Lake Geneva Lausanne - Évian — Switzerland
Évian-les-Bains - Lausanne
- 13.8 km
- Distance
- Lausanne ↔ Évian-les-Bains
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
Loading…
- Crossings
- 75
- Swimmers
- 88
- Countries
- 20
- Women
- 48%
- Median time
- 4:51:20
- Busiest month
- August
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearOther
Show the data as a table
| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3:32:50 | 5:29:30 |
| 2024 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 3:53:58 | 4:48:47 |
| 2023 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 3:47:43 | 4:53:49 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:18:40 | 6:18:40 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3:11 | 4:00:30 |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:52:27 | 3:52:27 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is August.
Show the data as a table
| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 9 | 13% |
| July | 22 | 31% |
| August | 34 | 47% |
| September | 7 | 10% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
48%Women
- Women12 · 16%
- Men13 · 17%
- Relays or not stated50 · 67%
Equipment and format
75Crossings
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo28 · 37%
- Skin · Solo24 · 32%
- — · Race20 · 27%
- Skin · Relay2 · 3%
- Assisted · Solo1 · 1%
Starting side
75Crossings
- From Lausanne74 · 99%
- From Évian-les-Bains1 · 1%
Single and multiple
75Crossings
- One-way73 · 97%
- Two-way2 · 3%
Where swimmers come from
20Countries
- 🇫🇷 France19 · 29%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom13 · 20%
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland8 · 12%
- 🇺🇸 United States6 · 9%
- 🇷🇺 Russia3 · 5%
- 🇦🇺 Australia2 · 3%
- 🇧🇪 Belgium2 · 3%
- 12 other countries13 · 20%
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 5:07:09, median 4:51:20.
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.
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · SoloSkin · Solo— · Race
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2025 | Henri Dhonte🇫🇷 | 3:32:50 | −0:14:53 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | Alaa Maso🇸🇾 | 3:47:43 | −0:21:59 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | Steve Berger🇬🇧 | 4:09:42 | −0:40:18 |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Jaimie Marie Monahan🇺🇸 | 4:50 | — |
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2024 | Robin Stein🇬🇧 | 3:53:58 | −0:06:30 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Krzysztof Postek🇵🇱 | 4:00:28 | −0:21:39 |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Lucie Leisova🇨🇿 | 4:22:07 | −0:00:18 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | Jérôme Didier🇫🇷 | 4:22:25 | — |
— · Race
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kirsten Cameron🇳🇿 | 3:11 | −0:41:27 |
| Jul 24, 1988 | Anne Chagnaud🇫🇷 | 3:52:27 | — |
Skin · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2023 | Oscar Emile Sanger, William Chuck Bruce Henman🇬🇧 | 4:44:10 | — |
Assisted · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2023 | Réjane Lacoste🇨🇭 | 6:27:33 | — |
Countries
- 🇫🇷 France19
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom13
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland8
- 🇺🇸 United States6
- 🇷🇺 Russia3
- 🇦🇺 Australia2
- 🇧🇪 Belgium2
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands2
- 🇨🇦 Canada1
- 🇨🇿 Czechia1
- 🇩🇪 Germany1
- 🇪🇬 Egypt1
- 🇮🇪 Ireland1
- 🇰🇼 Kuwait1
- 🇱🇧 Lebanon1
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand1
- 🇵🇱 Poland1
- 🇸🇾 Syria1
- 🇿🇦 South Africa1
Show the data as a table
| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 France | 19 | 2 | 3:32:50 | Anne Chagnaud🇫🇷 · Jul 24, 1988 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 13 | 4 | 3:53:58 | Clarissa Bruce🇬🇧 · Aug 26, 2017 |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 8 | 1 | 4:22:42 | Valentina Zanotto🇨🇭 · Aug 26, 2017 |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 6 | 1 | 4:35:55 | James Karn🇺🇸 · Aug 26, 2017 |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 3 | 1 | 4:33 | Dennis Ushakov🇷🇺 · Jun 25, 2024 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 2 | 0 | 5:08:46 | Brett Darrel Davis🇦🇺 · Sep 5, 2023 |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2 | 0 | 4:40:47 | Frédéric Bayonnet🇧🇪 · Jul 15, 2024 |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 4:53:04 | Klaas van Geijn🇳🇱 · Jul 27, 2023 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 1 | 0 | — | Robert Mcglashan🇨🇦 · Aug 5, 2019 |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1 | 1 | 4:22:07 | Lucie Leisova🇨🇿 · Sep 1, 2023 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 1 | 0 | 5:34:50 | Jana Strangemann🇩🇪 · Aug 15, 2024 |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | 1 | 0 | — | Mostafa Said Zaki🇪🇬 · Jul 11, 2025 |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1 | 0 | 4:56:17 | Martina Duignan🇮🇪 · Jun 26, 2023 |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 1 | 0 | 5:44:06 | Ahmad Alsandi🇰🇼 · Jun 26, 2024 |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 1 | 0 | 4:48:56 | Maher Tabchy🇱🇧 · Jul 16, 2024 |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 3:11 | Kirsten Cameron🇳🇿 · 2018 |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 1 | 0 | 4:00:28 | Krzysztof Postek🇵🇱 · Jul 30, 2024 |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | 1 | 0 | 3:47:43 | Alaa Maso🇸🇾 · Aug 7, 2023 |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1 | 0 | 4:43:12 | Dom Smith🇿🇦 · Aug 5, 2024 |
Where swimmers land
- Évian-les-Bains66
- Évian-les-Bains, France3
- Lausanne3
- Evian-les-Bains1
- Evian, France1
- France1