OK, I figured that title would get peoples' attention! I think this is an interesting topic and I debated posting it to the non-swimming related forum, but it is swimming related.
Anyway, here's the story. A woman in Seattle has been fighting the rule that women need to wear tops while swimming in Seattle pools. She had a double mastectomy and her contention is that the suit rubbing against her scars is very uncomfortable. The city Parks & Rec department finally decided she can swim topless--but only her:
seattletimes.nwsource.com/.../2018485244_swimmer.html
The picture in this story makes it even more clear cut in my book:
todayhealth.today.msnbc.msn.com/.../12343787-***-cancer-survivor-can-now-swim-topless-in-seattles-public-pools
She has no breasts. What's the problem?
Not a problem. Go swim!
And from the article...
"It wouldn't be an issue for us because any woman can swim topless here," says Jodi Jay, the aquatics division program manager for the Austin, Texas Parks and Recreation Department
May have to check this out...
The picture in this story makes it even more clear cut in my book:
todayhealth.today.msnbc.msn.com/.../12343787-***-cancer-survivor-can-now-swim-topless-in-seattles-public-pools
She has no breasts. What's the problem?
Not a problem. Go swim!
And from the article...
"It wouldn't be an issue for us because any woman can swim topless here," says Jodi Jay, the aquatics division program manager for the Austin, Texas Parks and Recreation Department
May have to check this out...
