Burkinis, bare breasts and swimming shorts in the swimming pools of Grenoble: Wauquiez jumps with both feet into the controversy

The draft new rules of procedure for the city’s swimming pools, which must be adopted on May 16 by the city council, plans to authorize the wearing of covering swimsuits. In the name of freedom of access to public services.

The swimming pool war is on again. The project of a new regulation for the municipal swimming pools of Grenoble causes (yet another) standoff between the ecological mayor of the city, Eric Piolle, and the president LR of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Laurent Wauquiez. In question, the almost total freedom of dress granted to swimmers.

The red, green and citizen majority of Piolle will submit to the municipal council on May 16 a text making it possible to wear covering swimsuits, which are called burkinis when worn by women for religious reasons. But not only. Swimming shorts will also be authorized, as well as anti-UV T-shirts but also the practice of bare breasts for those who wish.

“Tomorrow, in our swimming pools, I want everyone to be able to cool off dressed or undressed as he/she wants, as long as the law is respected. Yes, women’s breasts can be released, like men’sinsisted the Grenoble mayor on Tuesday. You want to come topless, come topless. You want to come with a covering jersey to protect yourself from the sun or for a religious reason, you can do that too!

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