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The first YMCA indoor pool in the United States was built in 1885, in Brooklyn, New York. [9] :154 Male nudity was required at YMCA pools in both the US and Canada until they became coed in the 1970s. [22] High school, [38] college, [39] and YMCA [40] pools in the Midwestern United States were used during weekends and summer programs for children, announcements noting that boys would not wear suits in indoor pools. Since the beginning, naturism has been a family movement. Because its adherents believed that all of humanity would benefit, it was natural that children should be included. In Germany, a naturist-focused series of schools was even created by Adolf Koch in the early 20th century. (Körperkulturschule Adolf Koch) More recently, a multitude of scholarly research papers in psychology and sociology suggest that children reared in an atmosphere containing family social nudity benefit from the practice. In this episode we discuss this academic aspect with Mark Storey. For almost a century in the United States, men and boys swam nude in indoor swimming pools, primarily for education or athletics, not recreation. Male nude swimming had been customary in natural bodies of water, which was not viewed as a social problem until the 18th century. When the tradition of skinny-dipping in secluded spots had become more visible with urbanization, indoor pools were built in the 1880s. [1] :1 For the first decades of the 20th century, male nude swimming was associated with a trope of the "old swimming hole" as representing childhood innocence and adult masculinity. In their own classes, nudity was rare for girls based upon an assumption of modesty, but might include young children. Pre-pubescent boys might be nude in mixed-gender settings, including the presence of female staff, [2] [3] public competitions, [4] and open houses for families. [5] Public Bath House No. 3 built 1909 in Yonkers, New York Although some advantages in coeducational swim classes were recognized as early as 1941, the need to maintain pool water quality by insuring cleanliness of both swimmers and swimsuits dictated separate boys and girls classes and the banning of wool suits. Many pools had not been constructed for coeducation, having a single shower room. [30] In a survey of Indiana high schools in 1939, all boys swim classes were nude, while girls wore suits, 87% being cotton suits issued by the school. [31] Students bringing their own suits was discouraged, the institutions not having control of decontamination. [32] A 1947 survey of schools in northern Utah found more local variation. Only three of the six schools had pools. One allowed swimmers to wear their own suits, one supplied cotton suits. At the one that required nudity, the athletic director cited the problem of lint from suits clogging the pool filter. [33] :28–29 In 1963, as it had for 33 years, the city of Troy, New York continued its mandetory citywide program of swim classes for all students in grades 4-8 and 9-12; boys swimming nude. A letter to parents emphasized the importance of learning at least the basics of swimming for survival in an emergency. [34] The October 16, 1950 Life magazine published a photograph of boys swimming together in the indoor pool of New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois; the caption did not mention they were naked. [35] Girls' classes [ edit ]

Gage, Stephen DeM. (1918). "The Sanitary Control of Swimming Pools". Journal of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers. V (6): 229–306. Adiv, Naomi (2015). "Paidia meets Ludus: New York City Municipal Pools and the Infrastructure of Play". Social Science History. 39 (3): 431–452. doi: 10.1017/ssh.2015.64. ISSN 0145-5532. S2CID 145107499. ProQuest 1986368839 . Retrieved 2020-12-27. Outside the United States during the same time period, the issues of hygiene were recognized, but close supervision of swimmers and control of bathing suits was an alternative to nudity. In Canada, public health recommendations allowed for suits, but nudity was recommended in pools used exclusively by men. [20] In England, it was recommended that suits for both men and women be inspected and stored by the facility. [21] Public pools [ edit ] Young Men's Christian Association [ edit ] Mann, Channing (1963). "Swimming Classes in Elementary Schools on a City-Wide Basis". Journal of Health, Physical Education, RPecreation. 34 (5): 35–36. doi: 10.1080/00221473.1963.10621677. ISSN 0022-1473 . Retrieved 2022-10-29.a b c Manheimer, Wallace A. (1940-01-01). "Reducing Health Hazards in the Swimming Pool". The Journal of Health and Physical Education. 11 (1): 25–63. doi: 10.1080/23267240.1940.10623710 . Retrieved 2023-07-07. Horwood, M. P.; Gould, B. S.; Shwachman, H. (1933). "Indices of the Sanitary Quality of Swimming Pool Waters". Journal - American Water Works Association. 25 (1): 124–135. doi: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1933.tb18220.x. ISSN 0003-150X . Retrieved 2022-09-13. The primary reason given for nudity by officials was for public health, swimming pools being prone to contamination by water-borne diseases. During the early developmental stages of filtration and chlorination, behavioral measures were also needed to keep the water clean. Because indoor pools were generally male only, the health of swimmers could be monitored most easily by forbidding swimsuits, which often were a source of contamination, while female swimmers wore suits that were more hygienic. As the century continued, more indoor pools were built by local governments, schools and the YMCA, primarily in northern states, to provide year-round swimming as a sport. As with other physical education activities, swimming was gender-segregated.

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Cross, Alex (1957). "The Supervision of Swimming Pools". Canadian Journal of Public Health. 48 (6): 244–248. ISSN 0008-4263. JSTOR 41981084. PMID 13437239 . Retrieved 2023-07-07. a b c d e Wiltse, Jeffrey (2003). Contested Waters: A History of Swimming Pools in America. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-8898-8 . Retrieved November 2, 2022. from the sale of each magazine goes to charities supporting the LGBTQ+ community and fighting the HIV / AIDS epidemic.

Taylor, Wayne G (1947). A Survey of the Requirements in Physical Education for Boys in Region One of the Utah State Athletic Association (Thesis). Utah State University. a b c d Eng, Monica (September 10, 2017). "Baring It All: Why Boys Swam Naked In Chicago Schools". WBEZ.com . Retrieved March 22, 2020. Naked in High School: Bad Dreams Do Come True, National Public Radio, Aug 1, 2006 , retrieved 2007-11-27 a b Mrs. Richard J. Jarvis (June 22, 1954). "Know Your Schools: Recreation Department Conducts Eleven-Day Swimming Instruction Course At Central H. S. Pool". The Sheboygan Press. p.10.Johnson, Campbell C. (1940). "Negro Youth and the Educational Program of the Y.M.C.A." The Journal of Negro Education. 9 (3): 354–362. doi: 10.2307/2292606. ISSN 0022-2984. JSTOR 2292606 . Retrieved 2023-03-18.

Male nude swim at school approved 1935". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. 1935-09-15. p.2 . Retrieved 2022-09-17. Waukesha, Wisconsin also conducted classes in 1954 for children age 9 to 11, with boys nude and girls provided suits. The course included Red Cross certification which was conducted by female instructors for both boys and girls. [3] BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! - The Magazine will be officially launched at the "BOYS! BOYS! BOYS!" exhibition at Fahey Klein Gallery in Los Angeles from June 10 -- June 30. There will be further events worldwide including during Photo London in September. In 1966 and 1967, the Manitowoc, Wisconsin Recreation Department held evening recreational swimming utilizing school pools, families on Tuesdays, women on Wednesdays. On Thursdays, part of the session was for fathers and sons, while the final hour was for men only. Women were supplied suits if they did not bring their own; for men and boys, suits were "permitted...those wishing to wear trunks must bring their own". Children's classes were on Saturday, with separate sessions by age and sex. Only girls were required to bring a suit. [49] :12 [50] :29 Colleges and universities [ edit ]

The Naturist Society's Bibliography of non-fiction works (includes academic papers on children and nudity) In 1940, the wool suits worn by male swimmers continued to be recognized as a source of water contamination. Cotton suits supplied by facilities for female swimmers were no problem, because they could be boiled to decontaminate them. Wool suits cannot be boiled or heated above 105 degrees F. without shrinkage. Wool suits used in salt water cannot be washed effectively, because soap does not lather due to salt. [17] a b "Young Swimmers in Championships". New York Times. 18 April 1909. p.30 . Retrieved 2015-11-17– via Newspaper Archive. Indoor Swim Program Set for All Ages". Manitowoc Herald-Times. September 30, 1966 . Retrieved July 10, 2023. Male nude swimming remained a common practice in the Midwest and Northeast through the 1950s, but declined in the 1960s due to technological and social changes. After the passage of Title IX in 1972, requiring gender equality in physical education, most schools found mixed-gender use of swimming pools to be the easiest means of compliance. A generation later, nude swimming in public pools as a widespread practice was forgotten, and in the 21st century sometimes denied having existed.