China: Seal Performs Rapid Spins in Poolside Performance

This video shows a seal in China performing rapid spinning tricks beside a pool, impressing visitors with its balance and speed. Filmed on December 5, 2025, in Hainan, the seal spins continuously at the pool’s edge during a show, shifting its flippers to stay balanced as onlookers cheer.

Iranian Youth Leisure Time

Iranian Youth Leisure Time

A group of friends prepares to enjoy a meal by the poolside in Dezful, living freely despite societal norms and restrictions, October 11, 2024. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rumer Willis Poolside - LA

Rumer Willis Poolside - LA

New mom, Rumer Willis, takes a moment to herself poolside wearing Aerie`s Leopard Wrap One Piece Swimsuit, Los Angeles, CA, USA on July 18, 2023. Photo by Michael Simon/Startraks/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rumer Willis Poolside - LA

Rumer Willis Poolside - LA

New mom, Rumer Willis, takes a moment to herself poolside wearing Aerie`s Leopard Wrap One Piece Swimsuit, Los Angeles, CA, USA on July 18, 2023. Photo by Michael Simon/Startraks/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rumer Willis Poolside - LA

Rumer Willis Poolside - LA

New mom, Rumer Willis, takes a moment to herself poolside wearing Aerie`s Leopard Wrap One Piece Swimsuit, Los Angeles, CA, USA on July 18, 2023. Photo by Michael Simon/Startraks/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rumer Willis Poolside - LA

Rumer Willis Poolside - LA

New mom, Rumer Willis, takes a moment to herself poolside wearing Aerie`s Leopard Wrap One Piece Swimsuit, Los Angeles, CA, USA on July 18, 2023. Photo by Michael Simon/Startraks/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rumer Willis Poolside - LA

Rumer Willis Poolside - LA

New mom, Rumer Willis, takes a moment to herself poolside wearing Aerie`s Leopard Wrap One Piece Swimsuit, Los Angeles, CA, USA on July 18, 2023. Photo by Michael Simon/Startraks/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rumer Willis Poolside - LA

Rumer Willis Poolside - LA

New mom, Rumer Willis, takes a moment to herself poolside wearing Aerie`s Leopard Wrap One Piece Swimsuit, Los Angeles, CA, USA on July 18, 2023. Photo by Michael Simon/Startraks/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rumer Willis Poolside - LA

Rumer Willis Poolside - LA

New mom, Rumer Willis, takes a moment to herself poolside wearing Aerie`s Leopard Wrap One Piece Swimsuit, Los Angeles, CA, USA on July 18, 2023. Photo by Michael Simon/Startraks/ABACAPRESS.COM

Swimming: Japan national championships

Swimming: Japan national championships

Reigning Olympic champion Yui Ohashi walks poolside after finishing second in the women's 200-meter individual medley final during the national swimming championships at the Tokyo Aquatics Center on April 4, 2023. Screen shows gold medalist Mio Narita speaking in a post-race interview.

Yokozuna Hakuho chills out on cruise to entertain fans

Yokozuna Hakuho chills out on cruise to entertain fans

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho relaxes on the poolside aboard the luxury liner Asuka II on Dec. 10, 2014, on the first day of a three-day cruise from Yokohama southwest of Tokyo during which the sumo champion and three fellow professional wrestlers will entertain about 750 fans with talk shows and other performances. Cruise tickets cost from 115,000 yen to 520,000 yen each, including admission to the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in January 2015.

Author Junzo Shono dies at 88

Author Junzo Shono dies at 88

TOKYO, Japan - Junzo Shono (in this undated file photo), an eminent author and a member of the Japan Art Academy, died of age on Sept. 21, 2009, at his home in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, people close to him said on Sept. 22. He was 88. A native of Osaka, Shono began writing novels after World War II and won the Akutagawa Award in 1955 for his book titled ''Purusaido shokei (Poolside Scene).''

Scene from Tokyo Paralympics

Scene from Tokyo Paralympics

Photo taken Sept. 2, 2021, shows an artificial leg left by the poolside during the Tokyo Paralympics swimming events at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in the Japanese capital.

Fans flock to photo shoot in western Japan to re-create anime scene

Fans flock to photo shoot in western Japan to re-create anime scene

Costume play fans of popular animation "Free!" pose at the poolside of a high school in Iwami, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on April 4, 2014, during a photo shoot organized by a local tourism board, complete with cherry blossom petals floating on the water, to re-create an important scene in the anime's final episode. Many of the landscapes and locations featured in the anime are based on actual places in Iwami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

"Night pools" all the rage among young women on social media

"Night pools" all the rage among young women on social media

Two women sit poolside to take a selfie at the Tokyo Prince Hotel in the Japanese capital on the night of July 21, 2017. Young Japanese women are flocking to pools on summer evenings, not so much to swim as to shine on social media. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kashiwazaki seeking local revitalization as "Water Polo Town"

Kashiwazaki seeking local revitalization as "Water Polo Town"

Photo taken in March 2016 in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, shows Yusuke Shimizu (L in center), the current captain of the Japanese men's national water polo team, and Kan Aoyagi (R in center), former captain, standing at a poolside area with junior high school students during a national water polo contest for teams of players aged up to 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Author Junzo Shono dies at 88

Author Junzo Shono dies at 88

TOKYO, Japan - Junzo Shono (in this undated file photo), an eminent author and a member of the Japan Art Academy, died of age on Sept. 21, 2009, at his home in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, people close to him said on Sept. 22. He was 88. A native of Osaka, Shono began writing novels after World War II and won the Akutagawa Award in 1955 for his book titled ''Purusaido shokei (Poolside Scene).'' (Kyodo)

Jenkins hopes to be with Soga, daughters: Japanese official

Jenkins hopes to be with Soga, daughters: Japanese official

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Charles Jenkins (R), his wife Hitomi Soga (2nd from R) and their two daughters -- Mika (2n from L) and Belinda -- stand at poolside at the official residence of Japanese Ambassador Yutaka Iimura in Jakarta on July 11. Soga, a repatriated Japanese abductee, and her husband and the daughters are in Jarakta for a family reunion. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

Olympics: Hagino distant 2nd behind Phelps in 200 individual medley

Olympics: Hagino distant 2nd behind Phelps in 200 individual medley

Japanese swimmer Kosuke Hagino sits on the poolside after finishing a distant second in the men's 200-meter individual medley final behind Michael Phelps on Aug. 11, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo