Nada Pantle was sent a letter after she breached the policy. Photo / 9 news
Nada Pantle was sent a letter after she breached the policy. Photo / 9 news
An Aussie surf club has sent a swimmer a letter because she’s breached its no-nudity rule... in the change rooms.
Nada Pantle frequents the change rooms at the Terrigal Surf Lifesaving club on the NSW Central Coast and enjoys having a morning swim, then a quick shower, before heading towork.
To do this, she has to take off her swimmers before putting on her work outfit.
However, her routine has resulted in a warning letter from the surf lifesaving club.
The letter claims she breached the club’s nudity in the change rooms policy, which advises that no nudity is acceptable.
The letter outlines that the no nudity rule was made because of its Child Safe Policy.
The letter also reminded Pantle that there would be consequences if she continues to get naked in the change room.
“I would like to remind you that it is your responsibility to follow the rules, to maintain a safe family surf club environment and should you continue to ignore the rules, you will be subject to disciplinary action,” it read.
Pantle told ABC that the letter made her feel ashamed.
“They didn’t say what I did or who had made a complaint, but it sort of implied I’d done something almost sexual,” she explained.
However, Pantle also felt it was impractical to expect patrons not to get naked when in change rooms – getting changed.
“At some point, you’ve got to take your clothes off to get your other clothes on. That’s why we have change rooms. I almost feel like I’ve been body shamed,” she revealed.
The Terrigal Surf Lifesaving club boasts more than 900 members.
The Surf Lifesaving Australia Policy on change rooms states members should “not shower or change at the same time as supervising groups of children”.
It also states that members should “not undress and avoid using a changing room with a child unless other people are present”.
