Were any Big Blue Swim School franchises reacquired by the franchisor in 2024?
Big_Blue_Swim_School Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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| State | Year | Outlets at Start of Year | Outlets Opened | Termin- ations | Non- Renewals | Reacquired by Franchisor | Ceased Operations - Other Reasons | Outlets at End of the Year |
| Arizona | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Colorado | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Florida | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
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| State | Year | Outlets at Start of Year | Outlets Opened | Termin- ations | Non- Renewals | Reacquired by Franchisor | Ceased Operations - Other Reasons | Outlets at End of the Year |
| Illinois | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Indiana | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Massachusetts | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Michigan | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Missouri | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| New Jersey | 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| North | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Pennsylvania | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
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| State | Year | Outlets at Start of Year | Outlets Opened | Termin- ations | Non- Renewals | Reacquired by Franchisor | Ceased Operations - Other Reasons | Outlets at End of the Year |
| Texas | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Utah | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 2022 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Source: Item 20 — OUTLETS AND FRANCHISEE INFORMATION (FDD pages 70–75)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Big Blue Swim School's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the number of franchises reacquired by the franchisor varies by state. For instance, in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and Utah, no franchises were reacquired in 2024.
In contrast, a separate table provides data for California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Texas, and Virginia. According to this table, Big Blue Swim School did not reacquire any franchises in these states in 2024 either.
Looking at the total number of franchise re acquisitions across all states, the FDD indicates that there were zero re acquisitions in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Therefore, based on the data presented in these tables, Big Blue Swim School did not reacquire any franchised outlets in 2024.