Press Release - April 1, 2002

LONG ISLAND HOT TUBS INDUCTED INTO AQUA 100 HALL OF FAME

MADISON, WIS.- Long Island Hot Tubs is one of 48 spa and pool dealers nationwide that have been inducted into the prestigious AQUA 100 Hall of Fame, an offshoot of the annual AQUA 100 list compiled by AQUA, the business magazine for spa and pool professionals.

The AQUA 100 recognizes the top 100 spa and pool dealers in the industry, and the Hall of Fame honors those companies that have made the AQUA 100 list five or more consecutive years or eight years overall.

Being named to the AQUA 100 is one of the highest honors a spa or pool company can receive, and making the Hall of Fame signifies that a business has consistently maintained superior customer service, product knowledge, store design, quality craftsmanship and advertising/promotion.

"We started the Hall of Fame in 1996 when we recognized that there must be something really special about the companies that made the list year after year," explains Barrett Kilmer, managing editor of AQUA. "This is a way of giving them more well deserved recognition."