Aqua-Tots Swim School Holding, LLC

Aqua-Tots Swim Schools is a privately held, international franchise specializing in year-round indoor swim instruction and water safety education. Founded in 1991, the company's mission is to save lives by teaching children worldwide to become safe and confident swimmers for life. Its corporate headquarters are located in Mesa, Arizona.

The company offers a comprehensive curriculum with eight levels of swim instruction designed for children ranging from four months to 12 years old, and also provides adult swim lessons. Key services include parent-and-tot classes, small group lessons, and advanced programs. Additionally, Aqua-Tots provides specialized offerings such as Students Needing Adaptive Programming (S.N.A.P.) for children with special needs, Fast Track accelerated lessons, a non-competitive Swim Club, and a competitive Swim Team.

As the largest international swim school franchise, Aqua-Tots operates in over 180 communities across 14 countries. The company, co-founded by Ron Sciarro and Paul Preston, with Craig Wright serving as CEO, celebrated its 35th anniversary in April 2026, having taught over 50 million swim lessons to more than 2.5 million children. Recent expansion includes new locations in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in March 2026, and North Bergen, New Jersey, in May 2025.