Blue Water Pool Service

What Blue Water Pool Service does

The Foreign Language College of Hanjiang Normal University (汉江师范学院外国语学院, doing business as vsport体育) is an academic department within a public university located at No. 18 Beijing South Road, Shiyan City, Hubei Province, China. It was established in its current form in 2016, evolving from the English Department of Yunyang Normal College. The college delivers undergraduate programs in English, Business English, Japanese, and general College English, and serves domestic students preparing for careers in teaching, translation, cross-cultural communication, and international business. Teaching staff includes professors, associate professors, lecturers, and counselors, with several faculty having won national-level teaching competition awards and serving as master's supervisors at Hubei Normal University and Jianghan University.

The college operates under a state-funded model, with revenue derived from provincial higher education appropriations rather than commercial sales; tuition and fees are set by the university and government regulation. Its primary go-to-market is the national Chinese university entrance examination (Gaokao) system, supplemented by WeChat, Weibo, and Douyin institutional accounts and an official website. The college maintains cooperative education partnerships with regional secondary schools for teacher training and with enterprises for student internships and graduate placement, including a strategic 2026 partnership with Yongkang Jiujiu Taiyang E-Commerce Co., Ltd. for Business English employment pathways.

Distinctive product offerings include ideologically-themed educational brands such as the 'Bilingual Micro-Class on Xi Jinping's Governance Philosophy' and the '24 Solar Terms and Integrity' campaign, alongside the standard degree programs. The college has received Hubei Provincial Course Ideological-Political Demonstration Course recognition and multiple national teaching awards, and serves as a regional supplier of English-language teaching capacity for Shiyan-area schools. Governance is structured around a Party Committee (with Party Secretary Wang Guanhua and Manager Zhu Dongjiang) under the umbrella of Hanjiang Normal University's provincial oversight.

Note on data conflict: The firmographic header describes "Blue Water Pool Service," a private US pool services company founded in 1994 in Visalia, California. However, all substantive content data — including the website URL bluewatervisalia.com, leadership team, awards, partnerships, and product catalog — describes the Chinese public university foreign language college. This analysis is grounded in the substantive content, which represents the overwhelming weight of evidence in the input.

Name

Blue Water Pool Service

Legal name

vsport体育在线官网外国语学院

Website

https://bluewatervisalia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Blue Water Pool Service offers pool maintenance, equipment, supplies, and repair services in Visalia, California. (Note: substantive source data describes a Chinese public university foreign language college; description follows firmographics per schema requirement.)

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pool Maintenance Services

akta.pro primary industry

Pool Draining, Refill & Water Exchange Services (HSAIALAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Leak Detection & Repair (Pool/Spa Plumbing & Shell) (HSAIALAH), Equipment Installation & Upgrades (Automation, Covers, Sanitizers) (HSAIALAJ)

Keywords

• Pool maintenance services
• Pool equipment repair
• Pool supplies retail
• Swimming pool services
• Pool cleaning service

Headquarters

HQ city

Visalia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Higher Education Services: Public university providing foreign language education services including undergraduate programs in English, Business English, and Japanese languages. Revenue is government-funded through the university system.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Blue Water Pool Service provides swimming pool maintenance, equipment sales, pool supplies, and pool repair services. The company serves pool owners in the Visalia, California area with a combination of recurring maintenance contracts, equipment installations, repair work, and chemical/supply sales. Founded in 1994, the company operates as a local pool service provider with 11-50 employees.

Product overview

vsport体育 (Foreign Languages College of Hanjiang Normal University) is a university department offering educational programs in English, Business English, and Japanese languages. The college provides undergraduate education, teacher training, and academic research activities in foreign languages and literature.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 习近平治国理政金句双语微课堂: A bilingual micro-class series featuring Xi Jinping's governance philosophy quotes, created as a distinctive party-building educational initiative.
• 24节气说廉

Products and services

• Pool Maintenance Service Recurring and one-time pool maintenance services including cleaning, chemical balancing, and water treatment for residential pool owners in the Visalia, California area.
• Pool Equipment Sales Sale of pool equipment such as pumps, filters, heaters, and related accessories for residential pool owners in the Visalia area.
• Pool Repair Service Diagnostic and repair services for pool equipment and pool infrastructure, addressing breakdowns and performance issues for residential pool owners.
• Pool Supplies Retail sale of pool chemicals, cleaning supplies, and consumables needed for pool care and water maintenance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2026 graduation cohort: 29 students successfully admitted to graduate programs or overseas universities
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• 竹溪县长安学校minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 April 2026School support partnership for campus culture development, school song creation, and characteristic curriculum. The college provides professional guidance and support for the school's educational development.
• 永康市久久太阳电子商务有限公司coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2026Internship and employment base partnership for Business English students. Company provides internship opportunities, employment positions, and career guidance for graduates. Partnership includes campus recruitment events and industry expert lectures.
• 十堰市东风40学校coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2026Cooperative teaching research partnership for English education reform. Joint development of English oral courses and cultural education integration, with university faculty providing professional guidance to primary and secondary school teachers.
• 伯牙国际教育minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Japan paid internship program provider. Organizes overseas internship opportunities for Japanese major students with cultural exchange and employment preparation.
• 武当太极拳国际联谊大赛组委会minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 October 2023International sports event where college teacher Zhang Sen served as English host, showcasing the college's foreign language capabilities and community service.
• 竹溪外国语学校coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2023Employment base partnership with 18 graduates successfully recruited. The company signed employment base agreement and conducts regular campus recruitment.
• 十堰市东风五中coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 March 2023Cooperative education partnership for teacher training. Faculty members from the college conduct挂职锻炼 at the middle school, receive training, and the school serves as an internship base for师范类专业认证.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Premier Pools & Spas: Large U.S. pool builder and service company with both new-construction and ongoing maintenance offerings. Comparable as a full-service pool company but skewed more toward new pool construction than pure service.
• Leslie's: Largest direct-to-consumer pool and spa care retailer in the U.S., offering supplies, equipment, and chemical services. Comparable product/category overlap, but operates as a public specialty retailer rather than a local service operator.
• Anthony & Sylvan Pools: Established U.S. pool builder and service provider offering new construction, renovation, and maintenance. Overlaps with Blue Water's service and repair business but is a much larger, geographically diversified operator.

Direct peers

• America's Swimming Pool Company (ASP): National franchise network providing pool maintenance, repair, and renovation services to residential customers. Closely comparable in service mix (maintenance + repair) and target customer (residential pool owners).
• Pinch a Penny: Largest franchised pool supplies and service retailer in the U.S. with combined retail/service model. Directly comparable as a residential pool maintenance, equipment, and supply provider, though operating at national franchise scale rather than independent local.
• Pool Scouts: Franchised residential pool cleaning and maintenance company operating across multiple U.S. states. Directly comparable service offering (recurring pool maintenance) delivered through a local-operator franchise model.

Others

• Pentair: Global manufacturer of pool and residential water equipment (pumps, filters, automation). Comparable category but operates as an upstream equipment supplier rather than a service provider; represents a supply-chain relationship rather than direct competition.
• Hayward Holdings: Major manufacturer of residential pool equipment including pumps, heaters, cleaners, and automation. Adjacent industry participant supplying the equipment category that Blue Water sells and services.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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