"I'm a little claustrophobic, and the feeling of being submerged in water freaks me out."

He sounds sheepish when he says it, because it's true - though not the complete issue; he also just hates being seen without all his clothes on. It's not body image issues (well, not really, he isn't enormously insecure, but he also doesn't think he's anyone's Adonis), but rather control and intimacy issues. It just wigs him out.

"I like being at the beach just fine."