Galway woman hopes to dive into history books with Channel swim

A Galway woman is hoping to make a big splash next week as she attempts to write herself into history books by completing the English Channel swim.

Preparations are well under way for long-distance swimmer Alice Flood who intends to cross the channel, departing Britain, next week.

“As a long distance open water swimmer, the biggest prize for us is the English Channel and it’s the one that you want.