Pool ready
chadd2025-07-10T15:35:23+10:00Swimart professional Andrew Morton from Swimart Charmhaven has five steps to get your pool ready for summer
POOL FRIENDLY PLANTS
chadd2025-07-09T17:13:41+10:00Selecting the right plants, shrubs and trees can significantly reduce maintenance and chemical costs.
Pool media
chadd2025-07-10T15:30:19+10:00Pool water, as we all know, needs to be properly filtered to remove fine particles and to produce the transparent water we associate with a healthy, hygienic swimming pool.
Aqua-Health Mineral Crystals
chadd2025-07-17T15:22:28+10:00Swimart Product of the Month: Aqua-health Mineral Crystals The effectiveness of bathing in magnesium chloride has been documented in the health and wellness industry for decades – and exemplified by the Dead Sea – and now swimmers can experience the same skin soothing properties with Waterco’s new Aqua-Health Mineral Crystals. Working alongside existing water balancing [...]
Olympic green pool fiasco
chadd2025-07-10T15:51:17+10:00Something that is sure to bring a smile to everyone who has ever owned a pool, Olympic organisers finally admitted after a week of public speculation (and humiliation), that they used the wrong chemicals in the diving and water polo pools. What they initially blamed on a “sudden change in alkalinity” was something that occasionally stumps even the most seasoned pool professional: water chemistry.
Create a coastal paradise
chadd2025-07-10T15:44:04+10:00Picture an idyllic scene… Lying in calm shallow blue water warmed by the sun. It slopes gently away towards a depth that’s just right for swimming. That’s why so many of us head to tropical isles or exotic resorts for holidays. But with a little thought, it’s possible to enjoy this coastal luxury every day of the year. It’s as simple as building a beach entry pool.
Product of the Month Aug 2016
chadd2025-07-17T15:29:49+10:00Winter is finally drawing to a close and next season’s swimwear is starting to appear in the shops. The pool, if you’ve been keeping up with maintenance, is looking mighty tempting – but if you dipped so much as a toe in the water it’d be freezing. Unless, of course, you have a pool heater.
Swimart Awards Aug 2016
chadd2025-07-17T15:24:28+10:00Olympian Susie O’Neill helps honour award winners Forget the Academy Awards. All the glitter and glamour of a Hollywood event was in Cairns recently when Swimart held its annual awards presentation at the beautiful Shangri-La Hotel. The awards ceremony was the highlight of the annual Swimart conference, where franchisees and company owned store managers from [...]
Filter Media
chadd2025-07-17T15:59:12+10:00Everyone wants a crystal clear pool and while sanitising goes a long way towards keeping the water clean and healthy, there is another half to the equation: filtering. But it's not just a simple matter of installing the equipment. The type of media chosen for the filter can make a huge difference to the quality of the water and the amount of maintenance required.
Create Resort
chadd2025-07-10T16:01:12+10:00Landscaping is an integral part of any swimming pool project and should be considered as part of the design process, not as a mere afterthought. “It is false economy not to engage professional design assistance for at least an initial consultation to set you in the right direction for your project,” says multi award-winning pool and landscape designer John Storch, founder of A Total Concept.