RICHMOND, Va. -- A by-the-hour backyard swimming pool rental website is gaining steam in Richmond. Swimply, which offers an Airbnb-type service as a way for pool owners to gain extra income off their pool’s idle time, is seeing a rise, albeit incrementally, in bookings around the Richmond region. Click here to read more on Richmond BizSense.

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A boy wearing water wings jumps into the pool at the Rheinbad public bath in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Monday, July 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark Keppler)

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