What is the legal name of the Big Blue Swim School franchisor?
Big_Blue_Swim_School Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
The franchisor is Big Blue Swim School Franchising, LLC ("we," "us," or "our"). "You" means the entity to which we grant a franchise and, if applicable, development rights. Your owners must sign our "Guaranty and Assumption of Obligations." This means all of our Franchise Agreement's provisions (Exhibit B) also will apply to your owners.
We are an Illinois limited liability company formed on June 27, 2018. Our principal business address is 112 Krog Street NE, Suite D-135, Atlanta, Georgia 30307. We conduct business primarily under our limited liability company name and the "BIG BLUE SWIM SCHOOL®" trademark and under no other name. We have no predecessors. Our direct parent company is Big Blue Swim School Investment Holdings, LLC, which shares our principal business address. Big Blue Swim School Investment Holdings, LLC is owned by L5 Swim Holdings, LLC and Big Blue Swim School HoldCo, LLC, both of which share our principal business address. We have no other parent companies disclosable in this Item. If we have an agent in your state for service of process, we disclose that agent in Exhibit E.
Our affiliate Big Blue Swim School IP, LLC ("Big Blue IP"), whose principal business address is the same as ours, owns the trademarks, operating systems, and other intellectual property we license to franchisees. It licenses that intellectual property to us for use in our franchise program. Big Blue IP has never operated a BIG BLUE Swim School or offered franchises in any line of business. We have no other affiliates currently disclosable in this Item 1.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS, AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 8–11)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Big Blue Swim School Franchise Disclosure Document, the legal name of the franchisor is Big Blue Swim School Franchising, LLC. The FDD specifies that "we," "us," or "our" refers to Big Blue Swim School Franchising, LLC, which is the entity granting the franchise. The document also clarifies that "you" refers to the entity receiving the franchise. Prospective franchisees should note that their owners must sign a "Guaranty and Assumption of Obligations," making them responsible for the Franchise Agreement's provisions.
Big Blue Swim School Franchising, LLC was formed as an Illinois limited liability company on June 27, 2018. The principal business address for the franchisor is 112 Krog Street NE, Suite D-135, Atlanta, Georgia 30307. The franchisor conducts business under its limited liability company name and the "BIG BLUE SWIM SCHOOL®" trademark.
It is important for potential franchisees to understand the structure of the Big Blue Swim School organization. The direct parent company of the franchisor is Big Blue Swim School Investment Holdings, LLC, which shares the same principal business address. Big Blue Swim School Investment Holdings, LLC is owned by L5 Swim Holdings, LLC and Big Blue Swim School HoldCo, LLC, both of which also share the same principal business address. Additionally, Big Blue Swim School IP, LLC, an affiliate of the franchisor, owns the trademarks, operating systems, and other intellectual property licensed to franchisees. This affiliate licenses the intellectual property to Big Blue Swim School Franchising, LLC for use in the franchise program.