PWTAG Annual Conference 2025 – World Class Pool Water

The 2025 PWTAG conference is being held on Thursday 6 November 2025 at Holywell Park, Loughborough.

This year’s annual PWTAG conference “World Class Pool Water” will be face to face again and will take the form of a master class on the best practice to achieve optimal swimming pool water quality.  For the last afternoon session participants from educational establishments will also be able to join via the internet.

Nationally and internationally renowned speakers will share their wealth of knowledge and experience. Presentations will cover how our approaches to managing pool water chemistry, pH and disinfection control may need to be changed;  future approaches to water testing; do we need to change how we determine bather load; what can we learn from other European practices;  how do we design an energy efficient pool; how are microbiological standards for water derived and where are they going and how the health authorities investigate your facility if it is linked to an outbreak of disease?

The final session will be devoted to the use of temporary pools particularly for teaching swimming.  This session will open to participants from schools to join over the internet for a moderate fee.  They will be able to hear the viewpoints of operators on the challenges and successes.  There will be a discussion of their installation, water treatment, monitoring and how to manage the potential risks of infection.

You can find full details of the conference below, including the presentations and the post-conference summary:

Programme
Travel links to the venue
Car: Use the postcode LE11 3GR or type ‘Holywell Way, Loughborough’ into your sat-nav. Leave junction 23 of the M1, taking the A512 Ashby Road to Loughborough. At the first roundabout, turn right into Holywell Way (signposted for Burleigh Court and Holywell Park). There is a substantial amount of free secure car parking next to the venue which you will need to record your registration with Holywell reception upon arrival.Train: Holywell Park Conference Centre is just three miles from Loughborough railway station, only a 10 minute taxi ride away or 20 minutes on a shuttle bus.Air: Holywell Park Conference Centre is just 7 miles from East Midlands Airport. There is a regular bus service from East Midlands Airport to Loughborough that runs often.

Conference Presentations
Conference Summary