Swimming hats in Italy?

[creamcheeseandlox]

I've been looking at campsites in Spain and Italy and saw that in Italy swimming caps have to be worn in most public pools. When I've been to Italy before This wasn't the case so I don't know if it's something new that's been bought in or if it's only at certain places. Does anyone know what the deal is?

Yes, most swimming pools (hotels, gyms etc) will insist on hats. There may be some that won't, but I've lived here since 1994 and have never come across any.