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Phelps, Pastrana Among 22 Nude Athletes In ESPN The Magazine Body Issue

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP/WJZ) -- Two Maryland natives are among 22 athletes who will be featured in the ESPN The Magazine Body Issue, which will hit newsstands on July 11.

The keystone to the issue is the "Bodies We Want" section, where athletes will be featured in tasteful nude poses.

Baltimore native and Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, Annapolis native and X-games gold medalist Travis Pastrana and his wife, Lyn-z, will be included in the issue.

Travis Pastrana & Liam Phillips Photo Session
(Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

The issue also features tennis star Venus Williams, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch, Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald, Texas Rangers slugger Prince Fielder and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka.

Others to appear are: Bernard Hopkins (boxing), Jimmy Spithill (sailing), Tomas Berdych (tennis), Nigel Sylvester (BMX), Omar Gonzalez (soccer), Jamie Anderson (snowboarding), Amy Purdy (Para-Olympics), Danyelle Wolf (boxing), Aja Evans (bobsled), Hillary Knight (hockey), Megan Rapinoe (USA soccer), Angel McCoughtry (WNBA), Coco Ho (surfing) and Ginger Huber (cliff diving).

For more information on the issue, click here.

(Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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