I've never had to bathe Checkers before. However...

He has always loved to dash into the bathroom and hide into the tub and once, when he was in trouble for something he ran in for a place to hide and whoops, it was full of bathwater... he was out as fast as his feet hit the bottom. Since then he checks first

Actually though I think I could bathe him under warm running water in the sink because when he's in the kitchen sink (getting in trouble again--he's not supposed to lick out the cereal bowls ) I've run the water over him to startle him out and he just stood under it. Strange kitty