Nigel Marsh’s Sydney Skinny returns, aim to make it next City to Surf

Nigel Marsh’s nude ocean swim ‘Sydney Skinny’ will be back in February, with the adman turned author hoping to build on this year’s success and make it the next City to Surf. 

This year’s inaugural event in February saw a turnout of around 1,000 people swimming in the nude, and raised over $15,000 for the Foundation of NSW National Parks and Wildlife.

Marsh, who took over as head of The Leading Edge last month, told Mumbrella: “It’s not actually about nudity or swimming. It’s a safe, loving, fun, fundraising, community way of safely stepping outside your comfort zone and having a blast in one of the most beautiful places in the world and raising money to keep the harbour beautiful.

“There’s a place on the calendar for one of these. It’s a very, very safe way of being adventurous.”