Wagner Pools Legacy of Luxury

Over a century’s worth of Connecticut’s finest pools

Wagner Swimming Pools is not your typical family-owned swimming pool company. While designing and building some of the highest quality luxury pools in the country, the firm also has a uniquely storied history that distinguishes it from the rest. Founded in 1919, Wagner holds the title of “The Oldest Swimming Pool Company in America”— and it is owned and operated by the family that started it all. What has set Wagner apart in the industry to keep the firm so highly regarded and sought-after for over a century? We caught up with Vice President John Gedney III to find out more about the legacy of the company and the quality of its service.

Wagner was founded back in 1919 by Edward L. Wagner. He and his company played an integral role in introducing swimming pools to New England as a typical luxury feature that homeowners might want to have in their own backyards. The firm created swimming pools for some of the wealthiest people in America, including Hollywood producers and business moguls. Edward also pioneered many solutions for privately owned pools, such as developing the first swimming pool purification system to utilize ultraviolet rays.

The same creativity and entrepreneurial spirit that helped launch Wagner more than a century ago still exist today. Wagner Pools is now managed and operated by Edward Wagner’s three great-grandsons, who continue to champion the founder’s business, bringing New England some of the most advanced luxury pool systems for heating, cleaning and automation.

According to John Gedney, what most sets Wagner apart from other swimming pool companies is its forthright honesty and transparency with clients throughout the construction process. “We do not sugarcoat anything with any client,” says John. “To construct a pool from the ground up, exactly how the client wants it, involves jumping through a lot of hoops to get the proper clearances to make it happen. There’s a lot of legwork involved in every pool design. With every client, we ensure that the process is clear every step of the way—financially and time-wise.”

In addition to its extensive knowledge of the pool construction process, Wagner has continued to pioneer new industry standards in the same way the company did when it was founded. John notes just a few of the many exciting new pool features that Wagner has to offer. Ozone and ultraviolet pool water systems in particular have been revolutionary for pool cleaning, as the sophisticated systems can powerfully clean the pool while dramatically reducing chemical usage. In-floor cleaning has also been a big step forward in the world of pool cleaning, says John, “acting in theory like a sprinkler system that blows all the debris on the bottom of the pool into the filter system.” Other notable new features include automatic pool covers that keep pools safe conveniently, and vanishing edges that give swimming pools unique aesthetic looks.

Whether a customer is looking for a brand-new pool, the remodeling of an old pool, or pool maintenance, Wagner Pools has proven itself to be a team that can be trusted. With its impressive history, standard-setting innovation and textbook knowledge of the process, Wagner continues to design and construct some of the highest quality luxury pools that New England has to offer.

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John Gedney III, Vice President

Wagner Pools

101 Noroton Avenue

Darien, CT 06820

203-904-2429 wagnerpools.com

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