The glimmering surface of the water. The smell of sunscreen. An invitation to sit, not do only be. These are the promises of the luxury known to suburbanites in hotter climes as the swimming pool.

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Could there be a sight more evocative of halcyon summer days than a glittering swimming pool? Picture it ...