About Us

Bob McCoy began in the swimming pool industry in 1966 working as lead salesman for Seablue, a pool parts manufacturer. After a decade with Seablue, Bob founded Swimline to make it easier for pool professionals to access the high-quality parts and supplies they need.

After a brief change in ownership in 1988, Bob’s sons Kelly and Scott stepped into the ownership role in 1991, overseeing the day-to-day sales and operations. They immersed themselves in every aspect of the business, from the ground up, to honor their father’s legacy and build Swimline’s reputation.

One of the first things Kelly and Scott found true of their father’s business was the legacy of established trust and reliability he had with his pool dealer customers. Over the years, we, with Kelly and Scott at the helm, have worked diligently to not only maintain but level up the company’s customer service by expanding product offerings, offering more resources, and growing the company to always provide customers with a personalized experience. Additionally, maintaining a trusting relationship with manufacturers assures that Swimline has the best products to offer its pool dealer customers.

In 2022, Swimline was rebranded to become Swimline Distributors, Inc. (or SDI) as a part of this effort to better serve swimming pool supply dealers by clarifying the nature of the business. The company has expanded to be a full line distributor of all the top swimming pool supplier brands, such as Fluidra, Hayward, Pentair and Raypak. SDI serves the product needs of gunite, fiberglass and vinyl pool contractors with all of the products they need to build quality pools for their customers. We also recognize the importance of pool service, both residential and commercial pools, and cater to this aspect of the industry with a host of product offerings.

Over time, we have also recognized the importance of industry involvement. Our owners and top managers are involved in the local Pool & Hot Tub Alliance chapter, contributing to strong industry connections and feedback for industry needs. As the nation’s most recognized organization for the swimming pool industry, PHTA is a vault of knowledge and resources. The PHTA and its partner organizations like the GENESIS education platform focus on training and certification offerings for pool professionals to deepen their expertise within the industry. PHTA also advocates for the needs of the industry on local, state and national level. The involvement of the PHTA is valuable to Swimline Distributors, and we’re honored to be part of the positive change these efforts bring to the industry. We proudly take part for the benefit of our pool dealer partners. And the products we provide are regulated by PHTA-backed standards, or they’re not on SDI’s shelves!