Tyrrhenian Sea — Italy
Capri - Naples
- 31.9 km
- Distance
- Capri ↔ Naples
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 450
- Swimmers
- 283
- Countries
- 40
- Women
- 29%
- Median time
- 8:01:14
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7:51:15 | 8:43:20 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 4:57 | 4:57 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6:32:20 | 7:47:14 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6:04:26 | 6:19:01 |
| 2019 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6:53 | 7:47:16 |
| 2018 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7:01 | 7:14:47 |
| 2017 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3:54:02 | 3:54:03 |
| 2016 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 4:16:46 | 7:04:31 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7:09:24 | 7:48:28 |
| 2014 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6:11:27 | 6:36:20 |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6:18:50 | 6:31:26 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6:29 | 8:02:11 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6:05:49 | 6:05:49 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:42:55 | 6:42:55 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:21:09 | 7:21:09 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6:16:12 | 6:16:12 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6:46:14 | 6:55:41 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:47:23 | 6:47:23 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6:38:35 | 7:18:11 |
| 1991 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6:19:21 | 7:12:27 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6:44:11 | 8:26:40 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6:26:40 | 7:45:34 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7:59:30 | 9:10:54 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7:37 | 8:00:20 |
| 1986 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8:45 | 9:02 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:55 | 10:38:22 |
| 1982 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8:04:57 | 8:47:48 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3:34:51 | 3:48:33 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:28:09 | 9:59:43 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:52:10 | 7:52:10 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11:14:19 | 11:16:24 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7:36:05 | 7:51:55 |
| 1976 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:17 | 10:20:39 |
| 1975 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8:48:22 | 9:01:43 |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:20:58 | 9:20:58 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:03:48 | 10:03:48 |
| 1972 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:41:07 | 7:41:07 |
| 1971 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7:50:33 | 8:54:38 |
| 1970 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7:32:47 | 8:10:45 |
| 1969 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11:01:20 | 11:01:20 |
| 1968 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:12:52 | 8:26 |
| 1967 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:35 | 8:36:07 |
| 1966 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8:15:13 | 9:48:14 |
| 1965 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7:04 | 9:37:01 |
| 1964 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:52:41 | 10:52:41 |
| 1963 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9:29:19 | 11:52:43 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:06:34 | 11:06:34 |
| 1961 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8:45 | 9:06:13 |
| 1960 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:38 | 10:38 |
| 1959 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:31:41 | 10:31:41 |
| 1958 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11:08:54 | 12:31:03 |
| 1957 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8:58:28 | 11:20:19 |
| 1956 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11:53 | 11:53 |
| 1955 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8:45 | 8:45 |
| 1954 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1951 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1949 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:00 | 12:00 |
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 | 27 | 11% |
| July | 117 | 46% |
| August | 5 | 2% |
| September | 108 | 42% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
29%Women
- Women124 · 28%
- Men304 · 68%
- Relays or not stated22 · 5%
Equipment and format
450Crossings
- — · Race442 · 98%
- Skin · Solo5 · 1%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay3 · 1%
Starting side
450Crossings
- From Capri117 · 26%
- Direction not declared333 · 74%
Where swimmers come from
40Countries
- 🇮🇹 Italy85 · 20%
- 🇪🇬 Egypt60 · 14%
- 🇦🇷 Argentina48 · 11%
- 🇺🇸 United States19 · 4%
- 🇫🇷 France17 · 4%
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia17 · 4%
- 🇸🇾 Syria17 · 4%
- 33 other countries160 · 38%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Susie Maroney🇦🇺, 15 · Oldest: Mimmo Scaldaferri🇮🇹, 53
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 8:12:06, median 8:01:14.
Times year by year
Median and best time of each year's solo crossings; higher is faster.
Median timeBest
The record over time
Each step is a crossing that beat the best time up to that day, in its category.
— · RaceSkin · Solo
— · Race
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 1981 | John Coutts🇳🇿 | 3:34:51 | −3:29:09 |
| 1965 | Judith de Nijs🇳🇱 | 7:04 | −1:41 |
| 1955 | Alfredo Camarero Guzman🇦🇷 | 8:45 | — |
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Alison Streeter🇬🇧 | 8:45 | −2:48 |
| 1982 | Chris Stockdale🇬🇧 | 11:33 | −0:27 |
| 1949 | Aldo Fioravanti🇮🇹 | 12:00 | — |
Countries
- 🇮🇹 Italy85
- 🇪🇬 Egypt60
- 🇦🇷 Argentina48
- 🇺🇸 United States19
- 🇫🇷 France17
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia17
- 🇸🇾 Syria17
- 🇧🇷 Brazil12
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom12
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands12
- 🇦🇺 Australia11
- 🇨🇿 Czechia10
- 🇭🇺 Hungary10
- 🇧🇪 Belgium9
- 🇩🇪 Germany7
- 🇯🇵 Japan7
- 🇲🇽 Mexico7
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria6
- 🇸🇪 Sweden6
- 🇾🇺 Serbia6
Show the data as a table
| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 85 | 20 | 4:16:46 | Aldo Fioravanti🇮🇹 · 1949 |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | 60 | 8 | 7:28 | Marei Hassan Hammed🇪🇬 · 1954 |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 48 | 4 | 4:25:29 | Alfredo Camarero Guzman🇦🇷 · 1954 |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 19 | 10 | 4:02:15 | F. Burdette🇺🇸 · 1957 |
| 🇫🇷 France | 17 | 4 | 4:57 | Robert Denis🇫🇷 · 1954 |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 17 | 3 | 3:54:03 | Atina Bojadži🇲🇰 · Jul 14, 1963 |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | 17 | 0 | 7:53:45 | H. Saleh🇸🇾 · 1954 |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 12 | 6 | 6:04:28 | Baron of Sorano🇧🇷 · 1956 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 12 | 9 | 8:45 | J. James🇬🇧 · 1955 |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 12 | 6 | 6:05:07 | L. Shermer🇳🇱 · 1954 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 11 | 6 | 6:19:21 | Richard Campion🇦🇺 · 1975 |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | 10 | 1 | 6:05:49 | Rostislav Vitek🇨🇿 · Jul 10, 2004 |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | 10 | 7 | 7:25:19 | I. Pahok🇭🇺 · 1957 |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 9 | 5 | 7:45:34 | Annemie Landmeters🇧🇪 · Jul 12, 1987 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 7 | 1 | 6:40 | Christof Günter Wandratsch🇩🇪 · Jul 5, 1992 |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 7 | 7 | 8:46:17 | Teruko Onuki🇯🇵 · Jul 4, 1982 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 7 | 2 | 8:58:28 | Tonatiuh Gutiérrez🇲🇽 · 1957 |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 6 | 1 | 6:16:12 | Ivanka Moralieva🇧🇬 · Jul 10, 2004 |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 6 | 0 | 8:35:05 | Warle Lars🇸🇪 · 1954 |
| 🇾🇺 Serbia | 6 | 0 | 9:27:25 | Diki Bojadži🇾🇺 · Jul 24, 1960 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 5 | 2 | 6:18:01 | Régent Lacoursière🇨🇦 · Jul 11, 1965 |
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 5 | 0 | 7:43 | S. Dogan🇹🇷 · 1955 |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 4 | 0 | 6:36:59 | Esther Nunez🇪🇸 · Sep 7, 2014 |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | 3 | 3 | 7:09:24 | Karla Sitic🇭🇷 · Sep 1, 2013 |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 3 | 3 | 6:49:48 | Anna Mankevich🇷🇺 · Sep 7, 2014 |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 3 | 2 | — | Vicenia Navarro🇻🇪 · 2016 |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2 | 1 | — | Gummar Poulsen🇩🇰 · 1955 |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | 2 | 0 | — | Jason Zirganos🇬🇷 · 1954 |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | 2 | 0 | — | Eldine Navab🇮🇶 · 1956 |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 6:11:27 | Vitalij Khudyakov🇰🇿 · Sep 7, 2014 |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 3:34:51 | John Coutts🇳🇿 · Jul 19, 1981 |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2 | 0 | 9:38 | Vojislav Mijic🇷🇸 · 1987 |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 2 | 0 | — | Alawi Makki🇸🇦 · Jul 1977 |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 2 | 0 | 6:47:23 | Igor Majcen🇸🇮 · Aug 24, 2003 |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | 1 | 0 | 9:43:35 | Denis Portnoi🇮🇱 · Jun 28, 2024 |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | 1 | 0 | — | M. El Sabilin🇱🇾 · 1956 |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | 1 | 1 | — | Lisa Lydie Madeleine Pou🇲🇨 · Sep 5, 2021 |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1 | 0 | — | Brojen Das🇵🇰 · Jul 1958 |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | 1 | 0 | 9:27:33 | — |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1 | 0 | — | Derek Yach🇿🇦 · 1990 |
Where swimmers land
- Napoli107
- Nazario Sauro in Circolo Canottieri Napoli25
- Italy14
- Napoli, Italy7
- Piazza Vittoria6
- Rotonda Diaz4
- Marina Grande Beach in Napoli1
- Napoli (ITA)1
- shores of Napoli1