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World's Greatest Pools

The Gold Standard in Pool Design

In the residential pool industry, there are hundreds of builders. Most are competent. Some are excellent. A select few win consistent recognition for genuine design innovation and construction excellence.

Mossman Brothers Pools is among that select few. We’ve won the World’s Greatest Pools award 11 times—an achievement that reflects 33 years of design focus, construction excellence, and commitment to quality.

If you’re trying to understand whether Mossman Brothers deserves our reputation, the World’s Greatest Pools awards are objective third-party recognition of our standards.

What Is the World's Greatest Pools Program?

PebbleTec, the leading residential pool finish manufacturer, sponsors the World’s Greatest Pools program annually. The program recognizes the most innovative and beautifully executed residential pool projects in North America.
The program is:

Judged by independent industry professionals

Not PebbleTec employees, but independent design editors and industry experts

Highly competitive

Thousands of pools are built annually in North America. World's Greatest Pools awards go to roughly 30-40 projects per year—less than 1% of all residential pools

Photography-dependent

Quality professional photography is required for entry. This means the pool has to be both actually excellent and photographed to showcase that excellence

PebbleTec finish required

Only pools with PebbleTec finishes are eligible (we use PebbleTec exclusively, so this isn't a constraint)

Design-focused

Awards recognize not just construction quality but design innovation, landscape integration, and overall vision

Winning World’s Greatest Pools awards is genuinely competitive recognition. It’s not like other industry awards where every participating company wins something.

Why This Matters

When you hire a builder claiming to be “award-winning,” you want to understand what that actually means. Does it mean they won a regional award? An industry award? How competitive was the program?

World’s Greatest Pools awards are genuinely prestigious because:

Extreme competitiveness

Less than 1% of residential pools win. If you’ve seen 100 pools, maybe one is World’s Greatest Pools quality

Independent judging

Not self-awarded. Independent industry experts evaluate and select winners

National/continental scope

Competing against the best builders across North America, not just locally

Design-focused, not construction-only

The program recognizes design innovation, not just the ability to build to standards

Consistent achievement

Our 11 awards come from over 33 years, showing sustained excellence rather than one-off projects
Mossman Brothers doesn’t win these awards by being the biggest or cheapest. We win them by focusing obsessively on design quality and execution excellence.

Our Award-Winning Projects

Our award-winning pools share common characteristics that set them apart:

Negative-Edge / Infinity Pools

Multiple World’s Greatest Pools awards for our negative-edge designs, particularly those integrating Arizona landscape and views. The technical challenge of infinity pools (invisible edge, perfect water level, sophisticated collection systems) makes these awards particularly meaningful.

Freeform Resort Lagoons

Awards for freeform luxury designs that integrate resort-style elements with Arizona’s desert environment and residential scale.

Geometric Contemporary Pools

Recognition for modern, architectural pool designs that integrate cleanly with contemporary home architecture.

Wet-Edge Perimeter Overflow Pools

Awards for our sophisticated wet-edge designs that create constant water movement around all four edges—technically challenging and stunning visually.

Water Feature Integration

Recognition for how we integrate water features, fire features, and landscape elements into cohesive outdoor living spaces.

Award-Winning Design Elements

This expertise shows in our award-winning infinity pool portfolio.

Landscape Integration

The pool doesn’t sit in the yard like a separate feature. It integrates with the landscape—complementing native plants, working with natural topography, respecting sight lines and views. Arizona’s desert landscape is unique, and our designs reflect and respect that.

Architectural Harmony

The pool complements rather than clashes with the home’s architectural style. Contemporary homes get contemporary pool designs. Tuscan homes get Mediterranean-inspired pools. The integration is thoughtful, not accidental.

Innovative Design

Winning awards requires more than just quality execution. It requires design thinking that’s distinctive. That might be an innovative approach to infinity edges, creative use of stone and landscape materials, integration of features in unexpected ways, or fresh interpretation of classic styles.

Finish Excellence

PebbleTec finishes come in 40+ colors and textures. Award-winning projects choose finishes that enhance the design rather than clash with it. The finish color should feel purposeful, not random.

Overall Vision

The best pools feel cohesive. The pool, landscape, hardscape, water features, fire features, and lighting all feel intentional—like parts of a deliberate whole rather than a collection of individual choices.

Technical Sophistication

The most beautiful infinity pools require flawless engineering. The most stunning wet-edge pools require sophisticated water circulation systems. Design alone isn’t enough—the engineering has to be perfect.

The Role of Professional Photography

World’s Greatest Pools awards require professional photography. This isn’t just about making the pool look good in photos—professional photography reveals design quality that casual photos miss.

Great design should be visible from multiple angles and in different light. Professional photographers:

  • Capture the pool from optimal angles
  • Shoot in different light conditions (morning, afternoon, evening)
  • Include landscape and architectural context
  • Showcase how the pool relates to the overall property
  • Use lighting to reveal the design's sophistication

If a pool doesn’t photograph well, professional photography can’t fix that—but it can reveal true design quality.

All Mossman Brothers pools are photographed professionally for documentation and portfolio purposes. 

How Builders Can Win These Awards

Winning World’s Greatest Pools awards isn’t a marketing strategy—it’s a natural outcome of building exceptional pools. Builders win these awards by:

● Obsessing over design quality

Not cookie-cutter templates but custom designs for specific properties

● Committing to construction excellence

Ensuring build quality matches design quality

● Using premium finishes

PebbleTec finishes offer the color range and quality level that award-winning pools require

● Understanding their market

Building pools that fit regional aesthetics and contexts (desert Southwest in our case)

● Documenting with professional photography

Getting photos that showcase the design quality
For builders who approach pools this way, awards often follow naturally. We don’t build pools to win awards—we win awards because we build exceptional pools.

What This Means for Your Pool

If you hire Mossman Brothers Pools, your pool is being designed and built by a team with 11 World’s Greatest Pools awards and 33 years in business. That means:

Design expertise

Your design is being created by someone with multiple awards for innovation and aesthetic excellence

Construction standards

Your pool is being built by someone who understands construction quality deeply enough to earn industry recognition

Finish quality

Your pool will use premium PebbleTec finishes, the same material in our award-winning projects

Landscape integration

Your design will reflect the thoughtful integration we’re recognized for

Long-term satisfaction

Award-winning quality means your pool will look beautiful and function perfectly for decades
The awards validate that Mossman Brothers Pools operates at a different standard than many builders.

Awards Are a Starting Point, Not an Ending Point

We’re proud of our World’s Greatest Pools recognition. But here’s the truth: the awards are a validation of our standards, not the goal. The actual goal is building a pool that your family loves and uses for decades. The awards just demonstrate that we know how to do that consistently.

Every pool we build is treated with the same care and attention as our award-winning projects. You’re not paying for a “cheaper version” of the design standards that won awards—you’re getting pools built to the same excellence standards.

Your pool should be beautiful. It should function flawlessly. It should integrate with your landscape and complement your home. It should last 30-50 years. Those are the actual standards. Awards just confirm we meet them.

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Frequently Asked Questions

11 awards over our 33-year history. These awards recognize design innovation and construction excellence in a highly competitive national program judged by independent industry experts.
The program is run by PebbleTec (major finish manufacturer), judged by independent industry professionals (not PebbleTec employees), and extremely competitive—less than 1% of residential pools nationwide win. They’re genuine third-party recognition of excellence.
Our award-winning projects demonstrate our standards, but not every pool we build wins awards. However, every pool is built with the same design focus and construction excellence. Awards just validate those standards publicly.
Many award-winning projects are in our gallery. Some homeowners prefer privacy, so not all are photographically documented publicly. Your consultation with Jeff can include discussion of award-winning projects similar to your vision.
Awards recognize exceptional design and execution—they don’t add cost. You’re paying for design quality and construction excellence, which is the same regardless of awards. Awards just validate those standards.
The pool must use PebbleTec finishes (we do exclusively), be professionally photographed, and meet design and construction excellence standards. The program judges around 30-40 winners annually from thousands of North American residential pools.
Absolutely. If an award-winning project inspires you, we can incorporate design principles into a custom design for your property. Every pool is unique to its property and owner vision.