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title: "British Swim School Celebrates 40 Years of Saving Lives"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/bdb50c02-9265-467f-b2e0-1a0745ac5f22
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20210902_british_swim_school_celebrates_40_years_of_saving_lives.html
category: "Swim"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
segment: "Swim"
published: 2021-09-02T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:26:38.739Z
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# British Swim School Celebrates 40 Years of Saving Lives

**TL;DR:** British Swim School is celebrating 40 years of teaching water survival programs with over 475 locations across the U.S. and Canada. The company has taught upwards of 1.5 million lessons to hundreds of thousands of students over its 40-year history.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-09-02. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20210902_british_swim_school_celebrates_40_years_of_saving_lives.html).*

## Story

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. (PRWEB) August 31, 2021 - British Swim School, a “learn to swim” franchise company, is celebrating 40 years of saving the lives of infants, children, and adults through its signature water survival programs. The celebration is taking place throughout 2021 at each of British Swim School’s locations across the U.S. and Canada.

Founded in 1981 in Manchester, England, British Swim School was created utilizing signature gentle and fun water survival techniques for infants as young as three months old which remain a recognized trademark of the brand today.

With a passion for excellence in swim instruction, an established and proven curriculum and dedication to serving families, British Swim School opened its first franchise in 2011.

Following the mantra, ‘Survival of the Littlest,’ we are dedicated to teaching water survival skills to individuals of every age and ability.

“Over the course of our 40-year history, we estimate that British Swim School has taught upwards of $1.5 million lessons to hundreds of thousands of students,” said Ashley Gundlach, Director of Marketing for British Swim School. “Although we’ve increased in size dramatically over the last 20 years, our mission hasn't changed one bit.

It’s unbelievably rewarding when we hear from a parent that their child was able to save themselves from what could have been a tragic water emergency because of the skills they learned through out program. It’s been fantastic to celebrate those wins and countless others throughout 2021.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- canada (location)
- United States (location)
- anniversary celebration (topic)
- British Swim School (company)
- Ashley Gundlach (person)
- swim instruction (topic)
- water survival programs (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20210902_british_swim_school_celebrates_40_years_of_saving_lives.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/bdb50c02-9265-467f-b2e0-1a0745ac5f22).