Four-time Olympic Gold Medalist Ryan Murphy Becomes Goldfish Swim School Franchisee 

Goldfish Swim School is adding four-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Murphy to its roster of dedicated franchise owners. Murphy — in partnership with his parents, Pat and Katy Murphy, and grandfather, Mike Sullivan — will bring Goldfish Swim School just south of his hometown of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The opening of Goldfish Swim School — Saint Johns is set for spring 2024.

Goldfish Swim School provides swim lessons and water safety instruction to infants and children aged 4 months to 12 years in a safe, child-friendly environment using a research-based philosophy called The Science of SwimPlay. 

“I’ve seen the positive impact that learning to swim can have on children, making them not only safer but more confident,” Murphy says. “The opportunity to bring Goldfish’s unique experience and curriculum to the community where I learned to swim was too good to let float by.”

Murphy has been a supporter of drowning prevention and awareness for years, serving as an ambassador for the USA Swimming Foundation and Speedo. From visiting Goldfish Swim Schools to participating in W.A.T.E.R. safety demos and helping to get more than 16,000 kids and adults to take the 2023 Safer Swimmer Pledge, Murphy is passionate about promoting water safety and swimming skills for kids.