Shower etiquette at the swimming pool

spirit

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I haven't been swimming in years so don't know what most people wear. But do a lot of women wear bikinis? That actually surprises me as I thought most would feel more comfortable in a one piece costume. To me, bikinis are more for sunbathing on a beach,[/QUOTE]

Most women where I go (several times a week) wear cossies. You rarely see bikinis. Similarly the men wear swim shorts. You don't see Speedos at all.

itsanne

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

I haven't been swimming in years so don't know what most people wear. But do a lot of women wear bikinis? That actually surprises me as I thought most would feel more comfortable in a one piece costume. To me, bikinis are more for sunbathing on a beach,

I swim regularly in a relatively 'serious' pool. Almost all the women wear one piece costumes. Bikinis are extremely rare, never worn by any of the regulars. The men wear a much wider variety of outfits, from beach shorts to speedos and stretchy, tight fitting 'trunks', some of which leave very little to the imagination!

mumps

heuchera wrote: »

That would make sense I suppose. The loos were just not ready in time. But SavvySue saying that you can actually get cubicles with 2 toilets in, made me wonder why on earth that would be..

I've been in family loos, think it was at the services near Gloucester but not absolutely sure. There was an adult loo, small loo for a child probably under 7 and a changing table for babies. There were two sinks, again one at adult height and one lower for little ones. There was plenty of room to take a buggy in as well.

bouicca21

Are speedos those tight fitting minimal briefs? There's only one man at my local pool who wears those and he is really creepy.

heuchera

missbiggles1 wrote: »

Given that in the pool many women will be wearing a bikini and many men will be sporting budgie smugglers - I fear that a visit to a swimming pool isn't quite the place for you.:D

Well, I was only half joking when I said that the sight of someone wearing a towel around them might be a lot less offensive than the sight of some people in a costume :rotfl:

There's no-one quite like British women for letting it all hang out

Pyxis

Communal loos from Ancient Rome:-





And an artist's impression:-



They also shared the Roman equivalent of loo paper, ie a sponge on a stick, washed in the same basin of water!

Oh happy days!:D

Petra_70

megaginge wrote: »

So at this point it's clear that to you, anyone seeing anyone else naked, adult or child, for any reason, would make you feel uncomfortable?

missbiggles1 wrote: »

Given that in the pool many women will be wearing a bikini and many men will be sporting budgie smugglers - I fear that a visit to a swimming pool isn't quite the place for you.:D

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

Give it a break. Can't you just accept that other people have different views to you.

I haven't been swimming in years so don't know what most people wear. But do a lot of women wear bikinis? That actually surprises me as I thought most would feel more comfortable in a one piece costume. To me, bikinis are more for sunbathing on a beach,

I agree with Georgie. For the love of Gawd, give it a break! Quit hounding Torry and the other people on here who don't feel comfortable being naked in front of people, and don't feel comfortable with their young children being around people with their genitals on display! If that's the way people feel, that's up to them, and you have no right questioning them or making an issue out of it!

It's a perfectly reasonable way to feel; not feeling happy with someone's meat and two veg swinging free a few feet away from you! Torry and the others - including me - don't need to justify ourselves!

And re Miss B's comments, I agree with the person who said that people don't WEAR bikinis in the swimming baths. I see about 150 different people in the swimming pool over the course of my 10 or so trips a month, and I can count on the fingers of one hand, the amount of women I see in a bikini in the pool!

And I agree that being naked is NOT the same as having a cossie or bikini on! Do people even think before they say post?!

itsanne

bouicca21 wrote: »

Are speedos those tight fitting minimal briefs? There's only one man at my local pool who wears those and he is really creepy.

Yes. There may be so many more at 'my' pool because it's used for training by competitive swimmers (not me!) and that's what they'll wear to race. To be fair, there hasn't been anyone creepy - albeit several men who would really be better wearing something else rather than having their stomach overhanging speedos which may have fitted a couple of sizes ago ..... says she who would be in the same position if wearing the same outfit .....

Tigsteroonie

mumps wrote: »

I've been in family loos, think it was at the services near Gloucester but not absolutely sure. There was an adult loo, small loo for a child probably under 7 and a changing table for babies. There were two sinks, again one at adult height and one lower for little ones. There was plenty of room to take a buggy in as well.

I'm pretty sure there are family loos in the Arndale Centre here in Manchester with 2 toilets ... Maybe I was drunk.

BNT

Tigsteroonie wrote: »

I'm pretty sure there are family loos in the Arndale Centre here in Manchester with 2 toilets ... Maybe I was drunk.

It could be quite handy after a late night curry, if you are emitting from both ends.