SWIMMERS TO ATTEMPT NUDE ENGLISH CHANNEL CROSSING

SWIMMERS TO ATTEMPT NUDE ENGLISH CHANNEL CROSSING

BRIDGEWATER, Somerset, U.K. (Wireless Flash) -- No nudes is bad news for six British swimmers who hope to become the first people to cross the English Channel in the buff. The coed "au naturel" swimmers range in age from 15 to 63 -- including two schoolgirls, a cop, a physician, a retired swimming coach and a female grave digger. Team manager Dr. Roger Johnson says the biggest hurdle the nude team will face is the chilly water -- about 56 degrees Fahrenheit. The team has been training by taking weekly nude dips at Studland, a local nude beach. Johnson and his in-the-buff bathing beauties will attempt their nude crossing on July 5th by swimming in hour-long shifts. The entire event should take 12 to 14 hours.

CONTACT: Dr. Roger Johnson, **** (Only available between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. EDT -- serious inquiries only); Bridgewater, UK; 011- 44-1278-691-548