--- description: The world record for the largest simultaneous skinny-dip has been set in Perth, Australia, by 790 participants. title: 790 Aussies Just Held the World's Biggest Skinny Dip image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 790 Aussies Just Held the World's Biggest Skinny-Dip by [Kevin McSpadden](/author/kevin-mcspadden/) ## Kevin McSpadden Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 9, 2015 7:18 AM CUT by [Kevin McSpadden](/author/kevin-mcspadden/) ## Kevin McSpadden Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 9, 2015 7:18 AM CUT 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 "undefined") 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/ "undefined"), 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. This was the next step towards embracing who I am,” said Anderson. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3736936/skinny-dipping-nude-swimming-nudity-naked-australia/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3736936/skinny-dipping-nude-swimming-nudity-naked-australia/"},"headline":"790 Aussies Just Held the World's Biggest Skinny-Dip","datePublished":"2015-03-09T07:18:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:17:29.466Z","description":"“It was very nerve-racking in the lead-up, but then everyone started dropping their sarongs”","url":"https://time.com/3736936/skinny-dipping-nude-swimming-nudity-naked-australia/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Australia","World","Eating Disorder","New Zealand","World Record","guinness world records"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kevin McSpadden","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/kevin-mcspadden/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3736936/skinny-dipping-nude-swimming-nudity-naked-australia/","name":"790 Aussies Just Held the World's Biggest Skinny-Dip"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"How They Train: Synchronized Swimming with Sean Gregory","description":"TIME reporter Sean Gregory joins the women in the USA Olympic synchronized swimming team to experience just how tough the sport really is","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/wTK70mH0/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2012-03-22T17:25:55.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/wTK70mH0.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3736936/skinny-dipping-nude-swimming-nudity-naked-australia/","duration":"PT4M33S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3736936/skinny-dipping-nude-swimming-nudity-naked-australia/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```