Some British Olympic hopefuls pose naked for their Olympic dreams, March 4, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

A dozen of Olympic hopefuls from the British water team including swimmers, divers, water polo players and synchronised swimmers have got together to pose naked for a daring underwater photo-shoot.

"I wasn't nervous about being naked in front of the camera. I was more worried about how I was going to breathe and smile at the same time," said 21-year-old water polo player Lisa Gibson (Right,rear in the piture).

The 21-year-old diver Tonia Couch (Second right, front in the piture) said her boyfriend was doubtful when she told him about the naked photocall but her swimmer counterpart Stacey Tadd (Second right, rear in the piture) got a firm support from her mum.

Paralympic swimmer, Stephanie Millward (Center, rear in the piture), who has battled multiple sclerosis, was also in the picture.

The girls had to be photographed individually as it would have been too chaotic to try to capture them all at once. They were then "placed" in a group by some computer wizardry.

The photo-shoot was carried out to back the girls' Olympic dream, sponsored by the National Lottery and British Gas.

The Lottery is supporting more than 1,200 athletes for 2012, as well as contributing up to 2.2 billion pounds ($3.58 billion) to the Olympic venues.