Swimmable Cities - The Path to Paris (A special World Environment Day event)

ARE YOU READY TO MAKE A SPLASH?!

Will Paris be a breakthrough moment for the urban swimming movement (& the Planet's waterways)? 

Is this a time that city leaders and decision-makers can commit to making peace with Nature?

As the world prepares for the Paris Olympics (Fri, 26 July 2024 – Sun, 11 Aug 2024), cities and their leaders are watching on in awe, for what is set to become a landmark moment – Olympic athletes swimming in the River Seine for the first time in around 100 years. This will create a lasting memory for a whole generation!

Urban waterway quality mirrors the health of a community and its economy, which is why ‘swimmable cities’ are swiftly capturing mainstream attention. Unlike many responses to climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, it’s easy to understand. 

Join special guests in the fields of urban design, sport, one health and activism as we explore what the Olympics could mean for the international urban swimming movement and urban ecosystem restoration, as well as hear the latest from 'in the water' in Paris.

GUEST SPEAKERS:

- Ana Prieto López, United Nations Environment Programme (Freshwater Unit - Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems) 

- Morgan Segui, Les Ourcq Polaires (River Seine, Paris, France)

- Sibylle van der Walt, Metz Ville d'Eau (River Seine, Paris; Metz & France)

- Romy Stander, Water for the Future (Jukskei River, Johannesburg, South Africa)

Tickets:
General Admission - $10 AUD (With your ticket, you support the Swimmable Cities collective campaign and structure, with a small % going back to Humanitix.

Swimmable Cities Charter signatories - Free of Charge

Duration & Format: 

90min (online) Panel Discussion, followed by interactive Q+A

Co-facilitators: 

Matt Sykes & Ana Mumladze Detering

World Times:

7:30am Toronto, New York

12:30pm London

1:30pm Paris, Johannesburg, Vienna & Copenhagen

2:30pm Nairobi

7:30pm Shanghai

9:30pm Melbourne

Hosted by Regeneration Projects on behalf of the Swimmable Cities Charter 'Steering Group':

Ana Mumladze Detering, Pan European Urban Bathing Network & SVDK Vienna
Chris Romer-Lee, Studio Octopi, Thames Baths & Future Lidos
Sibylle van der Walt, Metz Ville d'Eau
Tim Edler, Flussbad Berlin
Jerome Castex, Libres Nageurs
James Mugavin, Loyly Studio
Matt Sykes, Regeneration Projects - Convenor

More info: hello@regenprojects.earth