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<a href="https://www.courant.com/community/windham/hc-wm-big-blue-swim-2020-05-07-20200427-wfxp3i25szgrtg75eq6rjneu3u-story.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=hartford-courant-marine-veteran-bringing-big-blue-swim-schools-to-connecticut-2713121" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">According to the Hartford Courant</a>, Marine Corps veteran Chris Gray has signed to open three <a href="https://www.bigblueswimschool.com/franchising/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=hartford-courant-marine-veteran-bringing-big-blue-swim-schools-to-connecticut-2713121" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Big Blue Swim Schools</a> in the Hartford area over the next few years. Gray signed to bring these locations to the area during the COVID-19 pandemic, looking to provide plenty of job opportunities to Connecticut when businesses open to full capacity.“I have always wanted to have my own business, but never really saw anything that I could see myself doing until I came across <a href="https://1851franchise.com/bigblueswimschool">Big Blue Swim School</a>,” Gray told the Hartford Courant. “As a parent of two young girls, a healthy respect for water and the ability to swim ranked as high as walking and talking.”Gray plans to open one location every 14-18 months. Each location will provide around 25 full-time jobs in the local community.<a href="https://www.courant.com/community/windham/hc-wm-big-blue-swim-2020-05-07-20200427-wfxp3i25szgrtg75eq6rjneu3u-story.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=hartford-courant-marine-veteran-bringing-big-blue-swim-schools-to-connecticut-2713121" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Read the full article in the Hartford Courant here</a>.

Hartford Courant: Marine Veteran Bringing Big Blue Swim Schools To Connecticut

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Franchisee Chris Gray signs to bring three Big Blue Swim Schools to Hartford area.


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