Sydney apartment’s ‘humiliating’ bikini rule bans ‘G-strings’ from pool

A Sydney apartment complex has introduced a “G-string” ban after a resident complained when told to cover her a bikini at the communal pool.

A Sydney woman was horrified after being told to cover up by a security guard at her apartment complex for wearing a bikini that “wasn’t to pool standards”.

Kristy from the Sydney suburb of Zetland said she was “appalled” when the male security officer told her to “go and put shorts on”, adding it was a “normal” bikini and “not a G-string”.

After the incident, the complex displayed a sign at the pool in a bid to enforce a bikini ban on residents.

“It was actually really humiliating and really intimidating,” she told Ben Fordham Live on 2GB.

“He was very aggressive and very loud. His exact words were I would need to put shorts on to be allowed in the pool area.”

In an earlier Facebook post in a local community group, Kristy described the confrontation at a lap pool as “degrading”.

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A Sydney apartment complex has issued a ban on ‘G-string’ bikinis after ordering a woman to cover up her swimmers at the pool. Picture: Facebook

“I’m appalled a male security guard thinks he has the right to tell females if their bikinis are appropriate,” she wrote.

“I’ve contacted my real estate and Fair Trading which have advised me this is not appropriate & to get legal advice which I’m in the process of doing.

“Please reach out if he also harassed you so we can ensure females aren’t humiliated & degraded in the place they live.”

After complaining, she told 2GB the building management “doubled down”, posting new signs with “pool rules” around the complex that tell women what sort of swimsuits they can wear. It reads:

No smoking

No alcohol

No music

No ball games, diving and bombing,

No G-string, no topless, must be adequately dressed

They’ve since posted signs around the complex warning residents about their swimwear. Picture: Facebook

Since sharing her experience online she has been inundated with messages from other residents who said they have gone through the same.

Some commented lamenting the rule was “crazy”, “disgusting” and “ridiculous”.

“What a joke. That’s horrible and I’m sorry you have to deal with such negative people. It’s not the 1800s anymore,” one said.

“Disgusting. A similar thing happened to me at the resort pool but it was 2 years ago,” another wrote.

While one said: “No security guard has any right to say this at all. You were wearing a bikini which is adequate clothing for a pool area.”

Kristy said the building management responded to her complaint, telling her to “please kindly follow the rules”.

“He gave me a backhanded apology, he apologised and said I wouldn’t have been approached if I was following the rules,” she said on the radio segment this morning.

“When I asked for clarification on what the rules were, he finally came back to me after a couple of emails with, ‘women’s backsides need to be properly covered’, whatever that means.”

She went on to reiterate her bikini was “completely acceptable” and worn at public beaches and swimming pools.

“If you go down to Bondi Beach, you’d see people wearing a lot skimpier bikinis,” she said.

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