Vancouver approves new rules for swimwear in public pools

Vancouver has approved a new policy that lays out what is appropriate to wear in the city’s public swimming pools.

On Monday night, park board commissioners adopted a swim attire policy as a one-year pilot program.

Appropriate attire is defined as “what other Canadians find as an acceptable level of tolerance in a family public swimming environment that includes maintaining full and appropriate coverage of genitals,” said a staff report. Appropriate swim wear doesn’t impede the wearer’s ability to float or pose safety risks.

The report designated the following attire as appropriate:

• bathing suit
• swim trunks, board shorts
• T-shirts, shorts
• burkini
• swim hijab, leggings and tunic
• rash guard
• wet suit