PHTA Reveals 2025 International Awards of Excellence Winners
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance announced this year’s winners of the PHTA International Awards of Excellence. These awards recognize exceptional installations of pools, spas, hot tubs and water features that showcase the most beautiful, creative and innovative work in the industry.
Each year, hundreds of entries are submitted by pool, spa and hot tub professionals worldwide. The PHTA International Awards of Excellence program saw a 22% increase in submissions this year compared to last year, the highest number of submissions since the PHTA unification.
“PHTA is proud to recognize so many of our members for their excellent craftmanship, inspiring designs and overall dedication to elevating the industry,” says Sabeena Hickman, president and CEO of PHTA. “These winning projects are a testament to what our industry can achieve when skill and training meet dedication and innovation.”
The competition is open to PHTA members who are pool, spa or hot tub builders as well as installers, designers, retailers or service companies that receive payment for the submitted project. The judging panel is comprised of industry professionals across building, design, service, operations and retail.
The winning entries are featured in the September 2025 issue of AQUA Magazine, and the winning companies will be honored during the PHTA Awards of Excellence Reception on Oct. 21, at the International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo in Las Vegas.
See below for the full list of 2025 PHTA International Award of Excellence winners.
Photos of all winning entries can be found on the PHTA Awards of Excellence webpage.
| GOLD | CATEGORY |
| AquaTerra Outdoors, Carrollton, Texas | Geometric |
| Backyard Oasis, Inc., Tomball, Texas | Pool Renovations |
| Burleson Pool Co., Inc., Hampton Cove, Alabama | Freeform |
| California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, Arizona | Standalone Spas |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, Texas | Geometric |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, Texas | Pools with Automatic Covers |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, Texas | Small Backyard Installations (less than 1,500 sq.ft.) |
| Counsilman-Hunsaker, St. Louis, Missouri | Commercial Pools |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Elevated Pool and/or Spa Structure |
| Easton Select Group, Easton, Massachusetts | Vanishing Edge |
| High-Tech Pools Inc, Cleveland, Ohio | Architectural Achievement |
| Ike’s Carter Pools, Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Standalone Spas |
| J&M Pool Company, Senoia, Georgia | Vinyl-Lined Pools |
| MAXA Watershapes, Los Cabos, Mexico | Commercial Pools |
| Ozzie Kraft Pools, Las Vegas, Nevada | Portable Hot Tubs |
| Ozzie Kraft Pools, Las Vegas, Nevada | Vanishing Edge |
| Pool Environments, Inc., Plano, Texas | Water/Fire Features |
| River Pools of Virginia, Warsaw, Virginia | Fiberglass Pools |
| Rumo’s Pool and Spa LLC, Atlanta, Georgia | Swim Spas |
| Ryan Hughes Design, Tampa, Florida | Fun Features |
| Ryan Hughes Design, Tampa, Florida | Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools |
| Ryan Hughes Design, Tampa, Florida | Water/Fire Features |
| SILVER | CATEGORY |
| Almar Jackson Pools, Inc., Jupiter, Florida | Geometric |
| AquaTerra Outdoors, Carrollton, Texas | Vanishing Edge |
| Artisan Pools NC, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina | Pool Renovations |
| California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, Arizona | Architectural Achievement |
| California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, Arizona | Freeform |
| California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, Arizona | Geometric |
| California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, Arizona | Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools |
| California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, Arizona | Vanishing Edge |
| California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, Arizona | Water/Fire Features |
| Cascade Custom Pools, Austin, Texas | Vanishing Edge |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, Texas | Vanishing Edge (2) |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, Texas | Geometric (2) |
| Cody Pools, Inc, San Antonio, Texas | Geometric |
| Colorado Hardscapes, Greenwood Village, Colorado | Architectural Achievement |
| Concord Pools & Spas, Latham, New York | Fiberglass Pools |
| Cosgrove Custom Pools, Loomis, California | Vanishing Edge |
| Counsilman-Hunsaker, St. Louis, Missouri | Fun Features |
| Cristallo Pool/Backyard Concepts, Jupiter, Florida | Vanishing Edge |
| Custom Pools of Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas | Pools with Automatic Covers |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Elevated Pool and/or Spa Structure |
| Flowing Wells Landscape & Pools, Chandler, Arizona | Vanishing Edge |
| High-Tech Pools Inc, Cleveland, Ohio | Freeform |
| High-Tech Pools Inc, Cleveland, Ohio | Vanishing Edge |
| Ike’s Carter Pools, Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Standalone Spas |
| Ike’s Carter Pools, Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Water/Fire Features |
| Jim Hinson Pools, Raleigh, North Carolina | Geometric |
| Land Tech Group of Virginia, Inc., Lynchburg, Virginia | Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools |
| MAXA Watershapes, Los Cabos, Mexico | Vanishing Edge |
| Mission Pools, Escondido, California | Geometric |
| Natural Springs Pools, Lutz, Florida | Freeform |
| Outdoor Elements, Inc., Rock Valley, Iowa | Vinyl-Lined Pools (3) |
| Outdoor FX, Plain City, Ohio | Fun Features |
| Paragon Pools, Houston, Texas | Small Backyard Installations (less than 1,500 sq.ft.) |
| Pool Environments, Inc., Plano, Texas | Vanishing Edge (4) |
| Pool Rx, Carrollton, Georgia | Pool Renovations |
| Pools of Fun, Plainfield, Indiana | Fiberglass Pools |
| Pulliam Pools, Fort Worth, Texas | Freeform |
| Regal Pools, Houston, Texas | Vanishing Edge |
| Regal Pools – EndlessBlueDesigns, Houston, Texas | Geometric |
| Ryan Hughes Design, Tampa, Florida | Architectural Achievement |
| Ryan Hughes Design, Tampa, Florida | Geometric |
| Sunset Pool Contractors, Crofton, Maryland | Freeform |
| Swimming Pool Services, Waukesha, Wisconsin | Portable Hot Tubs |
| The Green Scene Inc., Chatsworth, California | Fun Features |
| The Pool Man, Inc., Tomball, Texas | Freeform |
| Tipton Spires Design | Build, Seabrook, Texas | Geometric |
| Tipton Spires Design | Build, Seabrook, Texas | Vanishing Edge |
| Water World Window, Kyiv, Ukraine | Architectural Achievement |
| Water World Window, Kyiv, Ukraine | Commercial Pools (2) |
| BRONZE | CATEGORY |
| Acuarium Piscinas & Spas, San José, Costa Rica | Commercial Pools |
| Aqua Technics Pools, Perth, Western Australia, Australia | Fiberglass Pools |
| AquaTerra Outdoors, Carrollton, Texas | Geometric (2) |
| BMR Pool and Patio, Lewisville, Texas | Geometric |
| Burleson Pool Co., Inc., Hampton Cove, Alabama | Vanishing Edge |
| CALIFORNIAPools, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | Elevated Pool and/or Spa Structure |
| California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, Arizona | Commercial Pools |
| California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, Arizona | Small Backyard Installations (less than 1,500 sq.ft.) |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, Texas | Architectural Achievement |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, Texas | Freeform |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, Texas | Water/Fire Features |
| Cody Pools, Inc, Austin, Texas | Vanishing Edge (2) |
| CPS Outdoors (Custom Pool Systems), Miami Beach, Florida | Vanishing Edge |
| Custom Pools of Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas | Fun Features |
| Custom Pools of Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas | Geometric |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Commercial Pools |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Pools with Automatic Covers |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Small Backyard Installations (less than 1,500 sq.ft.) |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Vanishing Edge |
| Double B Design, Austin, Texas | Pool Renovations |
| East Coast Pools & Spas, Ormond Beach, Florida | Fun Features |
| Green O’Aces Pools & Landscape, Las Vegas, Nevada | Geometric |
| Harold Leidner Landscape Architects, Dallas, Texas | Water/Fire Features (2) |
| High-Tech Pools Inc, Cleveland, Ohio | Commercial Pools |
| Ike’s Carter Pools, Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools |
| J&M Pool Company, Senoia, Georgia | Geometric |
| JDO Pools & Spas, Kilmarnock, Virginia | Architectural Achievement |
| JDO Pools & Spas, Kilmarnock, Virginia | Pools with Automatic Covers |
| Landmark Aquatic, Austin, Texas | Commercial Pools |
| Liquid Evolution Pools, Scottsdale, Arizona | Geometric |
| Monogram Custom Pools, Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania | Freeform |
| Morris Pools, Mesa, Arizona | Geometric |
| Morris Pools, Mesa, Arizona | Vanishing Edge (2) |
| Outdoor Elements, Inc., Rock Valley, Iowa | Vinyl-Lined Pools |
| Ozzie Kraft Pools, Las Vegas, Nevada | Geometric |
| Ozzie Kraft Pools, Las Vegas, Nevada | Water/Fire Features |
| Paragon Pools, Houston, Texas | Pool Renovations |
| Paragon Pools, Houston, Texas | Vanishing Edge |
| Platinum Pools, Houston, Texas | Vanishing Edge (2) |
| Pool Environments, Inc., Plano, Texas | Vanishing Edge (5) |
| Pool Environments, Inc., Plano, Texas | Geometric (2) |
| Pool Rx, Carrollton, Georgia | Vanishing Edge |
| Pool Rx, Carrollton, Georgia | Water/Fire Features |
| Regal Pools, Houston, Texas | Geometric (2) |
| Richard’s Total Backyard Solutions, Houston, Texas | Portable Hot Tubs |
| Riverbend Sandler Pools, Plano, Texas | Geometric |
| Rumo’s Pool and Spa LLC, Atlanta, Georgia | Standalone Spas |
| Ryan Hughes Design, Tampa, Florida | Geometric |
| Ryan Hughes Design, Tampa, Florida | Vanishing Edge |
| Smart Pools Inc., Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina | Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools |
| South Florida Custom Pools, Palm City, Florida | Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools |
| Superior Pools of Southwest Florida, Inc., Port Charlotte, Florida | Freeform |
| Supreme Pools and Spas, Inc., Spring, Texas | Small Backyard Installations (less than 1,500 sq.ft.) |
| The Green Scene Inc., Chatsworth, California | Water/Fire Features |
| Third Coast Pools, Friendswood, Texas | Small Backyard Installations (less than 1,500 sq.ft.) |
| Tipton Spires Design | Build, Seabrook, Texas | Vanishing Edge |
| Venture Custom Pools, Plano, Texas | Small Backyard Installations (less than 1,500 sq.ft.) |
| MERIT | CATEGORY |
| A-1 Pool Service, Inc., Hilton Head Island, South Carolina | Geometric |
| All Island Group, Farmingdale, New York | Architectural Achievement |
| AquaTerra Outdoors, Carrollton, Texas | Architectural Achievement |
| Aquatic Design Group, Carlsbad, California | Commercial Pools |
| Artisan Pools NC, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina | Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools |
| Backyard Oasis, Inc., Tomball, Texas | Geometric |
| Bi-State Pool, O’Fallon, Missouri | Pools with Automatic Covers |
| CALIFORNIAPools, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | Fiberglass Pools |
| California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, Arizona | Commercial Pools |
| California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, Arizona | Freeform |
| California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, Arizona | Fun Features |
| California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, Arizona | Geometric (2) |
| California Pools & Landscape, Chandler, Arizona | Vanishing Edge |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, Texas | Geometric |
| Clark’s Pools, New Castle, Delaware | Vanishing Edge |
| Colorado Hardscapes, Greenwood Village, Colorado | Pool Renovations |
| Colorado Pool + Spa Scapes, Glenwood Springs, Colorado | Vanishing Edge |
| Concord Pools & Spas, Latham, New York | Fiberglass Pools |
| Connected Pools, Deerfield Beach, Florida | Geometric |
| Cosmic Design Studio, Atlanta, Georgia | Geometric |
| Counsilman-Hunsaker, St. Louis, Missouri | Commercial Pools (3) |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Architectural Achievement |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Commercial Pools |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Geometric |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Pool Renovations |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Small Backyard Installations (less than 1,500 sq.ft.) |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools (2) |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Vanishing Edge (2) |
| Gary Pools, LLC, San Antonio, Texas | Geometric |
| Gary Thull Pools, Inc., Bellefonte, Pennsylvania | Pools with Automatic Covers |
| Georgia Luxury Pools, Marietta, Georgia | Pool Renovations |
| Go Designs Inc, El Paso, Texas | Pool Renovations (2) |
| Goebel Custom Pools, San Antonio, Texas | Pools with Automatic Covers |
| Goodall Pools & Spas, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania | Fiberglass Pools |
| Green O’Aces Pools & Landscape, Las Vegas, Nevada | Geometric |
| Green O’Aces Pools & Landscape, Las Vegas, Nevada | Vanishing Edge |
| Hauk Custom Pools, Celina, Texas | Geometric (2) |
| Heritage Pools, LLC, Charleston, South Carolina | Geometric |
| High-Tech Pools Inc, Cleveland, Ohio | Geometric |
| Hilltop Pools & Spas, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia | Geometric |
| Ike’s Carter Pools, Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Vanishing Edge |
| J&M Pool Company, Senoia, Georgia | Geometric |
| J3 Pools, Pearland, Texas | Geometric |
| JDO Pools & Spas, Richmond, Virginia | Fun Features |
| Landmark Aquatic, Austin, Texas | Commercial Pools |
| Larsen’s Pool & Spa, Westchase, Florida | Geometric |
| Minipools, San Antonio, Texas | Small Backyard Installations (less than 1,500 sq.ft.) |
| National Pools of Roanoke, Inc., Roanoke, Virginia | Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools |
| Oak Wells Aquatics, Jacksonville, Florida | Small Backyard Installations (less than 1,500 sq.ft.) |
| Oasis Pavers and Pools, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida | Freeform |
| Paragon Pools, Houston, Texas | Geometric |
| Paragon Pools Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada | Small Backyard Installations (less than 1,500 sq.ft.) |
| Penguin Pools, Waukesha, Wisconsin | Vinyl-Lined Pools |
| Pool Environments, Inc., Plano, Texas | Vanishing Edge (2) |
| Pool Rx, Carrollton, Georgia | Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools |
| Pools of Fun, Plainfield, Indiana | Vinyl-Lined Pools |
| Precision Pools & Spas, Sandy, Utah | Architectural Achievement |
| Pulliam Pools, Fort Worth, Texas | Geometric |
| Pulliam Pools, Fort Worth, Texas | Small Backyard Installations (less than 1,500 sq.ft.) |
| Pulliam Pools, Fort Worth, Texas | Vanishing Edge (2) |
| Rainbow Pools & Living Art Design, Fishkill, New York | Freeform |
| Regal Pools, Houston, Texas | Geometric |
| Regal Pools, Houston, Texas | Vanishing Edge |
| Reliant Pools Inc, Austin, Texas | Small Backyard Installations (less than 1,500 sq.ft.) |
| Richard’s Total Backyard Solutions, Houston, Texas | Small Backyard Installations (less than 1,500 sq.ft.) |
| Riverbend Sandler Pools, Plano, Texas | Geometric |
| Riverbend Sandler Pools, Plano, Texas | Vanishing Edge |
| Ryan Hughes Design, Tampa, Florida | Fun Features |
| Sandler’s Gold Medal Pools, Lewisville, Texas | Freeform |
| Sandler’s Gold Medal Pools, Lewisville, Texas | Geometric |
| Spartan Pool & Patio, Norman, Oklahoma | Geometric |
| Superior Pools of Southwest Florida, Inc., Port Charlotte, Florida | Water/Fire Features |
| Supreme Pools and Spas, Inc., Spring, Texas | Freeform |
| Supreme Pools and Spas, Inc., Spring, Texas | Geometric |
| Texas Sage And Sun, Magnolia, Texas | Geometric |
| The Chaikin Ultimate Group powered by Azureon, Deer Park, New York | Freeform |
| The Green Scene Inc., Chatsworth, California | Fun Features |
| The Green Scene Inc., Chatsworth, California | Vanishing Edge |
| The Green Scene Inc., Chatsworth, California | Water/Fire Features |
| Tipton Spires Design | Build, Seabrook, Texas | Small Backyard Installations (less than 1,500 sq.ft.) |
