AN intrepid fundraiser has spoken of her frustration after she was forced to halt a record attempt to swim non-stop around Anglesey after being stung by jellyfish.

Liane Llewellyn Hickling, 34, was forced to call off her attempt to become the first person to swim more than 70 miles clockwise around the coastline after she was stung six times within the first ten hours of her challenge.

She suffered an allergic reaction after being stung by six lion’s mane jellyfish on both her arms, legs and feet, within the first two hours of her swim, which was to raise money for a new lifeboat.

Mrs Llewellyn Hickling, of Denholme, said: “It’s frustrating because I felt good otherwise.

“My body was hurting all over after I was stung and I tried to carry on but I decided to get out of the water.

“I was a bit of a mess after it happened. My swimming was going great until I was stung.

“I was shaking in the water. I tried to carry on for as long as I could. I was convulsing on the recovery boat after I got out of the water and I don’t remember much after that until I was taken to hospital.”

She has vowed to return at a future date and have a second attempt at the feat.

She added: “I’m feeling okay now. I’m pretty sure I will come back at some point.

“I have been overwhelmed by the support I have received from well-wishers and also my support team.

Mrs Llewellyn Hickling had set off from Moelfre yesterday morning and had hoped to complete the challenge in between 24 and 30 hours.

Her training had included completing the first recorded swim around St Kilda, Scotland, in June.

Mrs Llewellyn Hickling’s previous tests include becoming only the third British woman to swim the English Channel to France and back.

She completed the more than 60-mile course in a time of 27 hours, 35 minutes in 2009.

She is still looking for donations for the Craig Steadman Lifeboat Fund. Mr Steadman, who was killed in a motorbike accident last year, was a member of the Holyhead lifeboat crew.

His crew-mates are aiming to raise £24,000 to fund part of a new D-Class lifeboat which will be named in his memory. The boat will be based in Barmouth, Wales.

Mrs Llewellyn Hickling is a team lead physiotherapist with the Pennine Acute NHS Trust in Oldham and Bury.