At the time, it was a little strange, but I think the way people look back on it now seems almost bizarre. John: It was the policy throughout my tenure in high school. John, who said he graduated from Lane Tech High School in 1979, said he is surprised by the reaction the policy receives now. After that - that was my freshmen year of high school - I would do anything to get out of having to take swim class. Tony Sarabia: Was this a traumatic experience for you? He would call it “checking the lint trap.” Stan: Yeah, and can I tell you what he used to call it? It’s just really embarrassing. Stan: Not only did you have to swim with nothing on, but when you were going out to the pool from the shower, the coach would be standing by the door and … Boys were also inspectedĪ caller named Stan, who said he graduated from Lake View High School in 1971, said the experience of swimming naked was traumatic. And she’d inevitably give you a suit that was too small for you, so you’d be spilling out of it. Then she’d size you up for one of those tank suits, and I remember they were, like, light orange and light green, so I still hate those colors.
