★ Bronze2025 · Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA)
International Awards of Excellence
Residential Pools with a Vanishing Edge
View the PHTA 2025 winners (opens in a new tab) ↗Recognition
Awards & Press
Industry awards, press and the credentials behind our work.
Since 2010, Morris Pools has designed and built custom pools across Arizona. This page brings together the recognition our projects and our team have received, from industry awards to interviews and features, along with the credentials behind every build. We’ll add new awards and press here as they come in. To see the pools themselves, visit our pool gallery.
Industry recognition
Awards
7 PHTA International Awards of Excellence 1 Gold (2022) · 6 Bronze (2023, 2024 ×2, 2025 ×3)
★ Bronze2025 · Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA)
International Awards of Excellence
Residential Pools with a Vanishing Edge
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★ Bronze2025 · Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA)
International Awards of Excellence
Geometric Residential Pools
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★ Bronze2024 · Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA)
International Awards of Excellence
Geometric Residential Pools
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★ Bronze2024 · Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA)
International Awards of Excellence
Geometric Residential Pools
View the PHTA 2024 winners (opens in a new tab) ↗
★ Bronze2023 · Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA)
International Awards of Excellence
Residential Pools with Automatic Covers
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★ Gold2022 · Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA)
International Awards of Excellence
Residential Pools with a Vanishing Edge
View the PHTA 2022 winners (opens in a new tab) ↗2021 · PoolPro magazine
30 Under 40
Industry leaders under 40
Daniel Morris, founder
Read the PoolPro profile (opens in a new tab) ↗★ Ranked No. 502019 · Pool & Spa News
PSN & Jandy Top 50 Service List
Second annual ranking of pool service operations
Morris Pools · Mesa, Ariz. · Daniel Morris
See the 2019 list on Pool & Spa News (opens in a new tab) ↗Interviews & media
Press & Features
Partner feature · Video · 2025
Morris Pools + Wet Edge Technologies: Crafting Stunning Pool Finishes
Wet Edge Technologies
Wet Edge spotlights one of our custom builds and the premium interior finish behind it, with a video tour of the finished pool.
Read the feature on Wet Edge (opens in a new tab) ↗Magazine feature · 2024
Morris Pools
Luxury Pools Magazine
A profile tracing Morris Pools from a one-truck service route to a full design-build company, and the family story behind our focus on safety.
Read the feature on Luxury Pools (opens in a new tab) ↗Podcast interview · Episode 329 · 2026
Leadership Under Pressure with Daniel Morris
Brad Leavitt Podcast · AFT Construction
Daniel talks with Brad Leavitt about what makes a luxury pool last: hydraulics, water chemistry, shotcrete curing and why service protects the build.
Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab) ↗Quality over quantity
Credentials & Education
Licensed in Arizona, trained in watershape design and construction, and committed to continuing education.
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Morris Pools
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