Swimsuits will be optional at a public swim event next month being organized by Calgary Nude Recreation. Scheduled for July 7, the event is open only to group members and their guests. Attendees must pre-register and the location is not being released publicly. A similar nude swim was planned in January at Southland Leisure Centre, which resulted in a petition being created calling on the city to cancel the event or ban children from attending. City officials ultimately decided to cancel the swim, citing security concerns after a threat was received.

Nude swimming , or skinny dipping , is the practice of bathing naked , whether in natural bodies of water, in swimming pools , or in hot tubs. The term skinny-dip was first recorded in English in In , the Bishop of Bath and Wells , Thomas Beckynton , issued the following "injunction and order to the archdeacon of Bath and his official, and all the rectors, vicars and chaplains of the city and archdeaconry of Bath":.

Please reconsider. The nude-only swims are held at Newton Wave Pool, at 72 Ave. According to the club, membership is mandatory. So we did appeal to council; they were not moved, so we moved our swim to Vancouver for a period of time while we organized and decided how to turn things around. Ultimately we wound up taking it to the B.