# Foss Swim School

> Foss Swim School is a family-run aquatics education company headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Founded by Jon and Susan Foss in 1993, it teaches babies, children, teens and adults through a proprietary Swim Path curriculum, small age-and-ability cohorts, fixed academic-style quarters and purpose-built 91-degree indoor pools. Its current site lists 36 schools across seven Midwestern and Colorado metro areas, with offerings that progress from water comfort and safety to stroke development and competitive technique.

- **Founded:** 1993
- **Headquarters:** Eden Prairie, United States
- **Founders:** Jon Foss (Co-founder and CEO), Susan Foss (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 620 employees (provided estimate)
- **Products:** Learn to Swim, Swim Stronger, Swim Faster, Private and semi-private lessons, Swim camps
- **Notable:** Grew from a 12-student class in a rented apartment pool in 1993 to 36 listed schools by 2026., Has taught hundreds of thousands of swimmers, according to the company., Built a curriculum informed by more than 50,000 lessons Jon Foss says he taught in the company's first seven years.

## Products & services

- **Learn to Swim** — Foundational age-and-ability classes from babies through adults, focused on water comfort, safety and core swimming skills.
- **Swim Stronger** — Post-graduation instruction in the four competitive strokes, turns, finishes and stamina.
- **Swim Faster** — A swim-team-style program for advanced students who want technique, speed and competitive experience.
- **Private and semi-private lessons** — Personalized 30-minute sessions with one or two students per instructor and flexible scheduling.
- **Swim camps** — Condensed, higher-frequency classes designed to deliver a quarter's progression with less review between sessions.
- **Preview Class** — A complimentary 30-minute one-to-one experience and level recommendation for prospective families.
- **Swim shop** — Online retail for swimwear, goggles, bags, gift cards and chlorine-care products.

## Achievements

- Grew from a 12-student class in a rented apartment pool in 1993 to 36 listed schools by 2026.
- Has taught hundreds of thousands of swimmers, according to the company.
- Built a curriculum informed by more than 50,000 lessons Jon Foss says he taught in the company's first seven years.
- Counts eight-time Olympic medalist Regan Smith among its alumni.
- Expanded from its Minnesota and Chicago base into Missouri, North Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Colorado.
- Established a centralized, sliding-scale scholarship program to broaden access to quarterly lessons.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — FOSS published an update explaining how it conducts and communicates swimmer progress evaluations.
- **2025-11** — The company announced calendar changes planned for spring 2026.
- **2025-09** — Lone Tree and Castle Rock prepared to open, deepening the company's Denver-area expansion.
- **2025-05** — Olympic alumna Regan Smith joined FOSS content emphasizing that strong swimmers still need water-safety habits.
- **2025-02** — FOSS marked National Girls and Women in Sports Day with an interview featuring Smith.
- **2024-08** — The company celebrated Smith's five-medal performance at the Paris Olympics.

## Links

- Website: https://www.fossswimschool.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/foss-swim-school
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/fossswimschool
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fossswimschool/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fossswimschool/

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Last updated: 2026-08-13