Messinian Gulf — Greece
Kalamata - Koroni
- 30.1 km
- Distance
- Kalamata ↔ Koroni
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 29
- Swimmers
- 23
- Countries
- 12
- Women
- 32%
- Median time
- 9:26
- Busiest month
- September
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearOther
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8:15 | 8:52 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:00 | 13:00 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:26 | 9:26 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:13 | 11:13 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 | 13:00 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:14 | 9:14 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:47 | 8:47 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:21 | 13:21 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 | 13:00 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:00 | 7:00 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 | 13:00 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:22 | 12:22 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is September.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 0 | 0% |
| August | 3 | 17% |
| September | 15 | 83% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
32%Women
- Women9 · 31%
- Men19 · 66%
- Relays or not stated1 · 3%
Equipment and format
29Crossings
- — · Race26 · 90%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo3 · 10%
Starting side
29Crossings
- From Kalamata27 · 93%
- From Koroni1 · 3%
- Direction not declared1 · 3%
Where swimmers come from
12Countries
- 🇬🇷 Greece10 · 36%
- 🇯🇵 Japan5 · 18%
- 🇦🇷 Argentina2 · 7%
- 🇪🇸 Spain2 · 7%
- 🇺🇸 United States2 · 7%
- 🇦🇺 Australia1 · 4%
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus1 · 4%
- 5 other countries5 · 18%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Ioannis Kotsiopoulos🇬🇷, 42 · Oldest: Ioannis Kotsiopoulos🇬🇷, 49
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 10:29:04, median 9:26.
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.
— · RaceWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
— · Race
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Mouala Homan🇸🇾 | 7:00 | −5:22 |
| Aug 20, 1995 | Ioannis Kotsiopoulos🇬🇷 | 12:22 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2015 | Sergio Daniel Salomone🇦🇷 | 9:26 | −1:47 |
| Aug 30, 2014 | Margarita Llorens Bagur🇪🇸 | 11:13 | — |
Countries
- 🇬🇷 Greece10
- 🇯🇵 Japan5
- 🇦🇷 Argentina2
- 🇪🇸 Spain2
- 🇺🇸 United States2
- 🇦🇺 Australia1
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus1
- 🇭🇺 Hungary1
- 🇮🇹 Italy1
- 🇷🇸 Serbia1
- 🇸🇾 Syria1
- 🇹🇷 Türkiye1
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇷 Greece | 10 | 1 | 12:22 | Ioannis Kotsiopoulos🇬🇷 · Aug 20, 1995 |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 5 | 5 | 8:47 | Yuko Matsuzaki🇯🇵 · 2003 |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2 | 0 | 9:26 | Damián Blaum🇦🇷 · 2003 |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 2 | 1 | 8:15 | Margarita Llorens Bagur🇪🇸 · Aug 30, 2014 |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 2 | 1 | 8:56 | Lori Jean King🇺🇸 · Sep 9, 2017 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 1 | 1 | 13:00 | Ellery McGowan🇦🇺 · Sep 2016 |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 8:52 | Stavros Charalambous🇨🇾 · Sep 9, 2017 |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1 | 0 | — | Attila Mányoki🇭🇺 · 1991 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1 | 0 | — | Sale Savel🇷🇸 · Sep 9, 2017 |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | 1 | 0 | 7:00 | Mouala Homan🇸🇾 · 1998 |
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 1 | 0 | 13:00 | Emre Seven🇹🇷 · 2011 |
Where swimmers land
- Koroni27
- Kalamata1