EXHIBIT 32.1


                   CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF
                       ANTHONY & SYLVAN POOLS CORPORATION
                           PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 1350


I, Stuart D. Neidus, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Anthony & Sylvan
Pools Corporation, certify pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 (subsections (2) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United
States Code), that:


     (1)  the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
          September 30, 2003 (the "Periodic Report") which this statement
          accompanies fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d))
          and

     (2)  information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of Anthony & Sylvan Pools Corporation


This certificate is being furnished solely for purposes of Section 906 and is
not being filed as part of the Periodic Report.



Date: October 28, 2003                 /s/ Stuart D. Neidus
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                                       Stuart D. Neidus
                                       Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


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