Having raised over €600,000 to date, the Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim in aid of Cancer Care West returns with a splash on Saturday 23 July. Now in its 11th year and with close to 100 swimmers taking part this year, it is one of Ireland’s biggest and longest one-day swims, starting from Auginish in Co Clare and finishing at Blackrock Diving Tower in Salthill: a distance of roughly 13 kilometres. As each swimmer needs a boat to follow and track their swim, organisers are again this year asking any boat owner to get in contact with the hope they can volunteer their services on the day. To watch the documentary about the swim and for information, visit www.galwaybayswim.com