Danny aims to be first garda to swim the Channel

A GARDA who won a bravery award, for saving a man from drowning, is hoping to become the first member of the force to swim the English Channel next week.

Danny Coholan, 30, from Kinsale in Co Cork, will travel to England on Wednesday.

The Anglesea Street garda, who was presented with a bravery award by the Mayor of Limerick in 2003 after a daring river rescue, is hoping to swim one of the world’s busiest shipping channels on Thursday.