Sun, suits, and Speedos: I asked workers in London's financial district how they're beating Europe's punishing heat wave

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Sports
open air swimming pool in Canary Wharf
City workers are cooling off by indulging in a spot of open water swimming.

Georgia Hennessy

I love hosting pool parties, but it's expensive. 1 rule keeps me from going broke over summer.

Tech Insider : Business, Sports, Style
A boy snacks on watermelon while floating in a pool.
The author is happy to host others at her pool, but she says always asks them to bring snacks to share.

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

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
Swimply CEO Bunim Laskin wears a white t-shirt under a navy blue jacket while a pool and outdoor furniture stands in the background.
Swimply CEO Bunim Laskin is expanding the company beyond pools.

Swimply

Where did all the lifeguards go?

Tech Insider : Economy, Sports
A lifeguard chair on the beach.
Lifeguard shortages have devastated America's pools and beaches since 2020. It's not clear when the lifeguards will be back.

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Americans are building fewer pools in their backyards

Tech Insider : Economy
Swimming pool in backyard

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