View employment opportunities here: https://tomdolanswimschool.com/contact/employment/ Tom Dolan's first school for learning to swim may have officially opened on February 1, 2012, but the story began in 1980 when Tom Dolan started swimming in Arlington, Va. Tom enjoyed tremendous success in the pool and had the wonderful opportunity to travel and compete around the world. This also provided him with a unique perspective to be able to see how important learning to swim is for kids worldwide. Tom became a back-to-back Olympic gold medalist in the 400 Individual Medley in Atlanta in 1996 and Sydney in 2000. He also won a Silver Medal in the 200 Individual Medley in 2000, and held the 400 Individual Medley World Record for nine years, among many other accomplishments throughout his swimming career. When his run at the elite level of swimming was complete, Tom decided to focus his attention on the grassroots, educational side of the sport. His belief was that the US as a whole, and specifically, the Washington, DC region, was without a proper platform on which to teach parents with young kids how and when they should begin to pass along the life skill of learning how to swim. Tom has been fortunate enough to gain additional swimming knowledge from other learn-to-swim experts around the world. Today, he is excited to use his extensive swimming background to bring you the Tom Dolan Swim School. Tom believes that the school’s tagline, Swim Thru Life, best encapsulates his passion for the sport of swimming in the light that best represents it: a life skill, not just an activity. Swim Thru Life is not about winning races and medals, it is about having the confidence to be a champion in life! Our facilities and staff are here to instill the fundamentals, fun, and confidence in an environment maximized for teaching and self-discovery.