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title: "Inside Indiana Business: Big Blue Swim School Plans Expansion in Indianapolis"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/697ac428-b4a5-40c8-9db1-316d21630a25
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/inside-indiana-business-big-blue-swim-school-plans-expansion-in-indianapolis-2713800
category: "Fitness"
industry: "Fitness"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2020-09-02T12:07:57.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:28:07.388Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/3fcb53208d8378639476d435b1692b2b561.jpg
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# Inside Indiana Business: Big Blue Swim School Plans Expansion in Indianapolis

**TL;DR:** Big Blue Swim School plans to expand in Indianapolis with five new swim schools, creating over 150 jobs in the next five years. The brand is seeking franchise partners to deliver its mission of teaching kids through weekly swim lessons.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-09-02. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/inside-indiana-business-big-blue-swim-school-plans-expansion-in-indianapolis-2713800).*

## Story

**According to Inside Indiana Business****,** **Big Blue Swim School****, a national swim school franchise, is looking to bring five swim schools to the greater Indianapolis area, consequently creating over 150 jobs over the next five years. Chris DeJong, Founder and President of** **Big Blue Swim School** **tells Inside Indiana Business that the brand is currently seeking franchise partners that are enthusiastic and passionate about Big Blue.**

**“Everything we do is focused on showing kids they can achieve anything through the magic of weekly swim lessons,” DeJong told Inside Indiana Business. “This mission drives every operation at Big Blue and we are interested in working with franchise partners who will deliver our mission.”**

**Since its founding in 2009, the swim school brand currently has six units open with 74 in development and the goal to have 150 locations committed by 2021.**

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Fitness (sector)
- Big Blue Swim School (company)
- Chris DeJong (person)
- job creation (topic)
- Indianapolis (location)
- franchise partners (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/inside-indiana-business-big-blue-swim-school-plans-expansion-in-indianapolis-2713800). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/697ac428-b4a5-40c8-9db1-316d21630a25).