Bristol Channel — United Kingdom
Ilfracombe - Swansea
- 47.5 km
- Distance
- Ilfracombe ↔ Swansea
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 3
- Swimmers
- 3
- Countries
- 2
- Women
- 33%
- Median time
- 14:01
- Busiest month
- May
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:40 | 12:40 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:01 | 14:01 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:46 | 21:46 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is May.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 1 | 33% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 1 | 33% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 1 | 33% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
33%Women
- Women1 · 33%
- Men2 · 67%
Equipment and format
3Crossings
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo3 · 100%
Where swimmers come from
2Countries
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 · 50%
- 🇮🇪 Ireland1 · 50%
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 16:09, median 14:01.
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 · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2022 | Fergal Somerville🇮🇪 | 12:40 | −1:21 |
| Jul 23, 2016 | Sian Angharad Clement🇬🇧 | 14:01 | −7:45 |
| May 2011 | Darren Jaundrill | 21:46 | — |
Countries
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1
- 🇮🇪 Ireland1
Show the data as a table
| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | 14:01 | Sian Angharad Clement🇬🇧 · Jul 23, 2016 |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1 | 0 | 12:40 | Fergal Somerville🇮🇪 · Sep 20, 2022 |
Where swimmers land
- Swansea2
- Swansea, Wales1