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title: "British Swim School to open new locations in Phoenix’s East Valley"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ad7d0566-5b76-44d8-99ce-211a192b0f1a
source: "Global Franchise"
original_url: https://www.global-franchise.com/news/british-swim-school-to-open-new-locations-in-phoenixs-east-valley
author: "Kieran M"
category: "Swim"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
segment: "Swim"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2020-02-27T14:50:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T17:02:24.079Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1450101499163-c8848c66ca85?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# British Swim School to open new locations in Phoenix’s East Valley

**TL;DR:** British Swim School, an educational swimming franchise, will open two new locations in Phoenix's East Valley. The new openings are partially aimed at combating infant drowning, a leading cause of death for children under four in Arizona.

*By Kieran M, originally published in Global Franchise on 2020-02-27. [Read the original](https://www.global-franchise.com/news/british-swim-school-to-open-new-locations-in-phoenixs-east-valley).*

## Story

**A Gilbert resident wants to help local residents protect their children from drowning, with multiple new franchise openings.**

British Swim School, an educational swimming franchise with 215 schools across the U.S. and Canada, will expand its portfolio as a local Phoenix entrepreneur plans to open a further two units.

Gilbert resident Dejan Simurdic will open the two new schools to help parents in the area teach their children, as young as three months old, swimming strokes and water survival skills.

The new openings were partially brought on by a desire to combat infant drowning, as this is one of the leading causes of death for children under four in Arizona. Across the entire United States, drowning ranks fifth among the leading causes of unintentional injury death among children aged 14 or younger. Unfortunately, 77 per cent of drowning deaths involve children under the age of five.

“Drowning can happen in a few seconds, so teaching kids the necessary swimming strokes and water survival skills are critical to saving their lives,” said Dejan Simurdic. “Opening two new British Swim Schools in the East Valley area will give more parents the opportunity to teach their children the water survival skills they need.”

British Swim School teaches water safety and survival first, and swimming skill development second. Students are placed in classes based on skill level, with specific objectives. The brand was founded in 1981, and in early 2019, was acquired by Buzz Franchise Brands.

Research has shown that by participating in formal swim programs like those on offer at British Swim School, the risk of drowning among children can be reduced by 88 per cent.

## Entities

- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise growth (topic)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- Kieran M (person)
- Phoenix (location)
- Buzz Franchise Brands (company)
- British Swim School (company)
- drowning prevention (topic)
- swim education (topic)
- Buzz Franchise Brands acquisition of British Swim School (deal)

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Originally reported by Kieran M, Global Franchise (https://www.global-franchise.com/news/british-swim-school-to-open-new-locations-in-phoenixs-east-valley). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ad7d0566-5b76-44d8-99ce-211a192b0f1a).