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The Swimmer

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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

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