Wearing shorts into a public pool?

Question

Note that I'm in England, so the leisure-centre systems might be a little different from anywhere else. I dunno. -Excuse the category, by the way, since there wasn't any other I could find and it was sorted into this automatically-

My friends and I are going to start going swimming more often over the summer, but we want to know if we're ever allowed to wear shorts (I'm not sure about the shorts my friends have, but I have a pair made of similar material to trunks, just without lining since they aren't actually trunks) into the pool over our swimsuits. We'll be going to different pools depending on where we are, though, so I can't just go and check this out for each pool. Instead I'd like to know whether we can wear shorts into pools in general, not just specific centres. Does it depend on the place, or is it allowed in most if not all pools anyway?

Answer 1

As long as your shorts aren't denim (jeans), they should be allowed in every pool.  Have fun this summer!

Answer 2

Sometimes they do allow shorts in the pool provided that it is not zippered.

Answer 3

shorts are allowed, as long as that they are not denim or cotton

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