Jersey - France — United Kingdom · Jersey
France - Jersey
- 23.6 km
- Distance
- La Coupe Point, Jersey ↔ France
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 71
- Swimmers
- 76
- Countries
- 11
- Women
- 64%
- Median time
- 8:24:30
- Busiest month
- July
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 6:53:20 | 7:54:31 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7:45 | 8:39:30 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5:29 | 5:29 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7:42 | 8:42 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7:30 | 8:24:30 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6:23 | 6:23 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6:32 | 8:05:30 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7:07 | 7:42:30 |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6:42 | 8:52 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6:38 | 7:13 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9:45 | 10:01 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7:43 | 8:27:30 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8:07 | 8:33:30 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8:55 | 10:41 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7:03 | 8:06 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9:53 | 11:24 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7:47 | 8:10 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:26 | 8:26 |
| 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 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10:42 | 10:42 |
| 1978 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8:31 | 8:38 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9:25 | 9:25 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is July.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 3 | 9% |
| July | 12 | 34% |
| August | 9 | 26% |
| September | 11 | 31% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
64%Women
- Women37 · 52%
- Men21 · 30%
- Relays or not stated13 · 18%
Equipment and format
71Crossings
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo58 · 82%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay8 · 11%
- Skin · Solo5 · 7%
Starting side
71Crossings
- From La Coupe Point, Jersey70 · 99%
- Direction not declared1 · 1%
Single and multiple
71Crossings
- One-way68 · 96%
- Two-way3 · 4%
Where swimmers come from
11Countries
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom24 · 41%
- 🇯🇪 Jersey18 · 31%
- 🇺🇸 United States5 · 8%
- 🇦🇺 Australia4 · 7%
- 🇪🇸 Spain2 · 3%
- 🇦🇹 Austria1 · 2%
- 🇩🇪 Germany1 · 2%
- 4 other countries4 · 7%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Brianna Isabelle Thompson🇦🇺, 21 · Oldest: Kate Robarts🇬🇧, 59
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 8:27:26, median 8:24:30.
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
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2020 | Nathalie Luisa | 5:29 | −0:54 |
| 2017 | Nichola Murch🇬🇧 | 6:23 | −0:09 |
| Sep 6, 2016 | Mäx Beer🇦🇹 | 6:32 | −0:05 |
| 2016 | Andrew Truscott🇯🇪 | 6:37 | −0:01 |
| Aug 2013 | Mark Edward Faure Walker🇬🇧 | 6:38 | −0:25 |
| 2008 | Nick Adams🇬🇧 | 7:03 | −0:44 |
| 2006 | Ian Jones🇯🇪 | 7:47 | −0:39 |
| 2005 | Chris Baglin🇯🇪 | 8:26 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2022 | Peter Hitchings, Ellie Bond, Louise Waugh, Paul Collins, Colum McHugh, Stuart Cleworth | 7:40 | — |
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Sally Anne Minty-Gravett🇯🇪 | 8:31 | −0:54 |
| 1966 | Denize Le Pennec🇯🇪 | 9:25 | — |
Countries
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom24
- 🇯🇪 Jersey18
- 🇺🇸 United States5
- 🇦🇺 Australia4
- 🇪🇸 Spain2
- 🇦🇹 Austria1
- 🇩🇪 Germany1
- 🇮🇪 Ireland1
- 🇮🇱 Israel1
- 🇮🇹 Italy1
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand1
Show the data as a table
| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 24 | 14 | 6:23 | Nick Adams🇬🇧 · 2008 |
| 🇯🇪 Jersey | 18 | 12 | 6:37 | Denize Le Pennec🇯🇪 · 1966 |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 5 | 3 | 6:42 | Tim Lawrence🇺🇸 · 2006 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 4 | 4 | 7:30 | Melanie Holland🇦🇺 · 2018 |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 2 | 1 | 10:51 | Laura López Bonilla🇪🇸 · Aug 13, 2016 |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 1 | 0 | 6:32 | Mäx Beer🇦🇹 · Sep 6, 2016 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 1 | 1 | 5:29 | Nathalie Luisa Pohl🇩🇪 · Sep 7, 2020 |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1 | 0 | 7:13 | Ned Denison🇮🇪 · 2013 |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | 1 | 0 | 9:19 | Yaron Davidi🇮🇱 · Jun 23, 2018 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 1 | 0 | 11:09 | Thomas W. Kofler🇮🇹 · Sep 2, 2014 |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 9:18 | David Donald Coleman🇳🇿 · 2013 |
Where swimmers land
- France68
- Jersey1
- Normandy1
- St Catherine's Breakwater1