https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/tags/jellyfish/Recent content in jellyfish on Gloucestershire DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usFri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/cheltenham-man-conquers-english-channel-amidst-36c-heatwave-battling-jellyfish-and-sunburn/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/cheltenham-man-conquers-english-channel-amidst-36c-heatwave-battling-jellyfish-and-sunburn/On one of the hottest days of 2026, Jon Penhale, a 53-year-old Cheltenham resident and Army veteran, achieved an extraordinary feat of endurance by swimming 33 miles across the English Channel. Battling intense sunburn, painful jellyfish stings, and exhaustion, Jon completed the crossing in 15 hours and eight minutes. Starting from Folkestone, Kent, at 5:30 a.m. on June 24, Jon persevered through relentless tides and choppy waters to reach Cap Gris-Nez on the northern coast of France near Calais late that evening.