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16. Early 60s Arlington MA YMCA

Reply to trof (Original post)

Fri Jun 4, 2021, 10:40 PM

Jun 2021

Yes, No, Yes.

Learned to swim at the city pool, Foss Park. The Y water was clean with a lot of chlorine smell in the indoor heated pool.

We were told as (catholic) kids that the YMCA swimming naked thing was a Protestant religion thing, part of being god's child from nature.

However, I was also part of the CYO (catholic youth organization) and we had to wear swim suits at summer retreat (catholic) camp, because we were as pure as the driven snow, and not sinners like our protestant counterparts, so we were naturally modest and holy too by hiding our junk in twin trunks.

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A question for geezer guys born in the 40s and 50s. [View all] trof May 2021 OP

During the early seventies I belonged to a YMCA that had a naked swim for men dem4decades May 2021 #1

Born late 50's, no YMCA, learned to swim at church camp and a bit more at Boy Scouts... wcmagumba May 2021 #2

Yep, yep, and yep. marble falls May 2021 #3

As a geezette, I remember.... hedda_foil May 2021 #4

We were required to swim nude in high school, "because lint would clog the filters". Marcuse May 2021 #8

Same here, though I never took a swimming class Lord Ludd May 2021 #10

No, yes, and no. Dave in VA May 2021 #5

No, no, and no -misanthroptimist May 2021 #6

Yes yes yes. Chipper Chat May 2021 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author hedda_foil May 2021 #9

A friend of mine, a year older than me, PoindexterOglethorpe May 2021 #11

Up here in Maine Maine Abu El Banat May 2021 #12

4. Was there some older.... JoeOtterbein May 2021 #13

Lifeguards/swimming instructors? trof Jun 2021 #14

Yep. JoeOtterbein Jun 2021 #15

Early 60s Arlington MA YMCA Submariner Jun 2021 #16

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