Awards

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Apply for the 2026 Aquatics International Dream Designs Beginning March 18

Submit your smartest, most beautiful aquatics venues of all types for our annual design awards. The program runs earlier this year, so apply now!

A New Era: The Leaders Moving the Aquatics Industry Forward

Regulating Emerging Aquatic Trends: Sarah Cheshire on Cold Plunges and Lagoons

Embedding DEI Into Aquatics Operations: Kate Connell’s Approach

Bob Pratt’s Push to Bring Water Safety Education Into Schools Nationwide

How Michael A. Haggard Helped Shape the Virginia Graeme Baker Act and Modern Pool Safety Standards

Bridging Public Health and Aquatics: Angela Beale-Tawfeeq’s Work on Advancing Drowning Prevention

From Data to Deck: Kirsten Barnes on Using Research to Improve Commercial Pool Operations

Addressing Lifeguard Trauma: Tyler Anderson and the Rise of Critical Incident Response in Aquatics

And Best of Aquatics Honors for Programming Go To…