Irish Sea — Ireland
40ft - Kish Lighthouse
- 12.7 km
- Distance
- 40ft ↔ Kish Lighthouse
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 5
- Swimmers
- 5
- Countries
- 2
- Women
- 60%
- Median time
- 5:11:27
- Busiest month
- July
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearOther
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:55 | 5:55 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5:00:53 | 5:11:27 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:30:25 | 4:30:25 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is July.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 2 | 40% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 1 | 20% |
| October | 2 | 40% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
60%Women
- Women3 · 60%
- Men2 · 40%
Equipment and format
5Crossings
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo4 · 80%
- — · Race1 · 20%
Where swimmers come from
2Countries
- 🇮🇪 Ireland4 · 80%
- 🇦🇺 Australia1 · 20%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Gary Fitzgerald🇮🇪, 24 · Oldest: Gary Fitzgerald🇮🇪, 24
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 5:12:05, median 5:11:27.
Times year by year
Median and best time of each year's solo crossings; higher is faster.
Median timeBest
Countries
- 🇮🇪 Ireland4
- 🇦🇺 Australia1
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 4 | 2 | 4:30:25 | Gary Fitzgerald🇮🇪 · Sep 27, 2013 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 1 | 1 | 5:22 | Brianna Isabelle Thompson🇦🇺 · Jul 13, 2023 |
Where swimmers land
- Forty Foot3
- 40ft2