“400 skinny dippers stripped off naked and plunged into the sea at Rhissili Beach in Wales to set a new nude world record. They braved the cold and tore off their clothes shortly before 8am today, and ran into the water shrieking and whooping with delight – but their cries of joy were shortly replaced by ‘ooohs’ and ‘aaahs’ because of the icy sea temperature. The existing record is believed to stand at 250 naked bathers in one location, and organisers plan to submit today’s event to adjudicators at Guinness World Records in an attempt to claim the title. Skinny dipper Lizzy White, 25, said: ‘I have flown in from Australia to take part – what was I thinking of? ‘But it was great fun and very exhilarating to strip off and dive into the waves, even if they are a lot colder than what I’m used to.’ Shivering Steve Absalom, 29, said: ‘I’m quite shy and I have never swum naked before so to do it in front of 400 people was a bit of an eye-opener. But there was no embarrassment – it was just great fun.” w/ photo + video
