About SafeSplash/SwimLabs/Swimtastic
For parents and individuals looking for high-quality, professional swimming education, Streamline Brands is a premium learn-to-swim and performance-based swim school that teach all skill levels ranging from the fundamentals of water safety to elite competitive instruction so that our swimmers love the water, are safe and swim for life.
Streamline Brands, the official swim school provider for USA Swimming, is the industry’s largest franchisor of swim schools. Streamline Brands and its franchisees operate schools in 22 states today Franchises Under four swim school brands: SafeSplash, Saf-T-Swim, Swimtastic, and SwimLabs. The company was formed in 2005 and has been growing ever since through organic growth and acquisitions. Today, there are more than 200 schools open or scheduled to be open in the United States, Mexico, and Istanbul.
Mission and History
OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE
When done well, swim schools become an integral element in local communities and are beloved by families. Therefore, our mission is simple; we strive to make a lasting, positive impact by providing the industry’s most consistent, premium, learn to swim program and most technologically advanced competitive swim instruction program. Together our programs offer unparalleled breadth of premium instruction in the industry’s most advanced facilities.
Why Us
Learning to Swim is not a trend, it’s a life skill
Simply put, Streamline Brands business model is unlike any other in the swim school industry. Our fundamental belief is that it is our responsibility to provide unparalleled support to our franchisees. We do this by starting with deep expertise in our industry and then passing that expertise on to our franchisees through extensive training, a dedicated relationship manager to provide business support on an ongoing basis, outstanding branding and marketing support and innovative swim lesson programming. However, what completely differentiates our support to our franchisees is our exclusive enhanced service suite (back office support). Our team of professionals take complete care of the all aspects of the back office of your school: customer service, registration, scheduling & booking, customer billing, accounting, insurance, merchant processing and management software. You are free to run your business and do the fun stuff: build customer relationships and hire and train great staff.
With our swim schools, Streamline Brands is uniquely positioned at the cross-section of a growing children’s education and enrichment market, the ever-expanding fitness and training industry, and the need to fill retail space with Amazon-proof concepts. There’s no time like NOW to leverage the Streamline Brands advantage and find success in a growing industry. Build better outcomes, do good while doing well, and make a lasting impact on your community.
Social Responsibility
Running a successful business is important, but so is giving back to your communities. This is especially true when your business is all about teaching a life skill that every child needs to have a chance to learn. That is why we started Ripples to Waves®. Ripples to Waves is a fundraising program supported by donations from our customers, our business partners, our sponsors and is managed in partnership with USA Swimming with the mission of providing swimming lessons at no cost to deserving children at all our locations.
Company Founded
2005
Current Leadership
Matt Lane, CEO
Started Franchising
2014 (7 years)
Total Number of Units
171 (as of 2020)
Part-Time / Full-Time
Full Time
How Much Does It Cost To Open A SafeSplash/SwimLabs/Swimtastic Franchise?
There are several costs associated with opening a SafeSplash/SwimLabs/Swimtastic franchise. There is typically a franchise fee set by the franchisor, which covers the costs of opening a franchise location. Some other commons fees include equipment fees, marketing fees, licensing fees, insurance, and taxes, to name a few.
Some franchises may have a weekly fee that the franchisee pays for operating a SafeSplash/SwimLabs/Swimtastic franchise. The weekly fee for opening a SafeSplash/SwimLabs/Swimtastic franchise is not specified.
The full breakdown of these fees can be found in the Financial Disclosure Document (FDD) provided to franchisees by the franchisor. The FDD report will contain additional information such as whether the franchise is renewable (SafeSplash/SwimLabs/Swimtastic Is Renewable) and does the franchise offer financing support (SafeSplash/SwimLabs/Swimtastic SafeSplash/SwimLabs/Swimtastic has relationships with third-party sources which offer financing to cover the following: franchise fee, startup costs, equipment, inventory, accounts receivable, payroll).
SafeSplash/SwimLabs/Swimtastic Company Details
Here are some additional details about SafeSplash/SwimLabs/Swimtastic.
Parent Company | Streamline Brands |
Initial Investment | $35,000 - $60,000 |
Net Worth Requirement | $300,000 - $1,500,000 |
Veteran Incentives | 10% off franchise fee |
Royalty Fee | 6% |
Ad Royalty | 2% |
Cash Requirement | $60,000 - $300,000 |
Term of Agreement | 10 years |
Absentee Ownership | No |
Run from Home | No |
Part Time | No |
Training and Support Offered By SafeSplash/SwimLabs/Swimtastic
SafeSplash/SwimLabs/Swimtastic offers several support options to its franchisees. With 171 (as of 2020) units, SafeSplash/SwimLabs/Swimtastic aims to provide support to each franchise owner to help them operate a successful franchise location. SafeSplash/SwimLabs/Swimtastic offers 57 hours on the job training, 87 hours classroom training, and Ongoing training available additional training.
Training and Support Offered
Here are the support options offered by SafeSplash/SwimLabs/Swimtastic.
On-The-Job Training | 57 hours |
Classroom Training | 87 hours |
Additional Training | Ongoing training available |
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