Diver set for underwater record bid

A DIVER is finalising preparations for a new world record attempt which could see him become the fastest person to swim 10km underwater.

Christy Healy, 40, a native of Kilmaley, Co Clare, and now living in Ennis, has been in training since March.

A volunteer Civil Defence search diver, Christy is a qualified PADI instructor and owns a diving school in Ennis.