{"id":35691,"date":"2026-06-21T23:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T23:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/35691\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T23:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T23:20:14","slug":"nude-swimmers-take-chilly-plunge-in-dark-mofo-solstice-swim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/35691\/","title":{"rendered":"Nude swimmers take chilly plunge in Dark Mofo solstice swim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Hobart&#8217;s coldest morning so far this year has not deterred swimmers from stripping off to their birthday suits and making a splash at Long Beach for the annual Dark Mofo Nude Solstice Swim.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The air temperature just before sunrise was 4 degrees Celsius, while the water temperature was 12C.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Crowd of swimmers prepare to enter the water for Dark Mofo's 2026 Nude Solstice Swim\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d10219650aa939aaefe6e065e9d78ff6.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">The water temperature in Hobart&#8217;s River Derwent was a frosty 12 degrees Celsius. (ABC News: Sophie Jaggers)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Crowd of swimmers prepare to enter the water for Dark Mofo's 2026 Nude Solstice Swim\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c5e1a0a47cdf2e2916263ff990577f26.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">When the nude swim was first proposed in 2013, Tasmania Police vehemently opposed the event and threatened to arrest for public indecency. (ABC News: Sophie Jaggers)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The Bureau of Meteorology&#8217;s Urshla Connor, however, said the apparent temperature was -1C.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;Perfect conditions for the swim,&#8221; Ms Connor told 936 ABC Hobart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Tasmanian Margie Clougher, 96, said she had been doing the swim every year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">She said there was &#8220;a wonderful feeling of euphoria afterwards&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A person wearing a red swimming cap with the words &quot;Asses to asses&quot; printed on it.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1f500a95daca05c9bbd15e4350ad34e0.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">The Nude Solstice Swim marks the end of the annual Dark Mofo festival. (ABC News: Sophie Jaggers)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Jessica Nuel from France said she did the swim for the first time last year and returned again this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;It&#8217;s an amazing experience,&#8221; Ms Nuel said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The adrenaline of it, everyone [has] a big smile and it&#8217;s a celebration of being all together.&#8221;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Crowd of swimmers prepare to enter the water for Dark Mofo's 2026 Nude Solstice Swim\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c3a131e47d104bda5c7517e2035206e7.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Three thousand swimmers registered to take part in the event. (ABC News: Sophie Jaggers)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The swim is the final event on the two-week Dark Mofo arts festival program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Organisers said 3,000 people registered for the swim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">A group of swimmers from Queensland who arrived dressed as frogs said they had been coming for a few years.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a group of seven people dressed in frog outfits\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/12739898bf910fe8d3734325c1a35ffc.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">A group from Queensland, dressed as frogs, come annually to the event. (ABC News: Jessica Moran)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Their tips for first timers were:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Be brave, just embrace it. Drink schnapps. 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