Ex-soldier becomes first person to swim from UK to Isle of Man
by Mark Brown North of England correspondent from on (#6C0JG)
Adam Diver's crossing turned into a gruelling 46-mile journey as he navigated 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 (74km) challenge navigating tricky tides and the near-constant attention of jellyfish.
It was something of a suffer fest", said Adam Diver, 46, as he emerged shattered but smiling from the Irish Sea on Wednesday afternoon.
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