Didn't professional swimmers wear suits like that for a while? - Eivind

Poor France, I'll give them kudos for taking a more aggressive stance than say Britain, but my immediate reaction to this is that it's overboard. I'd like to know more about the health issue. It's puzzling to me how I can find myself siding with opinions like Pat Condell's recent rant about banning burkas, but not convinced that the burkini is wrong. Maybe it's because I can see her smiling face? - Edward Zwart