Swimming pool

For the 2003 film, see Swimming Pool.

Dress code

In public swimming pools dress code may be somewhat stricter than on public beaches, and in indoor pools stricter than outdoor pools. For example, in countries where women can be topless on the beach, this is often not allowed in a swimming pool, especially one indoors. See also swimsuit. A reversal of this strictness is also common, e.g. undress code in pools is stricter than beaches. Wearing shoes, and a shirt, on a beach is acceptable, but often not in a pool. Indoor pools have stricter undress codes than outdoor pools: in outdoor pools, men are often allowed to wear t-shirts for modesty or for protection from sunburn, but in indoor pools, men are not ordinarily allowed to wear t-shirts. Swimming with clothes on (for example, as practice for the prevention of drowning, as one might fall off a boat clothed) often results in objections from lifeguards at pools, especially at indoor pools. At beaches, many people swim with their clothes on and wear beachwear, whereas at pools (especially indoor pools) more minimal forms of bathing attire, such as lycra briefs for men or lycra one-piece tanksuits for women, are often worn. For diving from towers perhaps 10m high, sometimes bathing suits are doubled up (i.e., men will often wear one brief inside another) so that the swimsuit does not rip on impact with the water. While splashing around on beaches, especially on urban beaches, looser fitting bathing attire that is more modest is often worn.

Related Topics:
Dress code - Swimsuit - Beachwear - Lycra - Urban beach

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Some public swimming pools have regular hours for nude swimming, and some pools even require nudity. Until recently, many YMCA pools required users to be naked or to have a bathingsuit made of materials that will not contaminate the pool; the words often used were "nylon bathingsuit or no bathingsuit". More recently, dress codes in many pools have been relaxed to allow for additional modesty. Many pool operators allow people to swim fully clothed if they can prove that they have a second set of clothes that are only for use in the pool, and if they are willing to go through the showers in this second set of clothes prior to entering the pool.

Related Topics:
Nude - YMCA - Nylon

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