Before Speedos there was Skin

[Coach]

Originally Posted by California Dolphin

So there is actually a college where nude swimming is still allowed (and actually happens on a routine basis)?

Where's it at so I can come by for a visit???

It's a private high school and nudity is still allowed and occurring. They've kept a lot of the old traditions alive. I was surprised myself when I started coaching here.

We require showers, so they start getting used to seeing each other naked pretty quickly. Students coming from public school seem to have the most trouble adjusting; many of them have never had to shower at school.

We try to ease them into it as much as possible. New students get an information packet before school starts. There's also a new students day where they come to school and go to their classes for orientation prior to school starting. Their parents come with them.

I encourage students and parents to bring a swimsuit on the new student day. After we go through the syllabus, they head to the locker room to change and enjoy the pool for a little while.

You can always tell which parents are alumni. They're the ones that come out of the locker room naked. This year, a few of their kids joined them in swimming nude. About 20 minutes before the end of class, we head back to the locker room.

When I tell them about the shower policy, you can see some of their jaws drop. Since it's not a true school day, I don't require anyone to shower. I do, however, encourage them to give it a try and spend some time nude in the locker room.

I rinsed out my swim brief and headed to the showers. The ones that were already nude were washing off. Over the next few minutes, we were slowly joined by everyone else. Some students were quite anxious, but they started to relax after a few minutes. The few that had come into the showers in their swimsuits had shed them be the end.

For the first time in my career her, I had freshman swim nude on the first day. Since then, they've been joined by a few more.