Aussie surf life savers to keep 'uncool' caps
SYDNEY — Surf life savers in Australia voted to retain their signature red and yellow patrol cap after coming under pressure to dump the headwear because it was "uncool".
Surf Life Saving Australia surveyed its members after two New South Wales clubs raised concerns that the cap was turning off younger members.
But a national survey showed only five percent of members wanted to get rid of what many consider a much-loved fixture on Australia's sun-drenched beaches.
"We had some information from a number of members who believed that the cap was a barrier to recruitment," said Surf Life Saving Australia's chief operating officer Peter George.
"However, the survey results showed the overwhelming view that we should retain this part of our iconic identity."
The red and yellow quartered patrol cap has been part of Australia's Surf Life Saving movement since it was introduced in the 1930s as a means of identifying lifeguards on the beach.
It became mandatory in the 1980s.
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