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Dave in VA

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5. No, yes, and no.

Reply to trof (Original post)

Sat May 8, 2021, 08:35 PM

May 2021

Our school system would take us third graders on the school bus to the local YMCA everyday for about 2 week. Co-ed swimming lessons. Everyone had to show that they could swim the width of the pool and dive off the end of the diving board at the end of the 2 weeks. All of us who were able to perform these 2 tasks were awarded a YMCA water safety certificate.

We thought we were some hot stuff.

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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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