CLAIRE WALSH
Agent: Sarah Williams
Claire is a freediver, all year round sea swimmer and a content creator.
Born and raised in landlocked Kildare, she moved out to live by the coast in her mid twenties and hasn’t looked back. With a background in theatre, a Masters degree in movement and not so much a love of singing as a need to sing, Claire’s work is an eclectic portfolio ranging from puppetry to gospel singing.
In 2015 Claire set out on a series of solo travels that would introduce her to the underwater world of freediving; the sport of holding your breath underwater. A hobby she thought would fall away upon her return to Ireland she soon learned it taught her just as much about life on land as it did underwater.
Claire started using her social media to document becoming the first person to represent Ireland at the Freediving World Championships in 2019. Now she uses it to explore what holds us back and what motivates us to get out of our own way. When she's not holding her breath underwater, Claire is reading, teaching and talking about breath and what it can do for our body, mind and voice on land. Theatre, puppets, music and singing coupled with a grá for the sea have served as perfect playgrounds to explore the possibilities and potential of breath in it’s many creative forms.
Claire lives with her partner Boudy who puts up with her constant singing, the permanent trail of sand and unbeatable backgammon skills. Her debut book will be published in spring 2023.