Sports Buffs

Related Content

• "Captain America": Hokey, Hacky Exercise in Franchise Building
  July 20, 2011
• Hank Williams, Jr., Dares to State Outright What Fox News Only Implies
  October 4, 2011
• Lyndon LaRouche Volunteers Display Obama as Hitler Signs, Did San Francisco Notice?
  March 29, 2011
• Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne: A First Listen
  August 9, 2011
• Sounds Like Gore
  November 9, 2011

More About

• George Baker
• Leni Riefenstahl
• Nazi Party
• Subcultures and Identities
• Nudism and Naturism

Like this Story?

Sign up for the Events Newsletter: What's happening in town? From underground club nights to the biggest outdoor festivals, our top picks for the week's best events will always keep you in on the action.

Privacy Policy Cancel Continue

When you think of nudism and the Olympics (and who doesn't?), your mind probably goes to the Nazi propaganda films of Leni Riefenstahl, where perfectly sculpted Aryan specimens wore next to nothing and elegantly tossed javelins in slo-mo. Strangely, the Third Reich actually didn't take much of a liking to nudism and nudist culture. According to George Baker, the organizer of the Nude Beach Olympics, Western culture had a thriving nudist scene before Hitler showed up (and, of course, the original Olympics in Greece were all done in the nude). The European take on nudism was called Freikorperkultur (Free Body Culture), and games organizer and nudist Baker is determined to bring back and celebrate the tradition. If you believe that sports and recreation is always better in a birthday suit, then this is your tourney. Entrants will compete in various events like discus, broad jump, foot races, and volleyball, all in the buff. And, unlike the Folsom Street Fair, the competition is "family friendly," so you can finally expose your children to naked sumo wrestling without fear of seeing someone suspended by the nipples. "It's just about having fun," Baker says. Competitors will be judged and the victors will be crowned at the games' end with olive wreaths during a bacchanalian celebration dubbed the Beach Blanket Banquet. The event is clothing optional for spectators, but everyone is encouraged to get into the spirit and let it all, er, hang out.
Sun., Oct. 5, 11:30 a.m., 2008