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Aqua-Tots Swim Schools open franchise headquarters with ribbon-cutting ceremony

International franchise has site in Queen Creek

Posted 1/7/20

Aqua-Tots Swim Schools, a swim school franchise, celebrated the grand opening of its 12,000-square-foot franchise headquarters in Mesa on Jan. 8.

The new state-of-the-art facility, 1110 S …

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Aqua-Tots Swim Schools open franchise headquarters with ribbon-cutting ceremony

International franchise has site in Queen Creek

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Aqua-Tots Swim Schools, a swim school franchise, celebrated the grand opening of its 12,000-square-foot franchise headquarters in Mesa on Jan. 8.

The new state-of-the-art facility, 1110 S Greenfield Road in Mesa,  is in front of the flagship Aqua-Tots Swim Schools location. It has 6,000 square feet of office space, 6,000 square feet dedicated to Uncle Bear’s Grill and Tap as well as a functional rooftop deck for events, according to a release.

Aqua-Tots Swim Schools Co-Founders Ron Sciarro and Paul Preston along with CEO Craig Wright welcomed guests and members of the community including Mesa Councilmember Jeremy Whittaker and Mesa Mayor John Giles who spoke on the importance of Aqua-Tots as a community leader, according to the release.

“Businesses like Aqua-Tots do more than call Mesa home,” Mayor Giles said in the release. “They serve as leaders who take our business community to the next level by creating new jobs and economic diversity while continuing to serve the families of Mesa and beyond. We’re proud to have the Aqua-Tots Franchise Headquarters as a part of the thriving Mesa community and stand behind them as they work to make the world a safer place for children and families all over the world.”

Founded in Mesa in 1991, Aqua-Tots grew from a mobile swim school serving the greater Phoenix metropolitan area to an international franchise teaching millions of swim lessons annually. Beyond the pool, Aqua-Tots Franchise Headquarters will utilize their modern and intentionally designed facility to train new and existing franchisees as well as equip school leadership teams with the skills they need to run successful swim schools both nationally and internationally, the release states.

“When Jane and I began teaching swim lessons nearly 29 years ago, we were simply trying to offer parents quality swim instruction options for their children,” Aqua-Tots Co-Founder Ron Sciarro said in the release. “Little did we know that our passion for swim lessons would translate into over 105 schools in 15 countries today. This new headquarters office gives us a unique opportunity to serve our franchise owners as well as families all over the world, offering them the most advanced swim lessons available to keep children safe in and around the water for a lifetime. We will forever be grateful to our Aqua-Tots families, franchise partners and team members for walking alongside us as we’ve watched this dream become a reality.”

About Aqua-Tots Swim Schools

Aqua-Tots Swim Schools serves more than 100 communities in 15 countries, offering dedicated, year-round, indoor swim instruction, community outreach and drowning prevention education to children of all abilities as early as 4 months old. As the world’s largest swim school franchise, their hand-selected instructors are passionate about teaching children how to remain safe in and around the water, using tried-and-true curriculum, 28 years in the making and trusted worldwide to teach millions of swim lessons annually.

Go to aqua-tots.com.