Schedule at a glance

Tuesday, February 4: Certification Programs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday, February 5: Certification Programs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thursday February 6: Certification Programs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Free Industry Sessions 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Industry Welcome Reception, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Friday February 7: Certification Programs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Free Industry Sessions 8 to 5 p.m.; Free Networking Lunch 12 p.m.; Exhibit Hall 12 to 5 p.m.; Awards Gala 6 to 8 p.m.

Saturday February 8: Free Industry Sessions 8 a.m to 1 p.m.; Free Networking Lunch 12 p.m.; Exhibit Hall 11 a.m.to 2 p.m.

The 2025 Southwest Pool & Spa Show will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas from February 4 to 8.

The Southwest Pool & Spa Show offers everything you could need, including:

•Agrowing Exhibit Hall showcasing inground and aboveground pools, hot tubs, retail products, service equipment, and much more.

• An expanded schedule of industry certifications and educational classes covering all aspects of your business, for every level of your team — from the owner to the technicians.

• A not-to-be-missed Industry Welcome & Awards Party on Friday night.

Focused on education and certification for the Southwest region, the Southwest Show offers new and expanded certification programs and advanced education courses from leading organizations like IPSSA, Genesis, Pool Chemistry Training Institute, PHTA, NPC, TRAIL, and Watershape University. These programs provide certification for service technicians or an entire team of professionals in specific areas of expertise.

As the Southwest Pool & Spa Show continues to grow, so does the Industry Welcome Party and Awards Gala. This year’s party will celebrate the best and brightest pool and spa designs from across the Southwest Region and Mexico. The evening will feature the 2025 “Award of Excellence.” Enjoy food, drinks, and fun while being inspired by the top designers and builders from the region.

The Southwest Pool & Spa Show offers some of the best educational opportunities in the country—and the best part? They’re free!

The seminar schedule begins on Thursday, February 6, with the following:

• Chlorine Generators

• Water Testing Just Makes “Cents”

• Stop Wasting Money on Marketing: How to Use the Power of Story to Grow Your Business

• How to Offer Pool Financing & Increase Sales

• Staining, Scaling and Discoloration

• Understanding Chlorination

• The State of Pool Service 2025: Insights, Priorities, and Challenges

• Chemical Conflicts & How to Avoid Them

• The 2025 Playbook: Must-Have: Digital Marketing Tactics For Builders, Service and Retailers

• Use of Liquid Admixtures in Dry Process Shotcrete (aka Gunite) to help prevent ASR and Improve Overall Product.

• Conflictos quimicos y como evitarlos (This Session Will Be Presented In Spanish)

• Hot Water Chemistry: It’s Not Just a Little Pool

• Pool Wisdom (An education from 45 years of mistakes)

• Secrets of Glass Tile Installation

• Liquid Chemical Feed & Flow Measurement For Commercial Pools

• Modern gas-burning pool heaters; small footprint, big heat

• Owning the Backyard

• Pool Deck Finishes: How to Choose and Apply the Right Materials

• Algae: The Good, The Bad, It’s Ugly

• Lawsuit Protection, Tax Reduction & Estate Planning for Pool & Spa Professionals The seminar schedule continues on Friday, February 7, with the following:

• Basic Water Chemistry: The 3 P’s of Pool Care • How to avoid unnecessary callbacks

• GENESIS C252: Science, Math, and Art: 3 Essential Ingredients for Installing Seamless, Long-lasting and Beautiful All Tile Pools

• Wa t e r s h ape Unive r s i ty Construction 4231: ASA Best Practices for Shotcrete

• Residential Swimming Pool Lighting Design

• Swimming Pool Water Techniques with Basecrete: A Hands-on Class

• Creating a Video-First Strategy for 24/7 Sales and Customer Service

• Watershape University WU C2921: Profiling Outstanding Projects Start to Finish

• Keeping your swimming pool business out of legal hot water. Practical advice from the litigation battlefield.

• Requirement Based Selling & Employee Development – Stand Out above the Competition

• GENESIS D166: A Simulated First Meeting: How to Decode what the Client Shows You, into what the Client Actually Wants.

• Hazard Communication & Hazardous Materials for Pool Pros

• La química fácil de Bob W. Lowry para piscinas residenciales

• Large Format Porcelain Panels in Pools The seminar schedule finishes on Saturday February 8, with the following:

• GENESIS

C310: Advanced Tile Cutting Techniques for Pools, Spas, and Water Features

• Heat Pump Pool Heaters Demystified and Simplified

• In the Field Best Practices Getting From Gunite to Plaster

• Watershape University WU S3721: Expanding your Pool Construction Business: Adding Pool Maintenance Services

• GENESIS E106: Hiring an Engineer Without Remorse

• Watershape University Business 1325: Modern Challenges for the Pool Industry

• How to create content for your pool company for your website, Tiktok, Instagram, and Facebook

• Variable Speed Pump Setup and Compliance with ANSI, APSP-15 Special show discounted room rates are currently available at the Houston Marriott Marquis and the AC Hotel Houston Downtown.

Visit the show online at www. swpsshow.com.