With everything from elevated container pools to resort-worthy showstoppers, the National Poolz Awards are back for 2024 to celebrate Australia’s best pools from far and wide.

The nominees are in and you won’t believe the style, innovation and imagination involved in this year’s entries. But before we step you through our favourites, let’s take a closer look at what the awards are all about.

What are the Poolz Awards?

Free for builders to enter across a range of categories, the Poolz Awards awards are an opportunity for industry guns to showcase (and show off) their incredible pool feats to the rest of the nation. It’s also a one-stop shop of inspiration for homeowners looking to get that little bit closer to their dream pool by checking our Australia’s very best pools.

And if the most recent entries are any indication, no job is too big for the best in the business.

Tony Loxton, Founder and CEO of Poolz, explains that the Poolz Awards are a chance for Australian designs and builds to shine.

“Since the pandemic, pools have become a national obsession – one in seven of us has a pool – and these awards highlight the best of the best.”

(Tony Loxton, Poolz)

Poolz Awards Categories

Because every pool comes with its own criteria and challenges, Poolz once again presents 24 categories for entry in 2024. Among them are three People’s Choice Awards that give the public the chance to cast a vote for the best Fibreglass, Concrete and Plunge Pools in Australia.

Other categories include Australia’s Most Expensive Pool, Most Insta-Worthy Pool, Best Hamptons-Style Pool, Best Pool on a Steep Slope, Best Pool and Slide, Most Expensive Pool (over $300,000 to build!) and Best Pool With A View – because we all know the pool itself is just the beginning.

Entrants are allowed to enter more than one category.

The Nominees 2024

A total of 165 pools have been nominated for the 2024 awards. Brace for some serious backyard envy as we step you through some of our favourite frontrunners for Australia’s best pools in 2024.

Best pool with a view nominee

This category is open to any pool with a breathtaking view or incredible backdrop and one of our favourites for 2024 is this architectural gem from Shipping Container Pools, Sunshine Coast QLD. Completely frameless, it measures 24 metres in length and offers spectacular views of the countryside.

Best plunge pool nominee

Entrants for the best plunge pool have to be no more than 6m x 3m in size and can be either custom-built or prefabricated. The FreeStyle Pools, Berowra Heights NSW entry is one of the most luxe in the lineup.

Best pool and spa nominee

Long, luxe and befitting an outdoor lifestyle, the Coolabah Build & Landscape, Brighton VIC pool knocks it out of the park. It features a fully tiled interior and window for peeking through to the adjacent fire pit!

Best lap pool nominee

This incredible feat from Shipping Container Pools, Buderim QLD reaches 12 metres in length and sits six metres above the ground. Not only does it give swimmers incredible ocean views, but it is architecturally woven into the home as a major entrance feature.

Best acreage pool nominee

You can almost smell the outback air just by looking at this one. Equipped with a waterfall, lounging area and length to lap away in, this pool from Bloomin Deserts Landscaping and Pools, Ilparpa NT has been custom-designed for the Northern Territory environment.

Visit Poolz for more about the 2024 nominees.

Poolz Awards Voting

People’s Choice votes are collected right up until 22nd November 2024. The other 20 categories are judged by a panel of industry experts, with specific interest taken in form, function and first impressions.

Winners are announced on 1st December 2024.

Poolz is the first-of-its-kind pool marketplace that helps make planning and building a swimming pool easier for Australian homeowners. It connects people with helpful resources and gives builders a place to showcase their services.

Top image: Shipping Container Pools, Samsonvale QLD.

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