Nude swimming (colloquially called skinny dipping), is the practice of swimming naked, whether in natural bodies of water, swimming pools or hot tubs. In the United Kingdom, it is sometimes known as naked swimming. Today, most nude swimming takes place in private swimming pools, at a nude beach, at naturist facilities or at segregated public swimming areas. Some countries of Europe have no laws prohibiting nude swimming in public areas, but some countries around the world strictly enforce various laws against public nudity, including nude swimming.
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“The swimming hole is still in use. It has the same mudbank. It is still impossible to dress without carrying mud home in one’s inner garments. As an engineer I could devise improvements for that swimming hole. But I doubt if the decrease in mother’s grief at the homecoming of muddy boys would compensate the inherent joys of getting muddy.”
—Herbert Hoover (1874–1964)