Irish Sea — United Kingdom · Ireland

Dublin - Holyhead

107.2 km
Distance
Dublin ↔ Holyhead
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
10
Swimmers
19
Countries
1
Women
50%
Median time
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Busiest month
September

Crossings per year

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

519952000200520102015
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
2019707——
2018000——
2017000——
2016000——
2015000——
2014000——
2013000——
2012000——
2011101——
2010000——
2009000——
2008000——
2007000——
2006000——
2005000——
2004000——
2003000——
2002000——
2001000——
2000000——
1999000——
1998000——
1997000——
1996000——
1995000——
1994000——
1993110——

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is September.

5JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August111%
September889%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

50%Women
  • Women1 · 10%
  • Men1 · 10%
  • Relays or not stated8 · 80%

Equipment and format

10Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay9 · 90%
  • Skin · Relay1 · 10%

Starting side

10Crossings
  • From Dublin1 · 10%
  • From Holyhead9 · 90%

Where swimmers come from

1Countries
  • 🇮🇪 Ireland3 · 100%

Countries

  • 🇮🇪 Ireland3
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇮🇪 Ireland31—Anna McCarthy🇮🇪 · Sep 17, 2019

Where swimmers land

  • Dublin, Ireland8
  • Dublin1
  • Holyhead1

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.