The Swimposium will take participants on a day-long journey across Dublin Bay, with swims, talks, sounds and music along the way. Mercedes Gleitze and her long distance, open water swimming feats provide a context for this event.
The Swimposium will echo the swimmer’s embodied experience of duration, across time and distance, and investigate the connection with physical and psychological space of the ocean. The invited speakers straddle the creative, health academic and swimming worlds, opening up a discussion on swimming, its impact on the body and its role in communities.

Schedule of events:
Meeting point: Sandycove Beach, 9am
Early morning sea swim and breakfast
25 minute walk to Moran Park outside the Lexicon Library, Dún Laoghaire

Presentations & Panel Discussion 1 – Mercedes Gleitze, Swimming and Endurance
The Swimposium will be introduced by Cliodhna Shaffrey,
(The talks will take place in an outdoor setting)
Speakers include Philip Hoare, Anna Maria Mullally, and Rosie Foley

20 minute walk to Windsurfers Pier
Lunch and sea swim
Bus Transportation to Clontarf Baths
Presentations & Panel Discussion 2 – Swimming as a practice of wellbeing
Speakers include Ronan Foley, Hannah Denton and Easkey Britton
(The talks will take place in an outdoor area of Clontarf Baths)

Bus Transportation to Bull Island
Evening meal on the beach and performance of “As easy stop the sea” written by Ruth Clinton and sung by Landless.
Bus will depart near Bull Island at the close of the event 8pm (approx.)
(This will take place outdoors)