SAS Australia’s James Magnussen sets temperatures soaring dressed wearing Speedos in Bondi Beach

SAS Australia recruit James Magnussen sets temperatures and pulses soaring as he strips down to his Speedos for a swim at Bondi Beach

He toughed out the rough conditions and challenging tasks thrown at him on SAS Australia

And on Saturday, James Magnussen sent temperatures through the roof as he cooled off at Bondi Beach. 

As the weather in Sydney soared to heights of 46.6C, the 29-year-old former Olympic swimmer stripped down to a pair of Speedos for a swim.  

Turning up the heat! SAS Australia recruit James Magnussen (pictured) set temperatures soaring while out for a swim at Bondi Beach on Saturday. He dressed in a pair of neon pink budgie smugglers printed with pineapples

He confidently strode along the beach, showing off his muscular physique and washboard abs.

The ruggedly handsome SAS recruit also opted for a pair of neon pink budgie smugglers printed with pineapples.

James’ day out at the beach comes after he was brutally eliminated from the selection process in the finale of SAS Australia, on Tuesday. 

Muscle man: The ruggedly handsome SAS recruit confidently strode along the beach, showing off his muscular physique and washboard abs

Muscle man: The ruggedly handsome SAS recruit confidently strode along the beach, showing off his muscular physique and washboard abs

He was told by the Directing Staff he ‘just wasn’t enough’ and was asked to hand in his number.

Meanwhile, fellow recruits Merrick Watts, Nick ‘Honey Badger’ Cummins and Sabrina Frederick were told they had passed.    

Earlier on in the episode, James candidly spoke about his devastating performance at the 2012 London Olympics, he lost his race by 100th of a second and was later embroiled in a prescription drug scandal.

Out: James' day out at the beach comes after he was brutally eliminated from the selection process in the finale of SAS Australia, on Tuesday

Out: James’ day out at the beach comes after he was brutally eliminated from the selection process in the finale of SAS Australia, on Tuesday 

‘Throughout my life, showing emotion is not something that I’ve ever been very comfortable with,’ he confessed.

‘Because for many years of my life, I was embarrassed and ashamed of that performance at the London Olympics.

‘When I retired from swimming, that ambition that has always driven me got away from me a little bit. I had a sense of loss.’

So close: Earlier on in the episode, James candidly spoke about his devastating performance at the 2012 London Olympics, he lost his race by 100th of a second and was later embroiled in a prescription drug scandal. Pictured far left at the London Olympics in August 2012

So close: Earlier on in the episode, James candidly spoke about his devastating performance at the 2012 London Olympics, he lost his race by 100th of a second and was later embroiled in a prescription drug scandal. Pictured far left at the London Olympics in August 2012