Swimply's CEO says the app is bringing the gig economy to pools — and helping cash-strapped homeowners make money

Swimply expands the gig economy to pools, allowing users to rent private pools by the hour. CEO Bunim Laskin shares growth ...
AOL

An Airbnb for backyard pools? With this app, you can rent them by the hour.

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 ...
CBS News

Want to cool off in a swimming pool? There's an app for that

Megan Cerullo is a New York-based reporter for CBS MoneyWatch covering small business, workplace, health care, consumer spending and personal finance topics. She regularly appears on CBS News 24/7 to ...
KTLA

People are renting out their pools by the hour to strangers using an app called Swimply and making thousands of dollars in the process

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Imagine taking a quick dip in a neighbors ...
Star Tribune

Swimply app lets you rent out a stranger’s pool by the hour in the Twin Cities

I leaned back on my floatie and watched as my eldest daughter practiced her underwater somersaults. Nearby, my husband coached our youngest into her first dog paddle. The pool, surrounded by flowers ...
WLTX19

Want to cool off in a swimming pool? There's an app for that

NEW YORK — If the ferocious heat gripping much of the U.S. has you dreaming of a cool swim, but you don't have a pool, let technology be your guide. An app lets you peruse private pools in your area ...