Bodensee Friedrichshafen - Romanshorn — Switzerland · Germany
Friedrichshafen - Romanshorn
- 12.1 km
- Distance
- Friedrichshafen ↔ Romanshorn
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 234
- Swimmers
- 191
- Countries
- 11
- Women
- 46%
- Median time
- 4:46
- Busiest month
- August
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declaredOther
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Equipment not declared | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3:59 | 4:36:30 |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4:08 | 4:39:30 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3:28 | 3:38 |
| 2023 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2:28 | 4:28 |
| 2022 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3:31 | 3:33 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:53 | 5:07:30 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2:57 | 4:23 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3:45 | 3:51 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5:15 | 5:16:30 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4:15 | 5:26 |
| 2016 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2:58 | 3:37 |
| 2015 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2:28 | 4:30 |
| 2014 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2:50 | 4:12 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2:51 | 2:51 |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4:39 | 4:58 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:10 | 5:10 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5:20 | 5:50 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4:25 | 5:08 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5:40 | 6:10 |
| 1989 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3:20 | 5:30 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3:34 | 5:25 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:52 | 5:52 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:45 | 5:45 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:15 | 7:15 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5:30 | 5:32:30 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4:30 | 4:30 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4:04 | 5:30 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:30 | 4:30 |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:15 | 4:16 |
| 1963 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:35 | 5:35 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4:16 | 4:16 |
| 1958 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:16 | 5:16 |
| 1956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1954 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1952 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| 1951 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1950 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1943 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1942 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1939 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1938 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:01 | 4:30:30 |
| 1937 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1935 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:00 | 7:00 |
| 1934 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:00 | 6:49 |
| 1933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1932 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1931 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1930 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:50 | 3:50 |
| 1929 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3:55:54 | 5:51:48 |
| 1928 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3:59 | 4:25 |
| 1927 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:45 | 7:45 |
| 1926 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1925 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1924 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1923 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:21 | 7:21 |
| 1922 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1920 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1908 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1907 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1904 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1899 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1898 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1897 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1896 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1894 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1893 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1892 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1888 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1887 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1886 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1884 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1883 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1882 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1878 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1877 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1876 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1873 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1872 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1871 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1870 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1869 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1866 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1865 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:31 | 6:31 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is August.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 5 | 2% |
| June | 21 | 10% |
| July | 57 | 27% |
| August | 107 | 50% |
| September | 25 | 12% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
46%Women
- Women18 · 8%
- Men21 · 9%
- Relays or not stated195 · 83%
Equipment and format
234Crossings
- Skin · Solo92 · 39%
- Equipment not declared · Solo56 · 24%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo45 · 19%
- — · Race27 · 12%
- Skin · Relay9 · 4%
- Assisted · Solo5 · 2%
Starting side
234Crossings
- From Friedrichshafen139 · 59%
- From Romanshorn63 · 27%
- Direction not declared32 · 14%
Single and multiple
234Crossings
- One-way217 · 93%
- Two-way16 · 7%
- 3 consecutive crossings1 · 0%
Where swimmers come from
11Countries
- 🇩🇪 Germany92 · 70%
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland17 · 13%
- 🇮🇳 India5 · 4%
- 🇺🇸 United States5 · 4%
- 🇹🇷 Türkiye3 · 2%
- 🇦🇹 Austria2 · 2%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2 · 2%
- 4 other countries5 · 4%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Winfried Schenk, 15 · Oldest: Ruth Maskow, 56
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 4:57:38, median 4:46.
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.
Skin · SoloEquipment not declared · SoloWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo— · RaceSkin · Relay
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2015 | Christof Günter Wandratsch🇩🇪 | 2:28 | −0:22 |
| Jun 25, 2014 | Nathalie Luisa Pohl🇩🇪 | 2:50 | −1:09 |
| Aug 26, 1928 | Willy Thomas | 3:59 | −0:26 |
| Jul 22, 1928 | Kroser | 4:25 | −2:06 |
| 1865 | Albert Dulk | 6:31 | — |
Equipment not declared · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tulasi Chaitanya🇮🇳, Viswanatha Satyanarayana Piduru🇮🇳 | 3:31 | −0:03 |
| Jul 30, 1988 | Tanja Köder | 3:34 | −0:17 |
| 1988 | Petra Weindler | 3:51 | −0:13 |
| Jul 29, 1978 | Winfried Schenk | 4:04 | −0:11 |
| 1967 | Ein 17jähriger Schweizer | 4:15 | −0:01 |
| Aug 4, 1959 | Werner Vonbach | 4:16 | −0:44 |
| Jul 19, 1952 | Ingeborg Hinge🇨🇭 | 5:00 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2015 | Christof Günter Wandratsch🇩🇪 | 2:28 | −0:22 |
| Jun 26, 2014 | Nathalie Luisa Pohl🇩🇪 | 2:50 | −0:01 |
| Jun 24, 2013 | Severin Hummer🇨🇭 | 2:51 | −1:48 |
| Sep 11, 2012 | Ralf Kalkbrenner🇨🇭 | 4:39 | −0:19 |
| May 24, 2012 | Bruno Dobermann🇩🇪 | 4:58 | — |
— · Race
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 1930 | Arnold Bächtold🇨🇭 | 3:50 | −0:05:54 |
| Aug 18, 1929 | Arnold Bächtold🇨🇭 | 3:55:54 | — |
Skin · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2017 | Team Richter | 2:38 | −1:25 |
| Aug 13, 1989 | DLRG-Schwimmstaffel Friedrichshafen | 4:03 | — |
Assisted · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 1964 | Robert Hartmann | 3:15 | — |
Countries
- 🇩🇪 Germany92
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland17
- 🇮🇳 India5
- 🇺🇸 United States5
- 🇹🇷 Türkiye3
- 🇦🇹 Austria2
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg2
- 🇨🇿 Czechia1
- 🇫🇷 France1
- 🇮🇪 Ireland1
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 92 | 9 | 2:28 | Otto Kemmerich🇩🇪 · Jul 19, 1923 |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 17 | 1 | 2:51 | Arnold Bächtold🇨🇭 · Aug 16, 1928 |
| 🇮🇳 India | 5 | 1 | 3:31 | Meenakshi Pahuja🇮🇳 · Jul 26, 2018 |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 5 | 0 | 3:05 | Katie Benoit🇺🇸 · Aug 30, 2014 |
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 3 | 0 | 3:37 | Hamza Bakircioglu🇹🇷 · Jun 10, 2016 |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 2 | 0 | 3:20 | Mäx Beer🇦🇹 · Aug 30, 2014 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2 | 0 | 4:30 | Segfi Derwish🇬🇧 · Aug 29, 1973 |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 2 | 0 | 4:03 | Guy Bertemes🇱🇺 · Sep 5, 2017 |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1 | 1 | 3:28 | Lucie Leisova🇨🇿 · Aug 29, 2024 |
| 🇫🇷 France | 1 | 0 | 3:41 | Floriant Boulogne🇫🇷 · Sep 5, 2023 |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1 | 0 | 2:28 | Sean Paul Breslin🇮🇪 · Aug 10, 2023 |
Where swimmers land
- Romanshorn125
- Friedrichshafen58
- FN6
- Romanshorn, Switzerland2
- Friedrichshafen (Kurgartenhotel)1