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Compact pools, limitless workouts
Veda Dante explores how a new generation of aquatic technologies is transforming compact pools into year-round spaces for exercise, recovery and healthy ageing.
The SPASA regional Awards of Excellence
A comprehensive list of all the winners and finalists of the SPASA Awards of Excellence for the Australian states and territories as well as New Zealand.
The personal way to teach adults to swim
Jason Cram describes his method of identifying the client’s personal needs and capabilities when teaching swimming to older cohorts.
Veda Dante looks at energy rebates, industry collaboration and the smarter technology changing the future of Australian pools.
Kristin Brookfield looks at what is in store for visitors to SPLASH! 2026, the biggest pool and spa event in the southern hemisphere.
Chlorine exposure limit remains unchanged
SPASA’s policy manager Ben Makepeace provides an update on what is happening with Workplace Exposure Standards for chlorine, among other developments.
Selling your pool or spa business
Part one of a two-part series on preparing your business for sale to ensure you get what you’re after financially and in terms of legacy.
TDS: a number in search of a meaning
David Watson, provides insights on total dissolved solid measurement, making the case that TDS is not a pass/fail threshold but a compositional question.
Why pool builders must reinvent their marketing
Raimond Volpe offers digital marketing advice to swimming pool builders, including how to capitalise on the 6.4-second window.
Vale Robert Savell, pool family legend
Sadly, swimming pool industry veteran Robert Savell passed away in June. We look at his journey through the industry he was born into.
How swimming healed an outback farmer
The inspirational true story of Brendan Cullen, a desert farmer suffering from depression who challenged himself to swim the English Channel.
Urgent investment needed for remote pool infrastructure
Decades of underinvestment have left many remote swimming pools across the Northern Territory at risk of closure.
