Photos: 700 People Go Naked @ The 2nd Annual Sydney Event To Raise Money For Australia’s National Parks

Hundreds of people flocked the Tasman sea, in Sydney, Australia to set a new world record for the largest nude ocean swim. Over 700 participants (men and women) stripped naked to protest against the new body image conformity. The event is used to raise money for Australia’s national parks. One reveller strides out of the water after a 900m swim to grab his towel and head to the live music.
Starting at 8am, the revellers deposited their clothes on the beach before swimming 900 metres around the diamond-shaped Middle Head island by Sydney’s coast.
Some took to the waves excitedly with messages painted on their behinds, while some slipped out of their towels at the very last minute. It is the second annual Sydney Skinny event, raising money for Australia’s National Parks. The crowds handed their clothes to people on the beach before standing nude in the summer sun. Speaking ahead of the event, one skinny dipper said: ‘We are born naked. who cares who sees your body – be naked with nature for a great cause. The more the merrier…’

Another wrote on the online event page: ‘I’m quite shy and I have never swam naked before. But there is no embarrassment – it will be great fun.
After the event, the bathers donned their clothes and headed to a festival arena, where there was live music to celebrate their feat.