--- title: Nude Swimming Record Set in Australia description: The world record for the largest simultaneous skinny-dip has been set in Perth, Australia, by 790 participants. canonical: https://time.com/3736936/skinny-dipping-nude-swimming-nudity-naked-australia/ author: Kevin McSpadden article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-09T07:18:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:48:33.792Z og:title: 790 Aussies Just Held the World's Biggest Skinny Dip og:description: The event raised funds and awareness for those affected by eating disorders og:url: https://time.com/3736936/skinny-dipping-nude-swimming-nudity-naked-australia/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 790 Aussies Just Held the World's Biggest Skinny Dip twitter:description: The event raised funds and awareness for those affected by eating disorders twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # 790 Aussies Just Held the World's Biggest Skinny-Dip ## Video: How They Train: Synchronized Swimming with Sean Gregory [Watch (HLS stream): How They Train: Synchronized Swimming with Sean Gregory](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/wTK70mH0.m3u8) (4:33)  _Published 2012-03-22. TIME reporter Sean Gregory joins the women in the USA Olympic synchronized swimming team to experience just how tough the sport really is_ by [Kevin McSpadden](https://time.com/author/kevin-mcspadden/) ## Kevin McSpadden Mar 9, 2015 7:18 AM UTC by [Kevin McSpadden](https://time.com/author/kevin-mcspadden/) ## Kevin McSpadden Mar 9, 2015 7:18 AM UTC The world record for the [largest simultaneous skinny-dip](http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/skinny-dip-world-record-smashed-by-790-nude-swimmers-at-fremantles-south-beach/story-fnhocxo3-1227253829788) has apparently been set in Perth, Australia, by 790 participants. The event appears to have surpassed the previous record of 744 set in Gisborne, New Zealand, in 2013, according to _Perth Now._ _Guinness World Records_ still has to confirm the new feat, however. “It was very nerve-racking in the lead-up, but then everyone started dropping their sarongs and strangely it felt so normal because if you weren’t naked you were the odd one out,” said Heidi Anderson, a _Perth Now_ columnist who participated in the event. Local media reported that the mass skinny-dip raised money and awareness for the [Butterfly Foundation](http://thebutterflyfoundation.org.au/), a group that helps those affected by eating disorders. “I had huge body image issues over the last few years and over the last three years I have been working on myself. 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