Tokyo 2020: Trailblazing open-water swimmer Alice Dearing targets top-10 Olympic finish

Dearing will travel to Japan next week after securing her berth in the open-water event at the Games with a fourth-place finish in a 10km marathon race in Setubal last month.

It has been a journey of highs and lows for Dearing, who almost walked away from the sport, just a year after becoming world junior 10km open-water champion.