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Largest swimwear parade in Sydney

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Sydney, AUSTRALIA : Residents of Sydney pose on the steps to the Sydney Opera House as they attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest swimwear parade on November 12, 2009. The attempt held as a fundraiser for the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience and run by swimwear company Budgy Smuggler, fell short of the current record of 287 participants set recently in South Africa. AFP PHOTO / Greg WOOD

November 12, 2009
Bangkok (AFP) - The largest swimwear parade took place in Sydney to increase the number of indigenous Australians participating in university education through mentoring program. Participants clad in bikinis walk to Circular Quay.

Beating other iconic beaches, Sydney's financial district Martin Place was chosen as the starting point for the inaugural swimwear parade.

Sydney, AUSTRALIA : Residents of Sydney walk down a city street in Sydney as they attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest swimwear parade on November 12, 2009. The attempt held as a fundraiser for the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience and run by swimwear company Budgy Smuggler, fell short of the current record of 287 participants set recently in South Africa. AFP PHOTO / Greg WOOD

Run by swimwear Budgy Smuggler, the parade can bring the city to a standstill as participants clad in bikinis walk to Circular Quay.

Sydney, AUSTRALIA : Residents of Sydney walk up the steps to the Sydney Opera House as they attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest swimwear parade on November 12, 2009. The attempt held as a fundraiser for the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience and run by swimwear company Budgy Smuggler, fell short of the current record of 287 participants set recently in South Africa. AFP PHOTO / Greg WOOD

Sydney, the largest city in Australia and the capital of New South Wales, was one of the world's top 25 nexus innovation cities, according to 2thinknow Innovation Cities Index 2009 (as cited at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney).