Roy Lester says he was dismissed for refusing to take off his swim jammers. Aug. 18, 2011— -- A 61-year-old lifeguard is suing New York for age discrimination because he wasn't allowed to wear ...

A 61-year-old man who claims he was fired from his Jones Beach lifeguard job of 40 years because he refused to wear a Speedo for the yearly swim test is suing the state for age discrimination. Roy ...

Never mind boxers or briefs—it’s a Speedo that’s, well, making waves. Roy Lester, a 61-year-old former lifeguard at New York’s Jones Beach, was relieved of his duties for refusing to wear a Speedo for ...

A former lifeguard is suing the New York State Department of Parks and Recreation for doing what he says they have no right to do -- compelling a man in his late 50s to wear Speedo-style swim briefs.

There was just one thing he would not do, as a 57-year-old man, at his annual Life Guard exam. For his own sake and the greater cause of public decency, he would not put on a pair of Speedos. Mr ...

NEW YORK — Roy J. Lester is old enough to remember Annette Funicello in fun-in-the-sun-and-sand comedies from 50 years ago, such as “Beach Blanket Bingo” and “Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine.” If ...

PARIS, France — A man drew hoots and whistles when he stripped down to his tiny briefs and dove in the Olympic pool Sunday to retrieve a wayward swim cap that briefly halted the Olympic swimming ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former lifeguard is suing the New York State Department of Parks and Recreation for doing what he says they have no right to do -- compelling a man in his late 50s to wear ...