Coniston — United Kingdom

Coniston Water Length

7.9 km
Distance
High Nibthwaite ↔ Waterhead
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data

Crossings marked «documented» are historical: reconstructed from chronicles, newspapers, archives and race results, with no governing body to ratify them. In the rankings they stand with the ratified ones.

Traditional knitted textile swimsuit, cap and goggles: no wetsuit and no tech suit; no contact with the boat and no drafting behind it.

Podium · Skin · Solo · One-way

  1. 1
    Bryan Finlay🇬🇧
    2:31:54 · Jul 27, 1963 · 1 in Skin · Solo
  2. 2
    Bryan Finlay🇬🇧
    2:33:56 · Sep 3, 1961 · 2 in Skin · Solo
  3. 3
    2:38:04 · 2005 · 3 in Skin · Solo

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Pos.↑SwimmerDateTime
1Bryan FinlayJul 27, 19632:31:54documented
2Bryan FinlaySep 3, 19612:33:56documented
3Jane Mhairi Mccormick20052:38:04
4David PantlingJun 26, 20002:38:05
5Kevin Saunders20052:38:10
6David CleghornJun 27, 20102:47:30
6Tamara DarruspeJun 27, 20102:47:30
8Amy WardSep 1, 20012:52:13
9Christopher GreenJun 20, 20102:58
9Vicki ThompsonJun 20, 20102:58
11Jane Mhairi Mccormick20052:58:04
12Ian MurphyJun 27, 20102:59
12Christopher GreenJun 27, 20102:59
12Vicki ThompsonJun 27, 20102:59
15Bryan FinlayAug 21, 19603:00documented
16Sally Chapman20033:00:46
17Albert Coward19783:05documented
18Julie Bradshaw19953:07documented
19David FeakesJul 20, 20013:11
20Joseph CoyJul 29, 20113:12:08
21Albert Coward19753:15documented
22Chris Stockdale19823:22documented
23Albert Coward19743:25documented
24Christopher GreenJun 26, 20113:26
25Isabella WeatherallSep 4, 20153:34:28
26Albert Coward19733:40documented
27Vicki ThompsonJun 1, 20083:45
28Christopher GreenAug 25, 20113:48
28Christopher GreenAug 14, 20123:48
30Madeline WilsonJun 1, 20084:00
31Vicki ThompsonJun 13, 20094:05:15
32Stephen SmithSep 28, 20134:07:15
33Gill StablesSep 1, 20024:11:48

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.

Source: British Long Distance Swimming Association. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.