Swimming pool

Swimming pools can be made on residential and community lots from within Build Mode. Sims can drown in a swimming pool if they use up their energy, so make sure there is a pool ladder in the pool.

Swimming builds Body/Athletic skill. In The Sims 2 and The Sims 3, it also keeps Sims fit. With The Sims 2: FreeTime, swimming increases Enthusiasm in Fitness. If The Sims 2: Seasons is installed, outdoor pools are considered to be heated, and are available in all seasons.

Sims (except those with the Hydrophobic trait) enjoy swimming, refilling their fun motive.

In The Sims 3, a Sim with the Childish or Insane traits can fish in pools.

Prior to Nightlife, building a pool in The Sims 2 was extremely cumbersome. Extensions to the pool needed to be a minimum of 2 squares and all pools needed to be rectangular. Nightlife fixed the problem regarding pool construction.

If a Sim dies by fire, their ghost can swim in a pool if one is near their grave/urn.

The cost of a pool varies with the size of the pool.

Advanced building features

 * Diving board
 * Slide
 * Diagonal pool construction
 * Curved pool construction
 * Paint pool walls
 * Pools on any floor
 * Pool bar

Trivia

 * In The Sims 2, if an uncontrolled Sim increases their fitness level by swimming, their body shape flags will not change, fixed only by using the 'Make Selectable' option with BoolProp testingcheatsenabled or with SimPE.