The swimmer is a giant puppet version of Jim Clarke, a Liverpool hero. He was commissioned by Liverpool Lantern Company for the Liverpool Lord Mayor’s Parade in 2008. He has moving arms and legs and he free-styles high above the heads of the watching crowds.
The turning mechanism was manufactured by Gavin Lewery
- The Swimmer in the Lord Mayor's Parade
- Andrew Kim puppeteers the arms
- The Swimmer accompanied by his sea dancers
- Close-up of Swimmer's face
- Dancing and swimming in the streets of Liverpool
