No cold feet, but towels in short supply after winter nude swim

Participants prepare to take part in the Nude Solstice Swim, as part of the Dark Mofo winter festival, in the River Derwent in Hobart, Australia, June 21, 2017. AAP/Rob Blakers/via REUTERS

HOBART, Australia (Reuters) - So many people plunged into a frigid river for an annual nude swim on the Australian island of Tasmania on Wednesday that there weren't enough towels to go round.

A total of 1,020 swimmers braved 11 degree Celsius temperatures to take part in the Dark Mofo festival swim, far beyond the number than the organisers had expected, according to the festival's executive director, Kate Gould.