Naked ambition: Sydney swimmers bare all but fail to reach world record

More than a thousand nude swimmers stripped off and plunged into Sydney Harbour for the annual event held for the first time since 2019

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More than 1,000 Aussies have bared all in the annual nude swim, which has returned after a three-year hiatus.

The hundreds of nude swimmers plunged into the water off Cobblers Beach for the Sydney Skinny in the city's north on Sunday.