Natasha Bourke during her striking performance at the Endurance Swim at Middleton College swimming pool in October. Photo by Brian Cregan The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon @MidletonCollege The Glucksman @watersafetyireland MidletonArtsFest @natashabourke Vanessa Daws

The 30 hour Endurance Swim couldn’t have happened without the generosity & good will from Midleton College and the open mind of the school Principal Edward Gash. The students made the lanterns, the gold gramaphone, performed & swam for the first hour of the event. Vanessa Daws

I made a mess of the Swimming a Long Way Together advent calendar on Twitter! I’m not great with Twitter. I deleted one tweet by mistake. Sorting it out now... The Instagram page looks better. instagram.com/swimmingalongw…

Ruth Clinton and Cormac MacDiarmada were the closing act of the 30 hour endurance swim and performance at Midleton College in Cork in October. Photo by Brian Cregan The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon The Glucksman Vanessa Daws

Late in the night during the 30 hour Endurance Swim and Performance in Midleton College swimming pool. A swimmer swims around the gold gramaphone floating on the pool while the piano is being played on the pool deck. Film still Barry Lynch. The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Vanessa Daws

Swimming through Dublin city centre under the Loopline and Butt Bridges at the launch of Swimming a Long Way Together in August. The swimmers towing illuminated floating sculptures. Photo Brian Cregan The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Temple Bar Gallery + Studios Dublin Port Dublin City Arts Office Vanessa Daws The Old Liffey Ferry

Yesterday a Blue Plaque was unveiled at Mercedes Gleitz’s home in Brighton. Well done Mercedes. ❤️

Swimming a Long Way Together are planning an event in Donaghadee, inspired by #MercedesGleitze’s eight attempts to cross the North Channel. We are offering artworks, editions and a vinyl record in exchange for your support to fund this event. indiegogo.com/projects/swimm…

Today we are launching the first of two Swimposium talk films. youtube.com/watch?v=I0CZoW… This is the morning presentations and panel discussion on the theme of Mercedes Gleitze, Swimming Culture and Endurance. The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Dublin Port Dublin City Arts Office Temple Bar Gallery + Studios Vanessa Daws

Steve Mentz wrote a poem for our swimmingalongwaytogether project. This poem called ‘Swimming a Long Way Together’ is on our Double A sided vinyl, along with a collection of his other watery poems, and Landless. This vinyl can be bought on our Crowdfunder page: indiegogo.com/projects/swimm…