Sydney Swimwear Parade Fails to Break World Record

In an attempt to set a new Guinness record and raise money for charity, hundreds of Australia gathered on the steps of the iconic Sydney Opera for the city’s largest ever swimwear parade. Dressed only in bikinis and “smudgie smugglers” business men teamed up with construction workers and marched into Sydney’s financial district, all for a good cause. Although everyone had a lot of fun participating, their effort wasn’t enough to beat the recently set record for World’s Largest Swimsuit Parade. On November 9, 287 women took to the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa, dressed in swimwear and unfortunately for the Aussies, they couldn’t even match that. The funds raised during the Sydney Swimwear Parade will go to the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience, an organization that encourages the young indigenous population to attend university. Photos by Getty Images, AFP, EPA, AP, Reuters via Etoday sydney-swimwear-parade11 sydney-swimwear-parade sydney-swimwear-parade3 sydney-swimwear-parade4 sydney-swimwear-parade5 sydney-swimwear-parade6 sydney-swimwear-parade7 sydney-swimwear-parade8 sydney-swimwear-parade9 sydney-swimwear-parade10 sydney-swimwear-parade12 sydney-swimwear-parade13 Hkg2946772 Hkg2946781 Hkg2946773