
Big Blue Swim School Signs First Lease in the Sunshine State
Big Blue Swim School signs its first lease in the Sunshine State, representing the first lease in a 37-unit, six-state deal.
Big Blue Swim School is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2018. 344 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * Tom Dolan, President of Owned Pools at Big Blue Swim School, has been appointed to the USA Swimming Board of Directors [[2026-10-26 Big Blue Swim School’s Tom Dolan Appointed to USA Swimming Board of Directors (30760f)]]. * Big Blue Swim School has reopened its Wilmette location after renovations, offering a refreshed space for families [[2026-09-14 Big Blue Swim School Reopens in Wilmette and Debuts its Refreshed Space with a F (a74026)]]. * Big Blue Swim School has expanded to nearly 60 pools nationwide, with plans to open 10 additional locations by the end of 2026 [[2026-08-19 Big Blue Swim School Builds on Steady Growth and Performance in 2026, Reigniting (06a6ea)]]. * Big Blue Swim School is promoting swim lessons as a back-to-school activity to help children build confidence and develop life-saving skills [[2026-08-18 Big Blue Swim School Campaigns for Families to Make Swim Lessons Part of Their R (726006)]]. * Big Blue Swim School has reached a milestone with the opening of its 50th location [[2025-12-02 Big Blue Swim School reaches 50 locations (94fc1d)]]. * Big Blue Swim School offers a differentiated swim school experience with a proprietary curriculum and state-of-the-art facilities [[2025-10-16 Big Blue Swim School Accelerates Mission to Teach Children Life Saving Skills (510341)]]. * Big Blue Swim School requires an initial investment of $3,124,900 to $4,351,100 to start [[2024-07-08 Big Blue Swim School Franchise Costs, Fees and Profit (f9a368)]]. * Big Blue Swim School was founded by Chris DeJong and John Lonergan in 2009, offering swimming lessons to young children [[2024-07-08 Big Blue Swim School Franchise Costs, Fees and Profit (f9a368)]]. Filed under Education & Childcare / Swim.

Big Blue Swim School signs its first lease in the Sunshine State, representing the first lease in a 37-unit, six-state deal.

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Big Blue Swim School has debuted its first franchise in Colorado, in Centennial, with a record-breaking number of pre-registrations.

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In a recent interview with Bloomberg Radio, Big Blue Swim School franchise partner Gary Cohen spoke about the increase in drownings in the Boston area this year and how children’s swim lessons can address the issue.

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Big Blue Swim School franchise partner Gary Cohen discusses the importance of swim lessons in preventing drownings, particularly in areas with high drowning rates like Boston.

Big Blue Swim School , one of the nation’s fastest-growing swim school franchises, is coming to Boston and Eastern Massachusetts following a signed agreement for nine pools with local investment…

Big Blue Swim School takes over three contiguous in-line spaces at a shopping center in Johns Creek, Georgia, boosting traffic to other tenants and drawing family-oriented shoppers.

Big Blue Swim School appoints Edgar Cepuritis as West Coast and South Real Estate Lead, bringing his expertise in real estate and development to the role.

Big Blue Swim School expands to Massachusetts with nine new locations, its first in the state.