Nude recreation
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Nude recreation consists of recreational activities which some people engage in while nude. Historically, the ancient Olympic Games were nude events. Some societies in Africa, Oceania, and South Ameri
Nude people wading in the sea (2015)
A graphic for a gardening video celebrating World Naked Gardening Day in 2016
Nude cyclist at 2010 Fremont Solstice Parade
WNBR riders in London (2012)
Nude swimming
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Nude swimming is the practice of swimming without clothing, whether in natural bodies of water or in swimming pools. "Skinny dipping" is a colloquial term for nude swimming.
Nude recreation
…culturally unacceptable. In 2005, an article in The New York Times asserted that it was not uncommon for private clubs to give patrons opportunities for nude swimming. The Times added that clubs sometimes held male-only or female-only sessions. In many countries in the 21st century, nude swimming mostly takes place…
Members of the Royal Australian Air Force diving into a river, 1943
Fresco "Tomb of the Diver" – Paestum, Italy – c. 470 BCE
Illustration from Everard Digby's The Art of Swimming (De Arte Natandi) (1587)
"Mermaids at Brighton" by William Heath, c. 1829, depicts women sea bathing with bathing machines.