Business
BY JOVANNA AGUILAR
FINS Swim School CEO Liam Goudeket said swimming is a life skill that should be taught to children at a young age to avoid accidents. It’s also a skill that requires consistent practice to prevent regression. “Drowning is the No. 1 cause of accidental death for children under 5, so we saw a need in the community and an opportunity as a business,” he said. Founded by his parents Bill and Kathy Goudeket in 2000, FINS Swim School has grown from a single location in Spring to seven locations across the north Houston area, including two in The FINS Swim School promotes water safety in north Houston
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FINS Swim School expanded to The Woodlands in 2008 and now operates a school location on FM 2978 as well as one on College Park Drive.
Goudeket traces his passion for swimming back to his childhood, inspired by his father who was a former college swimmer. He, along with his sisters, joined in the family sport by forming a swim team of their own as children and following in their father’s footsteps. Goudeket further immersed himself in the sport in 1997 by giving swim lessons to neighborhood kids in the Tomball area where he grew up. FINS Swim School came about after Goude- ket’s parents met the former owner of George Campbell’s Olympic Swim Academy, who sold the swim school to them. They went on to rename the business with a concept focused on safety. After wearing several hats at his parents’ busi- ness and years of dedication, Goudeket took over as CEO of FINS Swim School in 2024. Diving in deeper FINS Swim School oers a guarantee that students will move up a level after ve lessons. Lessons range from $27-$38 each. Although Goudeket said the most eective age to learn to swim is from 18-24 months, swimming is a skill that can be taught at any age. “The most important thing is going to be water safety,” Goudeket said. “[Swimming] is a life skill, unlike any other activity that a child might learn.” FINS Swim School also oers a tness program for experienced swimmers over 18 years old. During the FINS Aqua Fitness Program, swim- mers can partake in a 45-minute low-impact workout held weekly for $40 a month.
Instructors are required to pass a background check and go through an extensive interview process.
Parents can watch their children during lessons.
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Liam Goudeket took over as CEO of FINS Swim School in 2024.
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