Adam Diver’s crossing turns into a gruelling 46-mile journey as he navigates tricky tides and jellyfish

A former army captain has become the first person on record to swim between the UK mainland and the Isle of Man, in a gruelling 46-mile challenge navigating tricky tides and the near-constant attention of jellyfish.

It was something of a “suffer fest”, said Adam Diver, as he emerged shattered but smiling from the Irish Sea on Wednesday afternoon.

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