T.C.
I didn't have access to a pool when I was growing up. You had to have a house at the lake or belong to a country club. So I didn't learn how to swim and I still struggle with that now.
Where I live now there are plenty of public pools, including some indoor ones(no worrying about sunscreen). So at home we just have the small plastic or inflatable kind, sprinklers and a slip n slide- just enough to splash and cool off, no maintenance just get a new one next year. A few people in my neighborhood with older kids have above ground pools with nice decks perfect for parties. They don't have a separate fence for the pool, but all the backyards have wooden fences.