They broke the record previously held by The Fig Group Australia , who had people take part in their event at South Beach in Perth, Australia, in Deirdre Featherstone was undergoing treatment for breast cancer, and decided after her mastectomy to start raising money for children suffering from cancer and their families. Michelle Neary, a women who participated in the event, shared on Facebook how much it meant to her. Most of the women participating have had someone close to them affected by cancer, or are themselves cancer survivors. The ladies stayed submerged in the water for a chilly five minutes before seeking sanctuary in their beach towels. Adjudicator Lucia Sinigagliesi remarked on the great atmosphere of the event and the dedication of the women involved.
Guinness World Record for largest ever skinny dip shattered as 2, women strip naked in Ireland
THE world record for largest ever skinny dip was smashed yesterday after more than 2, women stripped off in the fight against cancer - as cyclists took part in the fourth annual Brighton Naked Bike Ride. The women - all aged from their late teens to mids - took over a secluded beach in County Wicklow in Ireland in the hopes of a charity record bid. Collectively, the nude bathers smashed a record previously held by Australian skinny dippers in Perth - despite the water temperature being about 10 degrees colder in Ireland. The group of 2, women also managed to raise more than , Euros for Irish cancer charity, Aoibheann's Pink Tie. Organiser Dee Featherstone, who led yesterday's naked charge into the Irish Sea, said the numbers exceeded her wildest dreams. She added that a lot of women had been nervous about baring all, due to scars left by cancer operations. Dee said: "On the day absolutely nobody cared and the people who would have been really scared and nervous about doing it - they were the ones who were in the water longest and naked longest on the beach.
This was the sixth year that the strip and dip was held — with just 80 women attending the first edition. The idea came from Deirdre Featherstone, who had a mastectomy as part of treatment for breast cancer, who decided to raise money for childhood cancer. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www. Please note that TheJournal.
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