BUFFALO, N.Y. — Whether cooling off in pools, ponds, lakes, and streams, swimming is a sure way to escape the summer heat in Western New York. In all forms, swimming has risk but Erie County officials ...

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 ...

A startup that allows private homeowners to rent their swimming pools by the hour won't have to meet the same stringent requirements that large, public pools do after Wisconsin regulators backed down ...

A hot potato: The idea of an app that is essentially Airbnb but for swimming pools has been causing much anger among residents of one county, who say it has turned their block into a pool club. It's ...

Sonoma County’s recent record-breaking high temperatures sent throngs of local residents and visitors scrambling for their nearest pool or coastal beach. Intent on beating the heat, many water seekers ...