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78 - The Dark Secret of American Swimming Pools

The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

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The Nude Boy Trap

In 1962, the American Public Health Association dropped the nude swimming recommendation because it was no longer needed to preserve public health. The Duluth School District included in its 1973-1974 budget an amount that secured a sufficient number of swimsuits for the boys' swim program and that the practice of requiring boys to swim nude be discontinued immediately. In the 90s, the YMC began to admit females. Now they're going to tattle on boy time.

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