We sent our testing writer to a total stranger’s house to see if renting out a backyard pool with Swimply could help him beat ...

Any pool rental with a one-star review is removed from the app. Laskin said he dreamed up Swimply in 2018. He was the oldest of 12 children in a Lakewood, New Jersey, household.

Swimply is a platform dedicated to short-term pool rentals. As long as you can get past the idea of swimming at a stranger’s house, it’s an accessible shortcut to beating the heat for a few hours.

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When I pulled up pool number two — an 18-by-33-footer outfitted with pool toys and water guns — the host, Liz, was waiting to greet me. At first, I didn't know how to feel about this.