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Over the weekend, we had the chance to stop by one of our newest customers SwimLabs Issaquah to help celebrate their grand opening. It was quite a festive scene: a beautiful Seattle late spring day broughtswimmers, Olympic medalists and even the Mayor of Issaquah out to welcome this new swim instruction business to the area. Manager Carissa Fields gave me a quick tour of the facilities, which consisted of three state-of-the-art pools equipped with high-tech cameras so that swimmers can review, analyze, and improve on their strokes. For the grand opening, each pool was busy with kids practicing their swim moves under the watchful eyes of SwimLab instructors.
"Pike13 was amazing in getting us ready for this day," said Carissa. "It’s been a crazy last few weeks, but you and your team have stuck it out with us and now I have an online scheduler that we really love to use. Thank you for your big part in that--I’m looking forward to our years together!"
We love seeing our customers launch new businesses and know that we played a role in helping them prepare for their big day. With a range of classes from beginner to expert level, its beautiful, modern facilities and the expertise of the training swim instruction staff, SwimLabs Issaquah is destined to be a success. We're proud to partner with them in providing this valuable resource to the Seattle swim community and beyond.
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