Does anyone else participate in a Winter Solstice Swim? They are usually done nude, but some people don't strip off. A great chance to wear a thong.

We've just hit Winter in Australia...so at least that means we're heading towards Summer.  My Winter thonging in water is limited to my daily lap swimming in the local Ocean Baths at 4am, chilly, but worth it. Needless to say I am counting down the days until it warms up again.

The local Winter Solstice swim happened last weekend Sunday 21st at 05:30 at the ocean baths I frequent each morning. I hung around after my usual swim to take part. I intended to wear a thong, but from what I knew, some do this nude. I thought if that's the case, I won't be in a thong. 

I did our dip nude, with about 50 others. I didn't know how they would approach it. There is a wooden deck that runs across the pool dividing it into the 20 x 50m lap swimming area, and the 80 x 50m recreational area. The idea was to go to the end of the deck, drop everything, and then line up across the deck and jump in together. The crowd was a pretty even mix of male/female. Just about everyone stripped to just a towel before dropping it near the end of the deck and getting into position from there.

I wore just a thong up to that spot (no towel) and dropped it on the ground before getting in position. We got out after about 5 minutes. When I got out I picked up my thong and walked back to my gear at the other end of the pool. Quite a few others did too. Despite the cold, the feeling of being totally casual and relaxed about being naked in front of complete strangers spread very quickly throughout the crowd.  It was absolutely exhilarating, and I already can't wait for next year.  I will suggest to the organiser to do a Summer Solstice nude swim.