Years ago, startups called Uber and Airbnb changed the way Americans thought about taxicabs and hotels. An app named Swimply is attempting another paradigm shift. This time, the subject is swimming ...

Summer time means pool time in sunny Southern California. But not everyone has access to a backyard pool, and public pools can be a little too crowded in the summer and limited when it comes to ...

Laskin had stumbled onto a truism: “Pretty much all backyard pools are underutilized. Even owners who say they use it a couple of times a week often don’t use it that much.

Whether it’s adding a locked gate, keeping flotation devices nearby, setting up fencing, or checking the pool’s water ...

As community pools have grown three-dimensional with entertainment features, homeowners also look for features that may cost more initially, but later ease the responsibility of pool ownership.

The backyard swimming pool went from Hollywood status symbol to suburban must-have to dubious during the drought. Meanwhile, racial segregation played out at public pools and in the courts.

Now those pools are a new frontier in the growing sharing economy. Tech startup Swimply is offering a platform to democratize the backyard swimming pool and give pool owners a new revenue stream.

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Swimply allows users to rent backyard pools by the hour. Launched in 2019, the company now hosts 15,000 private pools in more than 150 cities, according to Bunim Laskin, its 28-year-old CEO.

An app named Swimply is attempting another paradigm shift. This time, the subject is swimming pools. Swimply allows users to rent backyard pools by the hour. Launched in 2019, the company now hosts 15 ...