Jersey - France — United Kingdom · Jersey

France - Jersey

23.6 km
Distance
La Coupe Point, Jersey ↔ France
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data

Timeline

Computed from the recorded crossings: the first, the first by sex, the first from each country and every record broken.

  1. First crossingDenize Le Pennec9:25
  2. First womanDenize Le Pennec9:25
  3. First from countryDenize Le Pennec🇯🇪 Jersey9:25
  4. RecordDenize Le PennecSkin · Solo · 9:25
  5. First manDavid Minty8:45
  6. RecordSally Anne Minty-GravettSkin · Solo · 8:31
  7. RecordChris BaglinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 8:26
  8. First from countryTim Lawrence🇺🇸 United States8:21
  9. RecordIan JonesWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 7:47
  10. First from countryNick Adams🇬🇧 United Kingdom7:03
  11. RecordNick AdamsWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 7:03
  12. First from countryNed Denison🇮🇪 Ireland7:13
  13. First from countryDavid Donald Coleman🇳🇿 New Zealand9:18
  14. RecordMark Edward Faure WalkerWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 6:38
  15. First from countryThomas W. Kofler🇮🇹 Italy11:09
  16. RecordAndrew TruscottWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 6:37
  17. First from countryLaura López Bonilla🇪🇸 Spain10:51
  18. First from countryMäx Beer🇦🇹 Austria6:32
  19. RecordMäx BeerWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 6:32
  20. RecordNichola MurchWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 6:23
  21. First from countryMelanie Holland🇦🇺 Australia7:30
  22. First from countryYaron Davidi🇮🇱 Israel9:19
  23. First from countryNathalie Luisa Pohl🇩🇪 Germany5:29
  24. RecordNathalie LuisaWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 5:29
  25. RecordPeter Hitchings, Ellie Bond, Louise Waugh, Paul Collins, Colum McHugh, Stuart CleworthWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay · 7:40

Crossings per decade

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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.