Top Athletes April Ross, Christen Press + More Go Naked for ESPN’s 2016 Body Issue

Joanna Elizabeth

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Published July 10, 2016

Courtney Conlogue 2016 ESPN Body Photoshoot

Courtney Conlogue poses in ESPN's 2016 Body Issue
Courtney Conlogue poses in ESPN’s 2016 Body Issue

Surfer Courtney Conlogue hits the water for ESPN’s the Body Issue. Talking about her sport, the professional athlete says, “As a surfer, you work on a lot of things in order to be that top athlete in the water. And one of the things that you do is breath holds. And one of the most traditional ways to work on your breath holds, being a surfer, is rock-running. Just that raw energy and power and explosiveness of the sand and all of the different components of the shot were incredible.”

Claressa Shields 2016 ESPN Body Photoshoot

Claressa Shields poses in ESPN's 2016 Body Issue
Claressa Shields poses in ESPN’s 2016 Body Issue

Posing naked, Olympic gold medal winning female boxer Claressa Shields is poised to take Rio too. Talking about the road ahead, Claressa says, “I’m training seven to eight hours a day. I’m always doing extra. I always stay after [training]. I always hit the bag after, do pushups and crunches after, or I might even go for another run. For some others, it’ll be probably be five or six hours or maybe even four, but for me it’s seven or eight.”

Allysa Seely 2016 ESPN Body Photoshoot

Allysa Seely poses in ESPN's 2016 Body Issue
Allysa Seely poses in ESPN’s 2016 Body Issue

Paratriathlete Allysa Seely poses in the Grand Canyon naked for the special issue. About the experience, she reveals, “Shooting in the canyon gave me chills. It spoke to me on many levels. I felt a sense of peace as it reminded me of my grandma, one of the biggest inspirations in my life. We often talked about how life is full of highs and lows and how important it is to appreciate both.”

Adeline Gray 2016 ESPN Body Photoshoot

Adeline Gray stars in ESPN's 2016 Body Issue
Adeline Gray stars in ESPN’s 2016 Body Issue

World champion female wrestler Adeline Gray will make her Olympic debut in Rio next month, and she poses naked in ESPN’s Body Issue. “The ability to redefine femininity through hard work and high goals in strong women is art and deserves to be shown to the world.”

Adeline Gray stars in ESPN's 2016 Body Issue
Adeline Gray stars in ESPN’s 2016 Body Issue

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