My grandfather, Wayne Steimle, had been dreaming of putting a pool in his backyard for years. He looked all over for a swimming pool company to help him with his project, but unlike today, swimming pool contractors in the 1950s were scarce. He could never find anyone with industry knowledge and experience to build what he wanted. So in the summer of 1952, he took advantage of his summer break as a high school physics teacher, hired some of his students to help, and launched construction on his backyard dream, armed with little more than a shovel, a wheelbarrow, remarkable ingenuity, and a powerful work ethic.

When the pool was completed three months later, the whole family was ecstatic. Apparently so were the neighbors. At the end of the summer, they were all so impressed that they hired him to build pools in their backyards too! My grandfather quit his teaching job and started California Pools the next year.

When you think about it, not much has changed. We still build each pool like we're building it for our own family. 60,000 pools later, California Pools has become one of the largest pool builders in the country. Using innovative design and industry leading construction techniques, we'­re still building the highest quality custom pools available anywhere. I think my grandfather would be proud.

Ryder Steimle,
CEO - California Pools

Since 1952, California Pools has built more than 60,000 pools, making us one of the largest pool builders in the nation. As the clear industry leader, we'­ve collected more design and construction awards than anyone else in the world. And after more than 55 years, we are still family owned and operated.

By offering expert design solutions and innovative construction techniques, we are able to provide our customers with the highest quality custom built pool or spa available anywhere. We're also well known within the industry for our superior customer service. By assigning a dedicated and reliable project manager who is responsive and easy to contact, we ensure that our customers'­ pool building experience is worry-free.

California Pools currently has offices in more than 20 locations throughout California and Arizona. We plan to expand into several new locations in the immediate future.

Coming Soon:

• Bakersfield
• Bay Area
• Fresno
• Modesto
• Monterey
• Oakland
• Palo Alto
• Sacramento
• Visalia

• Las Vegas, NV
• St George, UT