Galway Bay — Ireland

Aughinish - Blackrock Diving Tower

10.4 km
Distance
Aughinish ↔ Blackrock Diving Tower
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
6
Swimmers
6
Countries
3
Women
33%
Median time
3:23:58
Busiest month
August

Crossings per year

Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.

12320212022202320242025
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
20252023:23:583:23:58
2024000——
20233033:133:58
2022000——
20211012:562:56

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is August.

12JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June117%
July00%
August233%
September233%
October117%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

33%Women
  • Women2 · 33%
  • Men4 · 67%

Equipment and format

6Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo6 · 100%

Starting side

6Crossings
  • From Aughinish4 · 67%
  • From Blackrock Diving Tower2 · 33%

Where swimmers come from

3Countries
  • 🇮🇪 Ireland3 · 50%
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2 · 33%
  • 🇦🇺 Australia1 · 17%

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 3:34:19, median 3:23:58.

1232:303:003:304:004:30

Times year by year

Median and best time of each year's solo crossings; higher is faster.

2:58:143:273:55:4620212022202320242025
Median timeBest

Countries

  • 🇮🇪 Ireland3
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2
  • 🇦🇺 Australia1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇮🇪 Ireland312:56Elaine Dillane🇮🇪 · Jun 19, 2021
🇬🇧 United Kingdom203:23:58Andrew Leonard🇬🇧 · Sep 19, 2025
🇦🇺 Australia114:31Brianna Isabelle Thompson🇦🇺 · Oct 8, 2023

Where swimmers land

  • Blackrock diving tower2
  • Aughinish1
  • Aughinish, Co. Clare1
  • Blackrock1
  • Blackrock Diving Tower in Salthill1

Distance is the shortest straight line between the start and finish coastal stretches, not the GPS track length: currents cause swimmers to cover much more distance.