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The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) recently released the results from its Quarterly Pulse Survey for Q4 2024, revealing a very optimistic point of view among builders, service professionals, and retailers.

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA), the trade association representing the swimming pool, hot tub, and spa industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chair and four new Voting Members to the PHTA Standards Consensus Committee (SCC). The SCC is PHTA’s official consensus voting body, responsible for reviewing and voting on all pool, spa, and hot tub standards to be approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Members of the SCC are classified into one of four interest categories: Producer, User-Government, User-Consumer, or General Interest.

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA), the trade association representing the swimming pool, hot tub, and spa industry, has released the results of its Quarterly Pulse Survey for Q4 2024, providing valuable insights into industry trends and performance benchmarks. This data is now available to survey participants through the PHTA Research Portal.

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA), the trade association representing the swimming pool, hot tub, and spa industry, is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2024 Dr. R. Neil Lowry Grant: Central Valley Health District in Jamestown, ND. Central Valley Health District was honored during an awards ceremony at the 2025 World Aquatic Health Conference (WAHC) in Atlantic City, NJ, on January 28, 2025.

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA), the trade association representing the swimming pool, hot tub, and spa industry, announced its support of the Safe Water Instruction for Minors (SWIM) Act, which was reintroduced to the House of Representatives earlier this month by U.S. Rep. W. Gregory Steube (R-FL-17) and co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Deborah Ross (D-NC-2), U.S. Rep. Donald Davis (D-NC-1), and Del. James Moylan (R-GU-At Large). H.R. 1506 is a groundbreaking piece of bipartisan legislation designed to enhance water safety by authorizing basic, lifesaving swim lessons as a qualified expense for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs, Section 223) and Flexible Savings Accounts (FSAs, Section 125).

Step Into Swim, an initiative of the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) dedicated to creating more swimmers through safe swim education, is pleased to announce that Heritage Pool Supply Group and its Heritage Cares Foundation has generously donated $100,000 to the program. Heritage Cares hosted a charity concert at The Pool & Spa Show powered by the Northeast Spa & Pool Association in Atlantic City, NJ, last month, with Step Into Swim being one of four nonprofits supported.

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA), the trade association representing the swimming pool, hot tub, and spa industry, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 PHTA Scholarship: Richard Hauser, Cecilia Oseguera, Egan Barzilay, and Kaitlyn Forney. The PHTA Scholarship Program was founded to honor public swimming pool or spa operators who have pursued further education to better protect public health and now provides funding for PHTA certified professionals or their immediate family members to put towards their college tuition.

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA), the trade association representing the swimming pool, hot tub, and spa industry, has awarded the 2024 Greg Garrett Scholarship to Matthew Ryther, Service Manager at Acqua Pura Pool Service Inc., and Jeff Johnson, President of Midwest Pools LLC. The winners were honored during an awards ceremony at the 2025 World Aquatic Health Conference (WAHC) in Atlantic City, NJ, on January 28, 2025.

Step Into Swim, an initiative of the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) dedicated to creating more swimmers through safe swim education, announced that the Northeast Spa & Pool Association (NESPA) Foundation has become a Diamond Level supporter, thanks to a generous $100,000 donation. The NESPA Foundation presented this donation to Step Into Swim during The Pool & Spa Show powered by NESPA in Atlantic City, NJ, continuing its multi-year commitment to increasing access to lifesaving swim lessons in and around the Northeast.

Step Into Swim, an initiative of the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) dedicated to creating more swimmers through safe swim education, announced that Pentair Pool, an industry-leading manufacturer of pool and spa solutions, has committed $100,000 to the program. The continued partnership, announced at The Pool & Spa Show powered by the Northeast Spa & Pool Association in Atlantic City, NJ, is part of Pentair Pool’s company-wide commitment to water safety education and drowning prevention.