The recent heat wave has us thinking about pools, ponds, any watery escape; here's a roundup of serene lap pools.

Above: Set in the grasslands of Lagunitas, CA, this 75-foot lap pool was designed by Australian-born, Northern California-based Bernard Trainor. Photo courtesy of Bernard Trainor and Associates.

Above: A pool on Long Island by Bridgehampton, NY-based Stelle Architects.

Above: Designed by Eliot Lee of Steven Harris Architects, in conjunction with Blasen Landscape Architecture, a serene pool in Napa; photo by Marion Brenner, courtesy of Blasen Landscape Architecture.

Above: A modernist pool set up high in Los Angeles. Photo by Don Lewis.

Above: A pool on Long Island Sound by Madderlake Designs.

Above: Completed in 2010 by Daniel Marshall Architects, this lap pool in New Zealand blends into the contour of the ridge on which it sits.

Above: Set on the Napa River, a pool in a project by SF-based architect Craig Steely. Photo courtesy of Craig Steely Architecture.

Above: An infinity pool on Cape Cod by Stephen Stimson Associates.

Above: A simple pool by Long Island-based Bates Masi + Architects.

Above: A pool in the dunes of Long Island dunes by Madderlake Designs, via the NY Times.

Above: A pool in California by Bernard Trainor & Associates.