Fehmarn Belt — Germany · Denmark
Fehmarn Belt Crossing
- 26.3 km
- Distance
- Denmark ↔ Fehmarn
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 37
- Swimmers
- 41
- Countries
- 8
- Women
- 24%
- Median time
- 7:27
- Busiest month
- August
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:35 | 7:35 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:09 | 9:09 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5:56 | 7:27 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:53 | 4:53 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6:05 | 6:05 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1954 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1951 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1943 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1942 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1939 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1937 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1932 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1931 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1929 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1928 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1926 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
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 | 1 | 3% |
| July | 8 | 24% |
| August | 23 | 68% |
| September | 2 | 6% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
24%Women
- Women5 · 14%
- Men16 · 43%
- Relays or not stated16 · 43%
Equipment and format
37Crossings
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo27 · 73%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay6 · 16%
- Skin · Solo4 · 11%
Starting side
37Crossings
- From Denmark2 · 5%
- From Fehmarn7 · 19%
- Direction not declared28 · 76%
Single and multiple
37Crossings
- One-way34 · 92%
- Two-way3 · 8%
Where swimmers come from
8Countries
- 🇩🇪 Germany9 · 45%
- 🇦🇷 Argentina4 · 20%
- 🇭🇺 Hungary2 · 10%
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland1 · 5%
- 🇫🇷 France1 · 5%
- 🇭🇷 Croatia1 · 5%
- 🇮🇪 Ireland1 · 5%
- 1 other countries1 · 5%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Sergio Daniel Salomone🇦🇷, 42 · Oldest: Jacques Tuset🇫🇷, 49
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 7:30:09, median 7:27.
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 · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2012 | Bruno Baumgartner🇨🇭 | 4:53 | −1:12 |
| Aug 9, 2010 | Sergio Daniel Salomone🇦🇷 | 6:05 | — |
Countries
- 🇩🇪 Germany9
- 🇦🇷 Argentina4
- 🇭🇺 Hungary2
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland1
- 🇫🇷 France1
- 🇭🇷 Croatia1
- 🇮🇪 Ireland1
- 🇺🇸 United States1
Show the data as a table
| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 9 | 4 | 7:27 | Otto Kemmerich🇩🇪 · Sep 9, 1926 |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 4 | 0 | 6:05 | María Inés Mato🇦🇷 · Jul 28, 1998 |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | 2 | 0 | — | Attila Mányoki🇭🇺 · 2011 |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 4:53 | Bruno Baumgartner🇨🇭 · Aug 29, 2012 |
| 🇫🇷 France | 1 | 0 | 5:56 | Jacques Tuset🇫🇷 · Aug 21, 2014 |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1 | 0 | — | Toni Pavičić Donkić🇭🇷 · Aug 6, 2010 |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1 | 0 | 7:35 | John Charles Curley🇮🇪 · Jun 15, 2023 |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 1 | 0 | 11:26 | Daniel Scott Curtis🇺🇸 · Aug 26, 2014 |
Where swimmers land
- Denmark6
- Femharn (GER)1
- Germany1
- Lolland1
- Rødby1