Irish Sea — Ireland

Greystones - Kish Bank Lighthouse

20.6 km
Distance
Greystones ↔ Kish Bank Lighthouse
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
4
Swimmers
3
Countries
3
Women
25%
Median time
4:02
Busiest month
September

Crossings per year

Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.

122020202120222023
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
2023101——
20222024:025:12:30
2021000——
20201014:024:02

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is September.

123JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August00%
September3100%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

25%Women
  • Women1 · 25%
  • Men3 · 75%

Equipment and format

4Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo4 · 100%

Where swimmers come from

3Countries
  • 🇮🇪 Ireland2 · 50%
  • 🇦🇺 Australia1 · 25%
  • 🇪🇸 Spain1 · 25%

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 4:49, median 4:02.

124:004:305:005:306:00

Countries

  • 🇮🇪 Ireland2
  • 🇦🇺 Australia1
  • 🇪🇸 Spain1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇮🇪 Ireland204:02Dave Berry🇮🇪 · Sep 1, 2020
🇦🇺 Australia116:23Brianna Isabelle Thompson🇦🇺 · Sep 23, 2022
🇪🇸 Spain10—Dario Fernandez🇪🇸 · 2023

Where swimmers land

  • Greystones2
  • Greystones, Ireland1
  • Greystones, Wicklow1

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.