Texas Swim Academy Ranked in Houston Business Journal's Fast 100 List for a Second Year

HOUSTON - Aug. 17, 2015 - PRLog -- Texas Swim Academy has been ranked in the 2015 Fast 100 List put out by the Houston Business Journal. This is the second year the Katy-area swim facility has been ranked as one of the 100 fastest growing companies in the Houston area.

The list includes companies from a variety of industries and backgrounds that have overcome obstacles to rapidly grow between the years 2012 to 2014. All companies on the list are headquartered within the ten-county Houston metropolitan area and have been doing business for a minimum of five years. While the list is ranked by revenue growth, companies were also considered for their innovation and involvement in their local communities.

"We are pleased to be chosen once again as a Houston Fast 100 firm," said Kathleen McMordie, owner of Texas Swim Academy. "It's truly an honor, and we're grateful for the recognition as we continue to instill a passion for swimming and pass down vital water safety and life-saving skills to a new generation."

More than 750 men and women are expected to attend the 2015 Houston Business Journal’s Fast 100 Awards Ceremony where the finalists will be revealed their ranking on the list. The ceremony will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at the Hilton Americas in Downtown Houston.

Houston Business Journal's prestigious recognition is added to a list of many other accolades that have been awarded to the swim facility in the last few years. Texas Swim Academy was awarded the SBA Entrepreneurial Success Award in 2014 and two Macaroni Kid Gold Daisy Awards for "Best Swimming Lessons" and "Best New Business" in April 2015. The facility has was also recognized as one of the "101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work for" in Houston by the National Association of Business Resources.

Making a Splash in the Houston Community
Kathleen and her husband Bruce McMordie are both members of the Infant Aquatics Network, National Drowning Prevention Alliance, and the United States Swim School Association. They began Texas Swim Academy as a home-based program 10 years ago to teach Infant Aquatic Survival℠ and water safety to Katy and Houston area children. In 2012, the couple worked tirelessly and diligently to open up a new year-round swim facility in Katy that would not only give them the space they needed, but the ability to teach swimming lessons in the cooler spring and fall seasons. Kathleen and Bruce's passion for water safety is a driving force in all that they do. While other businesses measure their success with graphs, charts, and bottom lines, Kathleen and Bruce measure theirs with lives saved and changed.

"We know that we are giving something back to the people of Katy, Houston, and surrounding communities when we hear someone tell us that their child has fallen into the water and saved his own life by floating or swimming to the edge," said Kathleen. "It’s a priceless gift that we hope to share for years to come."

Today, Texas Swim Academy has plans to expand with a new 10,000-square-foot facility with an eight-lane, 25-yard pool which will serve as the home for the facility's first competition team, the Texas Swim Academy Tritons. The new team will be open to children ages 8, many of whom started infant swimming lessons at the academy. The team meets will begin this fall and construction for the new facility is expected to be completed in August 2016.

About Texas Swim Academy
Texas Swim Academy offers infant, child, and adult swimming lessons. The academy strives to introduce children to the water at an early age through infant aquatics and fully develop swim stroke abilities through adulthood. Children are taught life-saving swim safety skills and have the option to prepare for a competitive swim team. Through a variety of swimming programs, the facility offers a seamless, comfortable introduction of the water to every student that suits his of her individual needs. To learn more, please call (832) 437-6186 or visit www.texasswimacademy.com.