Sport, Sweat and Science at Trinity College

Posted on: 02 April 2009

What does it take to be the best? Sport, Sweat and Science, a two-day event at the Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin opens this week and gets under the skin of Ireland’s elite athletes in this ‘living exhibition’ to measure athletic performance.

On April 2nd and 3rd, TCD’s Human Performance Laboratory will be based in the Science Gallery where members of the public can come to test their own athletic ability against the results of Irish sporting figures including Ulster Bank’s Dublin GAA player, Bryan Cullen and 400m relay runner, Fiona O’Friel. Director of the TCD Human Performance Laboratory Bernard Donne, and Dr Nick Mahony, lecturer in sports medicine at Trinity’s Department of Anatomy, along with their research teams, will be measuring the endurance, strength and skill of the athletes and members of the public using the latest scientific processes and equipment.

Dublin GAA player Bryan Cullen at the Sport, Sweat and Science event at the Science Gallery, TCD.

Sport, Sweat and Science gives the visitors a unique opportunity to learn about the scientific research that goes into ensuring that athletes perform to their highest level. Visitors will also be able to join the challenges or relax in the sports lounge where they can talk to a range of experts on sports and fitness. This event will also explore elements of sports medicine and exercise physiology through seminars and has medical and sports professionals on hand to answer questions on maximising personal performance levels.

Sport, Sweat and Science opens today Thursday, April 2nd at 12.00pm when Fiona O’Friel will be the first athlete to take to the treadmill to have fitness assessed and analysed by the Human Performance Laboratory. The event runs on Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd April between 12.00pm -8.00pm and admission is free. The Sport, Sweat and Science event is supported by Science Gallery founding partner Ulster Bank.