Each year, the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance, in partnership with AQUA, proudly presents the prestigious Awards of Excellence — an annual tradition that honors the artistry and innovation shaping our industry. These awards don’t just recognize beautiful pools and spas; they celebrate the vision, passion, and dedication of the builders who bring them to life.
The 2025 Silver winners are a true testament to what happens when creativity and craftsmanship unite. From striking modern designs to welcoming backyard havens, each project reflects the heart and hard work of talented professionals from around the world.
And the celebration continues — stay tuned as we shine the spotlight on this year’s Bronze and Merit award winners later this month.
California Pools & Landscape
Chandler, Ariz.
Automation: Hayward
Circulation Equipment: Hayward
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Cascade Custom Pools, Austin, TexasPhoto courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Cascade Custom Pools, Austin, TexasPhoto courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Cascade Custom Pools
Austin, Texas
Automation: Pentair
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Sanitizer: Pentair
Start-Up Chemicals: Pegasus Pool
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Tipton Spires Design | Build, Seabrook, TexasPhoto courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Tipton Spires Design | Build, Seabrook, TexasPhoto courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Tipton Spires Design | Build
Seabrook, Texas
Automation: Pentair
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Start-Up Chemicals: Easy Care Products; Startup-Tec
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Regal Pools, Tomball, TexasPhoto courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Regal Pools, Tomball, TexasPhoto courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Regal Pools
Tomball, Texas
Automation: Jandy
Circulation Equipment: Jandy
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Pool Environments, Plano, TexasPhoto courtesy Jason Moore / Jimi Smith Photography
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Pool Environments, Plano, TexasPhoto courtesy Jason Moore / Jimi Smith Photography
Pool Environments
Plano, Texas
Automation: Pentair
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Start-Up Chemicals: Easy Care Products; Startup-Tec
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Pool Environments, Plano, TexasPhoto courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Pool Environments, Plano, TexasPhoto courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Pool Environments
Plano, Texas
Automation: Pentair
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Start-Up Chemicals: Easy Care Products; Startup-Tec
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Pool Environments, Plano, TexasPhoto courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Pool Environments, Plano, TexasPhoto courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Pool Environments
Plano, Texas
Automation: Pentair
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Start-Up Chemicals: Easy Care Products; Startup-Tec
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Pool Environments, Plano, TexasPhoto courtesy Jason Moore / Jimi Smith Photography
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Pool Environments, Plano, TexasPhoto courtesy Jason Moore / Jimi Smith Photography
Pool Environments
Plano, Texas
Automation: Pentair
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Start-Up Chemicals: Easy Care Products; Startup-Tec
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By MAXA Watershapes, Baja California Sur, MexicoPhoto courtesy Enrique Hernandez / MAXA Watershapes
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By MAXA Watershapes, Baja California Sur, MexicoPhoto courtesy Enrique Hernandez / MAXA Watershapes
MAXA Watershapes
Baja California Sur, Mexico
Automation: Pentair
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Sanitizer: Pentair
Start-Up Chemicals: HTH
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By High-Tech Pools, North Olmsted, OhioPhoto courtesy Eric Hanson / Hanson Photographic
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By High-Tech Pools, North Olmsted, OhioPhoto courtesy Eric Hanson / Hanson Photographic
High-Tech Pools
North Olmsted, Ohio
Automation: Pentair
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Start-Up Chemicals: Easy Care Products; Startup-Tec
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Flowing Wells Landscape & Pools, Chandler, Ariz.Photo courtesy Aaron Eriksson / Hub Media Company
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Flowing Wells Landscape & Pools, Chandler, Ariz.Photo courtesy Aaron Eriksson / Hub Media Company
Flowing Wells Landscape & Pools
Chandler, Ariz.
Automation: Pentair
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Claffey Pools, Southlake, TexasPhoto courtesy Jose Serrato / Serrato Photos
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Claffey Pools, Southlake, TexasPhoto courtesy Jose Serrato / Serrato Photos
Claffey Pools
Southlake, Texas
Automation: Fluidra – Jandy
Circulation Equipment: Pentair; A&A Manufacturing
Sanitizer: Del Ozone
Start-Up Chemicals: BioGuard
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Claffey Pools, Southlake, TexasPhoto courtesy Jose Serrato / Serrato Photos
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Claffey Pools, Southlake, TexasPhoto courtesy Jose Serrato / Serrato Photos
Claffey Pools
Southlake, Texas
Automation: Fluidra – Jandy
Circulation Equipment: Pentair; A&A Manufacturing
Sanitizer: Del Ozone
Start-Up Chemicals: BioGuard
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By AquaTerra Outdoors, Carrollton, TexasPhoto courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By AquaTerra Outdoors, Carrollton, TexasPhoto courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Aquaterra Outdoors
Carrollton, Texas
Automation: Pentair
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Cosgrove Custom Pools, Loomis, Calif.Photo courtesy Chris Rose / Glenn Rose Photography
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Cosgrove Custom Pools, Loomis, Calif.Photo courtesy Chris Rose / Glenn Rose Photography
Cosgrove Custom Pools
Loomis, Calif.
Automation: Pentair; The Attendant by Poolside Tech
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Sanitizer: Pentair; Jandy
Start-Up Chemicals: Bio-Dex Laboratories
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Cristallo Pool/Backyard Concepts, Jupiter, Fla.Photo courtesy Scott A. Miller; Cristallo Pool/Backyard Concepts
Category: VANISHING EDGE | By Cristallo Pool/Backyard Concepts, Jupiter, Fla.Photo courtesy Scott A. Miller; Cristallo Pool/Backyard Concepts
Cristallo Pool / Backyard Concepts
Jupiter, Fla.
Automation: The Attendant by Poolside Tech
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Sanitizer: Del Ozone
Start-Up Chemicals: Orenda Technologies
Category: Geometric | By California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, Ariz.Photo courtesy Ethan Cooper Photography
Category: Geometric | By California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, Ariz.Photo courtesy Ethan Cooper Photography
California Pools & Landscape
Chandler, Ariz.
Automation: Hayward
Circulation Equipment: Hayward
Category: Geometric | By Almar Jackson Pools, Jupiter, Fla.Photo courtesy Sarah Thomson Diaz / Pelican Pix
Category: Geometric | By Almar Jackson Pools, Jupiter, Fla.Photo courtesy Sarah Thomson Diaz / Pelican Pix
Almar Jackson Pools
Jupiter, Fla.
Automation: Jandy
Circulation Equipment: Jandy
Sanitizer: Jandy
Start-Up Chemicals: Jack’s Magic
Category: Geometric | By Ryan Hughes Design, Tampa, Fla.Photo courtesy Arvanitakis; Ryan Hughes Design / Surroundings Group
Category: Geometric | By Ryan Hughes Design, Tampa, Fla.Photo courtesy Arvanitakis; Ryan Hughes Design / Surroundings Group
Ryan Hughes Design
Tampa, Fla.
Category: Geometric | By Tipton Spires Design | Build, Seabrook, TexasPhoto courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Category: Geometric | By Tipton Spires Design | Build, Seabrook, TexasPhoto courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Tipton Spires Design | Build
Seabrook, Texas
Automation: Pentair
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Start-Up Chemicals: Easy Care Products; Startup-Tec
Category: Geometric | By Regal Pools – EndlessBlueDesigns, Tomball, TexasPhoto courtesy Mike Willcox / Jimi Smith Photography
Category: Geometric | By Regal Pools – EndlessBlueDesigns, Tomball, TexasPhoto courtesy Mike Willcox / Jimi Smith Photography
Regal Pools – EndlessBlueDesigns
Tomball, Texas
Automation: Jandy
Circulation Equipment: Jandy
Sanitizer: A&A Manufacturing
Start-Up Chemicals: Jandy
Category: Geometric | By Jim Hinson Pools, Raleigh, N.C.Photo courtesy Scott Scala / HomeJab
Category: Geometric | By Jim Hinson Pools, Raleigh, N.C.Photo courtesy Scott Scala / HomeJab
Jim Hinson Pools
Raleigh, N.C.
Automation: The Attendant by Poolside Tech
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Sanitizer: Pentair
Start-Up Chemicals: Orenda Technologies
Category: Geometric | By Mission Pools, Escondido, Calif.Photo courtesy Brady Spear / Spearhead Media
Category: Geometric | By Mission Pools, Escondido, Calif.Photo courtesy Brady Spear / Spearhead Media
Mission Pools
Escondido, Calif.
Automation: Pentair
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Category: Geometric | By Claffey Pools, Southlake, TexasPhoto courtesy Jose Serrato / Serrato Photos
Category: Geometric | By Claffey Pools, Southlake, TexasPhoto courtesy Jose Serrato / Serrato Photos
Claffey Pools
Southlake, Texas
Automation: Fluidra – Jandy
Circulation Equipment: Pentair; A&A Manufacturing
Sanitizer: Del Ozone
Start-Up Chemicals: BioGuard
Category: Geometric | By Claffey Pools, Southlake, TexasPhoto courtesy Jose Serrato / Serrato Photos
Category: Geometric | By Claffey Pools, Southlake, TexasPhoto courtesy Jose Serrato / Serrato Photos
Claffey Pools
Southlake, Texas
Automation: A&A Manufacturing
Circulation Equipment: Del Ozone
Start-Up Chemicals: BioGuard
Category: Geometric | By Cody Pools, Round Rock, TexasPhoto courtesy Jason Roberts Creative
Category: Geometric | By Cody Pools, Round Rock, TexasPhoto courtesy Jason Roberts Creative
Cody Pools
Round Rock, Texas
Automation: Pentair
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Sanitizer: Pentair
Category: Freeform | By California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, ArizPhoto courtesy Ethan Cooper Photography
Category: Freeform | By California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, ArizPhoto courtesy Ethan Cooper Photography
California Pools & Landscape
Chandler, Ariz.
Automation: Hayward
Circulation Equipment: Hayward
Category: Freeform | By The Pool Man, Tomball, TexasPhoto courtesy Jamal Law / The Pool Man
Category: Freeform | By The Pool Man, Tomball, TexasPhoto courtesy Jamal Law / The Pool Man
The Pool Man
Tomball, Texas
Automation: Pentair
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Sanitizer: CMP
Start-Up Chemicals: Easy Care Products; Startup-Tec; HASA; Pool Breeze; Cal-Chlor
Category: Freeform | By Sunset Pool Contractors, Crofton, MD.Photo courtesy Genevieve Mugford
Category: Freeform | By Sunset Pool Contractors, Crofton, MD.Photo courtesy Genevieve Mugford
Sunset Pool Contractors
Crofton, Md.
Automation: Pentair
Circulation Equipment: Pentair; Jandy
Start-Up Chemicals: Easy Care Products; Scaletec Plus
Category: Freeform | By Pulliam Pools, Fort Worth, TexasPhoto courtesy Jose Serrato / Serrato Photography
Category: Freeform | By Pulliam Pools, Fort Worth, TexasPhoto courtesy Jose Serrato / Serrato Photography
Pulliam Pools
Fort Worth, Texas
Automation: Jandy
Circulation Equipment: Fluidra
Start-Up Chemicals: BioGuard
Category: Freeform | By Natural Springs Pools, Lutz, Fla.Photo courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Category: Freeform | By Natural Springs Pools, Lutz, Fla.Photo courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Natural Springs Pools
Lutz, Fla.
Automation: Pentair
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Sanitizer: Pentair
Category: Freeform | By High-Tech Pools, North Olmsted, OhioPhoto courtesy Eric Hanson / Hanson Photographic
Category: Freeform | By High-Tech Pools, North Olmsted, OhioPhoto courtesy Eric Hanson / Hanson Photographic
High-Tech Pools
North Olmsted, Ohio
Automation: The Attendant by Poolside Tech
Circulation Equipment: Jandy
Start-Up Chemicals: Easy Care Products; Startup-Tec
Category: Fiberglass Pools | By Pools of Fun, Plainfield, Ind.Photo courtesy Jeff Hughes / Campfire Video Solutions
Category: Fiberglass Pools | By Pools of Fun, Plainfield, Ind.Photo courtesy Jeff Hughes / Campfire Video Solutions
Pools of Fun
Plainfield, Ind.
Automation: Jandy
Circulation Equipment: Jandy
Sanitizer: Jandy
Start-Up Chemicals: BioGuard
Category: Fiberglass Pools | By Concord Pools & Spas, Latham, N.Y.Photo courtesy Paul Castle / Castle Photography
Category: Fiberglass Pools | By Concord Pools & Spas, Latham, N.Y.Photo courtesy Paul Castle / Castle Photography
Concord Pools & Spas
Latham, N.Y.
Automation: Pentair
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Sanitizer: Pentair
Start-Up Chemicals: Surpass Chemicals
Category: Vinyl-Lined Pools | By Outdoor Elements, Rock Valley, IowaPhoto courtesy Jason Moore / Jimi Smith Photography
Category: Vinyl-Lined Pools | By Outdoor Elements, Rock Valley, IowaPhoto courtesy Jason Moore / Jimi Smith Photography
Outdoor Elements
Rock Valley, Iowa
Automation: Jandy
Circulation Equipment: Jandy
Sanitizer: Jandy
Start-Up Chemicals: ProTeam
Category: Vinyl-Lined Pools | By Outdoor Elements, Rock Valley, IowaPhoto courtesy Jason Moore / Jimi Smith Photography
Category: Vinyl-Lined Pools | By Outdoor Elements, Rock Valley, IowaPhoto courtesy Jason Moore / Jimi Smith Photography
Outdoor Elements
Rock Valley, Iowa
Automation: Jandy
Circulation Equipment: Jandy
Sanitizer: Jandy
Start-Up Chemicals: ProTeam
Category: Vinyl-Lined Pools | By Outdoor Elements, Rock Valley, IowaPhoto courtesy Jason Moore / Jimi Smith Photography
Category: Vinyl-Lined Pools | By Outdoor Elements, Rock Valley, IowaPhoto courtesy Jason Moore / Jimi Smith Photography
Outdoor Elements
Rock Valley, Iowa
Automation: Jandy
Circulation Equipment: Jandy
Sanitizer: Jandy
Start-Up Chemicals: ProTeam
Category: Elevated Pool and/or Spa Structure | By Diffazur Piscines, Saint-Laurent-Du-Var,
Alpes-MaritimesPhoto courtesy Jean-Claude Fayet / Vision Plus Production
Category: Elevated Pool and/or Spa Structure | By Diffazur Piscines, Saint-Laurent-Du-Var, 
Alpes-MaritimesPhoto courtesy Jean-Claude Fayet / Vision Plus Production
Diffazur Piscines
Saint-Laurent-Du-Var, Alpes-Maritimes
Automation: Pentair
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Sanitizer: Hayward
Start-Up Chemicals: Ocedis
Category: Architectural Achievement | By California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, Ariz.Photo courtesy Ethan Cooper Photography
Category: Architectural Achievement | By California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, Ariz.Photo courtesy Ethan Cooper Photography
California Pools & Landscape
Chandler, Ariz.
Automation: Hayward
Circulation Equipment: Hayward
Category: Architectural Achievement | By Water World Window, Kyiv, UkrainePhoto courtesy Viktoriia Dreieva / Water World Window
Category: Architectural Achievement | By Water World Window, Kyiv, UkrainePhoto courtesy Viktoriia Dreieva / Water World Window
Water World Window
Kyiv, Ukraine
Category: Architectural Achievement | By Ryan Hughes Design, Tampa, Fla.Photo courtesy Kosta Arvanitakis; Ryan Hughes Design / Surroundings Group
Category: Architectural Achievement | By Ryan Hughes Design, Tampa, Fla.Photo courtesy Kosta Arvanitakis; Ryan Hughes Design / Surroundings Group
Ryan Hughes Design
Tampa, Fla.
Category: Architectural Achievement | By Colorado Hardscapes, Greenwood Village, Colo.Photo courtesy Colorado Hardscapes
Category: Architectural Achievement | By Colorado Hardscapes, Greenwood Village, Colo.Photo courtesy Colorado Hardscapes
Colorado Hardscapes
Greenwood Village, Colo.
Category: Small Backyard Installations (less than 1500 SQ. FT.) | By Paragon Pools, Houston, TexasPhoto courtesy Chris Allison / Engage Media
Category: Small Backyard Installations (less than 1500 SQ. FT.) | By Paragon Pools, Houston, TexasPhoto courtesy Chris Allison / Engage Media
Paragon Pools
Houston, Texas
Automation: Pentair
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Start-Up Chemicals: SCP Distributors
Category: Pool Renovations | By Pool Rx, Carrollton, Ga.Photo courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Category: Pool Renovations | By Pool Rx, Carrollton, Ga.Photo courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Pool Rx
Carrollton, Ga.
Automation: Pentair
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Start-Up Chemicals: Orenda Technologies
Category: Pool Renovations | By Artisan Pools NC, Kitty Hawk, N.C.Photo courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Category: Pool Renovations | By Artisan Pools NC, Kitty Hawk, N.C.Photo courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Artison Pools NC
Kitty Hawk, N.C.
Automation: Hayward
Circulation Equipment: Hayward
Sanitizer: Paramount
Category: Fun Features | By The Green Scene, Los Angeles, Calif.Photo courtesy Irvin Pacheco / In-View Media
Category: Fun Features | By The Green Scene, Los Angeles, Calif.Photo courtesy Irvin Pacheco / In-View Media
The Green Scene
Los Angeles, Calif.
Automation: Hayward
Circulation Equipment: Hayward
Start-Up Chemicals: Jack’s Magic
Category: Fun Features | By Outdoor FX, Plain City, OhioPhoto courtesy Aston Onesko / Prestige Pro Photo
Category: Fun Features | By Outdoor FX, Plain City, OhioPhoto courtesy Aston Onesko / Prestige Pro Photo
Outdoor FX
Plain City, Ohio
Automation: Pentair
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Sanitizer: Pentair
Start-Up Chemicals: Easy Care Products; Startup-Tec
Category: Fun Features | By Counsilman-Hunsaker, St. Louis, Mo.Photo courtesy Phillip Wathen / Fil W Media
Category: Fun Features | By Counsilman-Hunsaker, St. Louis, Mo.Photo courtesy Phillip Wathen / Fil W Media
Counsilman-Hunsaker
St. Louis, Mo.
Automation: Water Odyssey
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Sanitizer: Pulsar
Start-Up Chemicals: Pulsar
Category: Pools with Automatic Covers | By Custom Pools of Lubbock, Lubbock, TexasPhoto courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Category: Pools with Automatic Covers | By Custom Pools of Lubbock, Lubbock, TexasPhoto courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Custom Pools of Lubbock
Lubbock, Texas
Automation: Hayward
Circulation Equipment: Hayward
Sanitizer: Paramount
Start-Up Chemicals: Easy Care Products; Startup-Tec
Category: Commercial Pools | By Water World Window, Kyiv, UkrainePhoto courtesy Viktoriia Dreieva / Water World Window
Category: Commercial Pools | By Water World Window, Kyiv, UkrainePhoto courtesy Viktoriia Dreieva / Water World Window
Water World Window
Kyiv, Ukraine
Automation: Siemens
Circulation Equipment: Baica and Aquakiara Turkey
Category: Commercial Pools | By Water World Window, Kyiv, UkrainePhoto courtesy Viktoriia Dreieva / Water World Window
Category: Commercial Pools | By Water World Window, Kyiv, UkrainePhoto courtesy Viktoriia Dreieva / Water World Window
Water World Window
Kyiv, Ukraine
Automation: Siemens
Circulation Equipment: Baica and Aquakiara Turkey
Category: Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools | By California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, ArizPhoto courtesy Ethan Cooper Photography
Category: Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools | By California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, ArizPhoto courtesy Ethan Cooper Photography
California Pools & Landscape
Chandler, Ariz.
Automation: Hayward
Circulation Equipment: Hayward
Category: Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools | By Land Tech Group of Virginia, Lynchburg, Va.Photo courtesy Michael Patch / Property One Photography LLC
Category: Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools | By Land Tech Group of Virginia, Lynchburg, Va.Photo courtesy Michael Patch / Property One Photography LLC
Land Tech Group of Virginia
Lynchburg, Va.
Automation: Pentair
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Category: Standalone Spas | By Ike’s Carter Pools, Oakland Park, Fla.Photo courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Category: Standalone Spas | By Ike’s Carter Pools, Oakland Park, Fla.Photo courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Ike’s Carter Pools
Oakland Park, Fla.
Automation: Jandy
Circulation Equipment: Jandy
Sanitizer: Jandy
Start-Up Chemicals: Jandy
Category: Portable Hot Tubs | By Swimming Pool Services, Waukesha, Wis.Photo courtesy Alexis Torres / Swimming Pool Services
Category: Portable Hot Tubs | By Swimming Pool Services, Waukesha, Wis.Photo courtesy Alexis Torres / Swimming Pool Services
Swimming Pool Services
Waukesha, Wis.
Hot Tub: Caldera Spas
Start-Up Chemicals: SpaGuard
Category: Water/Fire Features | By California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, Ariz.Photo courtesy Ethan Cooper Photography
Category: Water/Fire Features | By California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, Ariz.Photo courtesy Ethan Cooper Photography
California Pools & Landscape
Chandler, Ariz.
Automation: Pentair
Circulation Equipment: Pentair
Category: Water/Fire Features | By Ike’s Carter Pools, Oakland Park, Fla.Photo courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Category: Water/Fire Features | By Ike’s Carter Pools, Oakland Park, Fla.Photo courtesy Jimi Smith Photography
Ike’s Carter Pools
Oakland Park, Fla.
Automation: Jandy
Circulation Equipment: Jandy
Sanitizer: Jandy
Start-Up Chemicals: Jandy
