Coniston — United Kingdom

Coniston Water Length

7.9 km
Distance
High Nibthwaite ↔ Waterhead
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
74
Swimmers
45
Countries
3
Women
42%
Median time
3:00:23
Busiest month
June

Crossings per year

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

51960197019801990200020102020
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearOther
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
2022110——
2021000——
2020000——
2019000——
2018000——
2017302——
2016000——
20155202:00:202:47:24
20145023:213:21
20131104:07:154:07:15
20121103:483:48
20114403:12:083:26
20108712:47:302:58
20092204:05:154:05:15
20082203:453:52:30
2007000——
2006220——
20055412:38:042:48:07
2004110——
20032203:00:463:00:46
20021104:11:484:11:48
20013302:52:133:01:37
20005412:38:052:38:05
1999000——
1998000——
1997000——
1996000——
19951103:073:07
1994000——
19931001:461:46
1992000——
1991000——
1990000——
1989000——
19881002:31:342:31:34
1987000——
1986000——
1985000——
1984000——
1983110——
19821103:223:22
1981000——
1980000——
1979000——
19781103:053:05
1977110——
1976220——
19752203:153:15
19741103:253:25
19731103:403:40
1972000——
1971000——
1970000——
1969000——
1968000——
1967000——
1966000——
1965000——
1964000——
19631102:31:542:31:54
1962000——
19611102:33:562:33:56
19601103:003:00

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is June.

510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June1434%
July1127%
August922%
September717%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

42%Women
  • Women22 · 30%
  • Men31 · 42%
  • Relays or not stated21 · 28%

Equipment and format

74Crossings
  • Skin · Solo51 · 69%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo12 · 16%
  • — · Race10 · 14%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay1 · 1%

Starting side

74Crossings
  • From High Nibthwaite2 · 3%
  • From Waterhead4 · 5%
  • Direction not declared68 · 92%

Single and multiple

74Crossings
  • One-way55 · 74%
  • Two-way16 · 22%
  • 3 consecutive crossings3 · 4%

Where swimmers come from

3Countries
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom50 · 89%
  • 🇿🇦 South Africa5 · 9%
  • 🇦🇺 Australia1 · 2%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

0.51<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Bryan Finlay🇬🇧, 45 · Oldest: Bryan Finlay🇬🇧, 74

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 3:07:52, median 3:00:23.

101:302:002:303:003:304:00

Times year by year

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

1:51:152:58:544:06:33196019701980199020002010
Median timeBest

The record over time

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

1:48:402:232:57:201960197019801990
Skin · Solo— · Race
Skin · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jul 27, 1963Bryan Finlay🇬🇧2:31:54−0:02:02
Sep 3, 1961Bryan Finlay🇬🇧2:33:56−0:26:04
Aug 21, 1960Bryan Finlay🇬🇧3:00—
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
2005Jane Mhairi Mccormick2:58:04—
— · Race
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
1993Chris Stockdale🇬🇧1:46−0:45:34
Jul 16, 1988Bryan Finlay🇬🇧2:31:34—
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jul 17, 2010Guy Rom Moar🇦🇺4:27—

Countries

  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom50
  • 🇿🇦 South Africa5
  • 🇦🇺 Australia1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom50211:46Bryan Finlay🇬🇧 · Aug 21, 1960
🇿🇦 South Africa502:58Christopher Green🇿🇦 · Jun 20, 2010
🇦🇺 Australia10—Guy Rom Moar🇦🇺 · Jul 17, 2010

Where swimmers land

  • Waterhead4
  • Coniston2
  • High Nibthwaite2
  • Monk Coniston1

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.