Loch Awe — United Kingdom
Kilchurn Castle - Torran Bay
- 35.9 km
- Distance
- Torran Bay ↔ River Orchy
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 19
- Swimmers
- 18
- Countries
- 3
- Women
- 38%
- Median time
- 14:50:03
- Busiest month
- August
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12:13 | 16:29:57 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:58:25 | 9:58:25 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11:44:45 | 13:17:24 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:28 | 15:10:54 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13:30:37 | 23:29:55 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15:03:44 | 15:03:44 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14:05:10 | 14:05:10 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
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 | 0 | 0% |
| June | 1 | 5% |
| July | 6 | 32% |
| August | 10 | 53% |
| September | 2 | 11% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
38%Women
- Women5 · 26%
- Men8 · 42%
- Relays or not stated6 · 32%
Equipment and format
19Crossings
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo13 · 68%
- Skin · Solo4 · 21%
- Skin · Relay1 · 5%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay1 · 5%
Starting side
19Crossings
- From Torran Bay16 · 84%
- From River Orchy3 · 16%
Where swimmers come from
3Countries
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom11 · 79%
- 🇦🇺 Australia2 · 14%
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland1 · 7%
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 15:46:20, median 14:50:03.
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 · SoloSkin · Solo
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2025 | Helen Hislop🇬🇧 | 9:58:25 | −1:46:20 |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Sam Farrow | 11:44:45 | −1:45:52 |
| Jul 9, 2018 | Martyn Paul Webster🇬🇧 | 13:30:37 | −0:34:33 |
| Jul 30, 2016 | Adrian Rotchell🇬🇧 | 14:05:10 | — |
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2018 | Martyn Paul Webster🇬🇧 | 13:30:37 | −0:34:33 |
| Jul 30, 2016 | Adrian Rotchell🇬🇧 | 14:05:10 | — |
Skin · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 1998 | City of Liverpool | 12:41:41 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2015 | Jason Richard Betley🇬🇧, Sam Plum, Helen Elizabeth Gibbs🇬🇧, Helen Liddle🇬🇧, Debbie Taylor🇬🇧 | 11:48 | — |
Countries
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom11
- 🇦🇺 Australia2
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland1
Show the data as a table
| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 11 | 4 | 9:58:25 | Jason Richard Betley🇬🇧, Sam Plum, Helen Elizabeth Gibbs🇬🇧, Helen Liddle🇬🇧, Debbie Taylor🇬🇧 · Jul 3, 2015 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 2 | 0 | 15:03:44 | Philip Hodges🇦🇺 · Aug 19, 2017 |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 12:13 | Monika Mittaz🇨🇭 · Aug 15, 2026 |
Where swimmers land
- Kilchurn Rail Bridge10
- Kilchurn Castle4
- Torran Bay3
- River Orchy2