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Gemma Cairney - Making a Splash

Turning the magic of sea swimming into swimwear design with Gemma Cairney

Episode 8 of the Making a Splash with Amber Butchart podcast, hosted by Amber Butchart, titled "Gemma Cairney - Making a Splash" was published on September 23, 2021 and runs 37 minutes.

September 23, 2021 ·37m · Making a Splash with Amber Butchart

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Welcome to the last in the current series of Making a Splash. My guest this week is Gemma Cairney: a broadcaster and author who you may know from her shows on Radio 1 and 6Music, as well as her current TV show Landmark on Sky Arts. Gemma is a devoted sea swimmer who’s currently turning her hand to sustainable swimwear design. Tune in as we discuss the language of the sea, swimming through rainbows, meeting Grace Jones, and the best music to swim to. As well as the magic of swimming in the Walpole Bay Tidal Pool in Margate.You can follow Gemma on Twitter and Instagram, and you can find her swimwear project Embodied Swims on Instagram too. And you can catch her TV show here: Landmark on Sky Arts. To find out more about future series, you can follow me on Instagram @AmberButchart, #MakingASplashPod. Thanks for joining me! *Please be aware that cold water swimming can be dangerous. Read and follow the advice at the Outdoor Swimming Society if you are new to it* Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the last in the current series of Making a Splash. My guest this week is Gemma Cairney: a broadcaster and author who you may know from her shows on Radio 1 and 6Music, as well as her current TV show Landmark on Sky Arts. Gemma is a devoted sea swimmer who’s currently turning her hand to sustainable swimwear design. 


Tune in as we discuss the language of the sea, swimming through rainbows, meeting Grace Jones, and the best music to swim to. As well as the magic of swimming in the Walpole Bay Tidal Pool in Margate.


You can follow Gemma on Twitter and Instagram, and you can find her swimwear project Embodied Swims on Instagram too. And you can catch her TV show here: Landmark on Sky Arts


To find out more about future series, you can follow me on Instagram @AmberButchart, #MakingASplashPod. Thanks for joining me! 


*Please be aware that cold water swimming can be dangerous. Read and follow the advice at the Outdoor Swimming Society if you are new to it*


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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