DENVER, Colorado –StreamlineBrands, the industry's largest franchisor andoperator of swim schools, widely known for SafeSplash Swim School, announcesveteran retail executive Chris Harkness will serve as thecompany’s new president, effective immediately. Harkness’ career spans more than two decades in franchisemanagement and store operations at companies such as GameStop, 7-ELEVEN, andHome Depot. He most recently served as president of Aire Serv, a Neighborlycompany that operates heating and air conditioning franchises across the U.S.and Canada. Prior to his career in business, he served as a lieutenant in theUnited States Navy in the submarine service.

i9 Sports recognized as select few that moved up over 100 places vs prior year, moving up 148 points to spot #307. SafeSplash just missed the list, moving up 80 points to spot #249.

Franchise Times has named i9 Sports® as one of the best franchises for 2022 as part of its annual Zor Awards. Finalists were drawn from the Franchise Times Top 400 database, which is a 23-year-old research tool covering more than 650 U.S.-based franchise systems.

Youth Enrichment Brands (YEB), a new platform of leading youth activities brands, launched today following the acquisition of i9 Sports.