Step Into Swim, an initiative of the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance dedicated to creating more swimmers through safe swim education, announced renewed partnerships with AquaStar Pool Products, Periodic Products and Pool Shark H2O. These three partners are donating a total of $50,000, which will help Step Into Swim gift grants to learn-to-swim providers nationwide and fund swim lessons.
Step Into Swim, an initiative of the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance dedicated to creating more swimmers through safe swim education, announced Pentair Pool, an industry-leading manufacturer of pool and spa solutions, has committed $100,000 to the program.
Step Into Swim, an initiative of the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance dedicated to creating more swimmers through safe swim education, announced it received a $100,000 donation from Heritage Pool Supply Group and its Heritage Cares Foundation. Heritage Cares hosted a charity concert at the 2026 Pool & Spa Show, with Step Into Swim among the four organizations supported.
The National Drowning Prevention Alliance has introduced its “Commitment to Safer Waters” Seal Program, designed to publicly recognize companies and organizations within the pool, spa and aquatic safety industries that demonstrate meaningful action toward drowning prevention and water safety awareness.
At 17, Jackson Scott began as a pool tech assistant in his family’s company, AquaBliss Pool Services, founded by his father, Ken Scott. Over the years, he gained experience across nearly every aspect of the business, from residential service and repairs to commercial accounts, construction, finishing and start-ups. By 22, his dedication had earned him the title of vice president.
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance announced that Adam Katchmarchi has joined the organization as vice president of educational development beginning July 1.
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance announced the recipient of the 2024 Dr. R. Neil Lowry Grant: Central Valley Health District in Jamestown, North Dakota.
The National Drowning Prevention Alliance has released a free toolkit to share water safety awareness resources through education and social media. The toolkit includes a “5 Layers of Protection” video, brochures, checklists, posters, infographics and other resources to educate about the importance of water safety. It also provides free social media content — social graphics,…
Austin Smith is passionate about the water. The financier from Salt Lake City, Utah, spent his childhood swimming in pools and lakes, and later took up scuba diving. Now he is diving into a very different aspect of the water: the learn-to-swim industry. Smith has big plans to open 21 Big Blue Swim School locations…
Pool service software company Skimmer, has expanded its support for Colin’s Hope, an Austin-based nonprofit that provides water safety awareness, education and resources to prevent childhood drownings. Skimmer will be a key sponsor at Colin’s Hope Graduation Tribute to Prevent Drowning. “At Skimmer, we have a desire and obligation to give back to our communities,” says Skimmer’s…
When it comes to commercial swimming pools, the service tech is one of many layers of protection in and around the pool, says Katie Crysdale, principal of Lakeview Aquatic Consultants, Ltd., in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. While some larger commercial pools have lifeguards during swim times, most are not trained to thoroughly examine potential dangers, and…
A pool fence would have saved Joshua and Christian DeMello. In January 2010, the 13-month-old twins drowned when they escaped from their grandparents’ house and fell into an unsecured pool. There were no alarms or fences. Their mother found them in the pool. “Today, I believe in multiple layers of prevention,” says their father, Paul…