family to enjoy the pool together in a relaxed, welcoming environment. Families can practice skills, play, and build confidence in the water at their own pace.

Whether your child is just getting comfortable in the water or working to perfect stroke technique, our mission remains the same: to help every swimmer feel confident, competent, and safe.

  • Register Here
  • Cost: $88r/$103nr
  • Session 5: Mon | Jan 5-Feb 9 | 9:15-9:45 AM
  • Session 6: Mon | Jan 5-Feb 9 | 9:55-10:25 AM
  • Session 7: Mon | Feb 16-Mar 23 | 9:15-9:45 AM
  • Session 8: Mon | Feb 16-Mar 23 | 9:55-10:25 AM
  • Location: Zeeland Recreation - East Warm Pool

homeschool FAMILY OPEN SWIM

All Ages

Take a midweek break and make a splash together! Our Homeschool Family Open Swim on Wednesday afternoons offers dedicated pool time for the whole family, infants, teens, and adults alike. This relaxed, family-friendly swim session is the perfect opportunity to unwind, be active together, and enjoy the water at your own pace.

Families can explore all the fun our pool has to offer, including the diving board, youth slide, basketball hoops, and an assortment of toys, floats, life jackets, puddle jumpers, and infant floats. Whether practicing skills learned in lessons, playing together, or simply enjoying time in the water, this open swim time creates an inviting environment for connection, confidence-building, and pure fun.

Bring your family, jump in, and enjoy quality time together in the pool!

  • Registration: No registration - just show up!
  • Cost: $3 p/visitor OR Splash Pass (details below) | Included in Fitness Memberships | Free Open Swim While Enrolled in Swim Lessons
  • Dates: Wed | Jan 7, 14, 21, 28, Feb 4, 11, 18, 25, Mar 4, 11, 18, 25

  • Time: 1:30-3:30pm


Free Open Swim While Enrolled In GROUP Swim Lessons

To encourage our swimmers to practice their skills between lessons, each child who enrolls in our group swim lessons will receive a family open swim certificate that will allow FREE unlimited access for their immediate family to open swim for the duration of their swim lesson session. Family open swim certificates will be handed out on the first day of swim lessons and may be redeemed for a Splash Pass at the service desk. One certificate per family. Certificates are non-transferrable.