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kazakevi

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13. Nude swimming at the YMCA

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 04:57 PM

Sep 2012

That is so funny that nudity is a sin, when in fact it was nearly universal that private Catholic Schools that had pools required nude swimming for all of the boys for most of the 1900's. We had such a private school in Dearborn Michigan and starting in the 6th or 7th grade to 12th grade all boys swim teams and boys swim classes were done nude, without swim suits. They also required soap showers before class. I do not understand why this was not thought to be an issue for the girls swim classes. It has always been an unsolved mystery for me.

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Nude swimming in school [View all] Bucky Apr 2012 OP

Well under 50, and wtf? ButterflyBlood Apr 2012 #1

I had the same reaction. But the myopia is ours. Bucky Apr 2012 #2

I'm over 50 and none of my schools even had swimming pools Art_from_Ark Apr 2012 #3

Well over, and this was an available option at our Y. The thing is back then, dimbear Apr 2012 #4

I was invited to go with a friend to the YMCA, when I was 7, eyewall Apr 2012 #5

Nude swimming at the YMCA kazakevi Sep 2012 #13

The boys swam nude in my junior high school, in '74 and '75. baldguy Apr 2012 #6

I am way over 50 and never heard of nude swimming in school. n/t RebelOne Apr 2012 #7

All our swimming lessons were out at the lake. bluedigger Apr 2012 #8

I'm under 50 geardaddy Apr 2012 #9

My school didn't have a pool. HappyMe Apr 2012 #10

boys nude swimming in public schools kazakevi Sep 2012 #12

boys nude swimming in public school kazakevi Sep 2012 #11