Ría de Vigo — Spain

Cíes Islands - San Simón Island

25.6 km
Distance
Cíes Islands ↔ San Simón Island
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
89
Swimmers
83
Countries
3
Women
11%
Median time
6:35:42
Busiest month
June

Crossings per year

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

50201420162018202020222024
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearOther
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
2025101——
2024000——
2023000——
202210014:54:205:38:35
2021000——
2020000——
201913005:51:457:39:02
2018000——
2017000——
20166100——
2015000——
2014000——
2013100——

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is June.

51015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June15100%
July00%
August00%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

11%Women
  • Women10 · 11%
  • Men79 · 89%

Equipment and format

89Crossings
  • — · Race87 · 98%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo2 · 2%

Starting side

89Crossings
  • From Cíes Islands81 · 91%
  • From San Simón Island8 · 9%

Where swimmers come from

3Countries
  • 🇪🇸 Spain85 · 97%
  • 🇮🇪 Ireland2 · 2%
  • 🇦🇹 Austria1 · 1%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

0.51<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Javier Merida Prieto🇪🇸, 49 · Oldest: Javier Merida Prieto🇪🇸, 49

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 6:44:25, median 6:35:42.

54:305:005:306:006:307:007:308:00

The record over time

Each step is a crossing that beat the best time up to that day, in its category.

4:56:245:23:035:49:412019202020212022
— · Race
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
2022Luis Bárcena Pérez🇪🇸4:54:20−0:57:25
Jun 22, 2019Gerard Alemany Mora🇪🇸5:51:45—
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jun 18, 2022Eduardo Porset Liantada🇪🇸7:19:30—

Countries

  • 🇪🇸 Spain85
  • 🇮🇪 Ireland2
  • 🇦🇹 Austria1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇪🇸 Spain85104:54:20Loli Paz🇪🇸 · 2013
🇮🇪 Ireland207:56:56Ned Denison🇮🇪 · Jun 22, 2019
🇦🇹 Austria10—Michael Pranckl🇦🇹 · 2016

Where swimmers land

  • San Simón island76
  • Baiona8
  • Isla de San Simón2
  • Playa de Ribeira (Baiona)1
  • San Simon islands1
  • Simon island1

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.