Consider having older people being sharks.
You can also have “sea monsters” instead of “sharks. " Try this game in a role-play fashion with a plot and characters. The game does not end until all the swimmers are dead or the monster is killed. Try a version of swimming “dance tag” instead. In this variation, the tagged players do a dance move for 5 seconds. Every time the person is touched, this must be a different move, or the person is out
This is a great game to play alone. However, if others are with you, try racing with your friends to see who can get their sunken objects first.
If you are talented with editing software, you can even add special effects and make it look like you were shot out of a cannon and into the pool.