The ban was imposed after the pool in Neutraubling held a women-only swim day, the Mittelbayerische Zeitung reported last week.
One young woman chose to swim and do water aerobics in a burqini, eliciting loud complaints from the other women there.
The complaints reached the town officials, who decided to place a ban on the burqini as ‘non-typical’ swim attire.
“Why the burqini as a full-body suit would be necessary to wear during a women’s swim day is for me incomprehensible,” town mayor Heinz Kiechle said.
The newspaper reports that the young woman, who witnesses described as a good swimmer, has not returned to the pool. [The Local] Read more
