OmniathlonOWS
Strait of La Bocaina — Spain

Fuerteventura - Lanzarote

13.9 km
Distance
Fuerteventura ↔ Lanzarote
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. Oct 2007
    First crossingSelina Moreno Pasagali
  2. Oct 2007
    First womanSelina Moreno Pasagali
  3. Oct 2007
    First from countrySelina Moreno Pasagali🇪🇸 Spain
  4. 2013
    First manMauricio Prieto6:12
  5. 2013
    RecordMauricio PrietoWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 6:12
  6. Oct 12, 2013
    RecordAna Villanueva PeñacobaWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 5:06
  7. 2016
    First from countryAlberto Rodolfo Moreno Lemes🇺🇾 Uruguay
  8. Sep 22, 2018
    First from countryLynton Charles Mortensen🇦🇺 Australia4:36
  9. Sep 22, 2018
    RecordLynton Charles MortensenWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 4:36
  10. Jun 7, 2024
    First from countryDavid Buckley🇮🇪 Ireland4:58

Crossings per decade

24200020102020

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.