Reply #6: The rec center has to allow kids in the changing room if they have a pool.

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I usually take mine out dripping wet, put them in the car and change them at home. But some people come from somewhere else, or have somewhere to go after swimming and need a place to change the kids. And 5 years old may be too old to be exposed to a naked stranger of the opposite sex, but it is also too young to use the men's locker room alone.

My gym has an adults only changing room, as well as a separate one that allows kids (and specifically limits adult nudity). So that pretty much takes care of the issue. But in a facility with only one changing area, compromises need to be made.