Category: Swimming Pools
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New Service Lets You Rent a Stranger’s Swimming Pool for an Afternoon
As Thrillist reports, Swimply is an Airbnb-like service that lets property owners rent out their empty pools by the hour to people desperate to take a dip in peace. Hourly rates are higher than what a day pass at your local public pool might cost you and most places have a one-hour minimum, but depending on what you’re looking for,…
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Swimming Pools Becoming More Popular On Cape Cod
Pool companies up and down Cape Cod have been busy all summer long with the increase in calls. WBZ-TV’s Mike LaCrosse reports.
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This Glass-Bottom Swimming Pool Would Hang Off A Cliff
How would you like to take a dip in a glass-bottom swimming pool that juts off the side of a cliff? https://youtu.be/cFMJGcrOmbo
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Water slides, cabanas, pools: $45 million aquatic center coming to this Sacramento community
Sacramento is one big step closer to having its first Olympic-sized swimming pool. And that’s not all: water slides, a meeting space and shaded bleachers are part of the plans as well. The Sacramento City Council is set to approve $14.4 million in funding for the North Natomas Community Center and Aquatics Center – the…
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Swimmers dealing with crowds at local pools
Workers at the YMCA run pools say they’ve reached capacity more often this year than in years past. They say there is a shortage of pools for the large growth the city has seen.
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Videos show the 7.1 magnitude US earthquake made swimming pools look like wave machines
Concerned residents in Southern California have been uploading videos to Twitter that show Friday’s 7.1 magnitude earthquake shaking water out of their backyard swimming pools. See Business Insider South Africa https://youtu.be/PlcogMB44Ac
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French city closes public swimming pools after Muslim women defy burkini ban in protest
A French city closed two public swimming pools after seven Muslim women “inspired by Rosa Parks†defied a citywide ban to swim in their burkinis on Sunday, despite a heatwave that triggered special measures to protect public health. The protest was part of a campaign dubbed Operation Burkini, launched in May by Grenoble’s Citizen Alliance, which saw burkini-clad protestors break the ban for the…
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CDC issues warning on ‘crypto’ fecal parasite that can live for days in swimming pools
Health officials are asking Americans to take precautions over reports that “crypto,” a fecal parasite that can be transmitted via swimming pools, is on the rise. The parasite’s full name is cryptosporidium. It causes cryptosporidiosis, which can leave healthy adults suffering from “profuse, watery diarrhea” for as long as three weeks. The effects can be worse…
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New aquatic center in Pine Bluff now open to swimmers
People in Pine Bluff will have a new way to cool off this summer. The city’s long-awaited aquatic center is officially open.