Loch Lomond — United Kingdom
Length of Loch Lomond
- 34.3 km
- Distance
- Ardlui ↔ Drumkinnon Bay, Balloch
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 152
- Swimmers
- 143
- Countries
- 16
- Women
- 46%
- Median time
- 12:49:52
- Busiest month
- August
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11:58:03 | 11:58:03 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16:53:10 | 16:53:10 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12:03 | 12:03 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:46 | 14:46 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 11:30 | 12:04 |
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2:39 | 12:13:52 |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10:29 | 17:14:56 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15:22 | 15:22:17 |
| 2014 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9:01:59 | 12:21:32 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9:19:23 | 10:57:59 |
| 2012 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 9:14:47 | 10:17:38 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14:40 | 14:40 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12:08:47 | 14:20:11 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0:18:03 | 0:18:30 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12:15:57 | 15:01:24 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11:02 | 11:45 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10:00:02 | 11:02:24 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10:11:11 | 10:36:16 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10:31:23 | 13:20:41 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10:37:52 | 11:02:31 |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16:08:07 | 16:08:07 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:00:26 | 17:00:26 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1988 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:57:58 | 13:57:58 |
| 1987 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10:55 | 13:08:30 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17:57:55 | 17:57:55 |
| 1983 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9:39:34 | 9:39:34 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1981 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20:54 | 20:54 |
| 1980 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14:24:57 | 15:35:30 |
| 1979 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11:45 | 12:53 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1976 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11:39 | 17:28 |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:47:17 | 18:47:17 |
| 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1969 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16:51 | 16:51 |
| 1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12:40:30 | 13:52:15 |
| 1966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26:10 | 26:10 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:31:09 | 15:31:09 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is August.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 2 | 2% |
| March | 2 | 2% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 1 | 1% |
| July | 14 | 11% |
| August | 108 | 82% |
| September | 4 | 3% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
46%Women
- Women59 · 39%
- Men70 · 46%
- Relays or not stated23 · 15%
Equipment and format
152Crossings
- — · Race47 · 31%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo47 · 31%
- Skin · Solo44 · 29%
- Skin · Relay8 · 5%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay6 · 4%
Starting side
152Crossings
- From Ardlui16 · 11%
- From Drumkinnon Bay, Balloch13 · 9%
- Direction not declared123 · 81%
Single and multiple
152Crossings
- One-way146 · 96%
- Two-way6 · 4%
Where swimmers come from
16Countries
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom76 · 63%
- 🇩🇪 Germany8 · 7%
- 🇮🇹 Italy6 · 5%
- 🇺🇸 United States5 · 4%
- 🇷🇺 Russia4 · 3%
- 🇫🇷 France3 · 3%
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands3 · 3%
- 9 other countries15 · 13%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Sarah Hunt🇬🇧, 25 · Oldest: Martyn Paul Webster🇬🇧, 51
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 13:24:10, median 12:49:52.
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 · SoloSkin · SoloSkin · Relay
— · Race
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Danil Serebrenikov🇷🇺 | 0:18:03 | −11:20:57 |
| 1976 | Christopher Carter🇬🇧 | 11:39 | −1:01:30 |
| Aug 26, 1967 | Barry Watson🇬🇧 | 12:40:30 | −2:50:39 |
| Aug 2, 1959 | Gerald Forsberg🇬🇧 | 15:31:09 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2014 | James Leitch🇬🇧 | 9:01:59 | −0:12:48 |
| Aug 14, 2012 | James Leitch🇬🇧 | 9:14:47 | −0:45:15 |
| Jul 31, 2004 | Dee Llewellyn-Hodgson | 10:00:02 | −0:11:09 |
| Aug 14, 2002 | Simon Lee🇬🇧 | 10:11:11 | −0:20:12 |
| Aug 19, 2000 | Dee Llewellyn-Hodgson | 10:31:23 | — |
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2014 | James Leitch🇬🇧 | 9:01:59 | −0:12:48 |
| Aug 14, 2012 | James Leitch🇬🇧 | 9:14:47 | −0:24:47 |
| Aug 11, 1983 | Elizabeth Horner🇳🇿 | 9:39:34 | −2:05:26 |
| Aug 3, 1979 | David Morgan🇬🇧 | 11:45 | −1:08 |
| 1979 | Kevin Murphy🇬🇧 | 12:53 | −2:11 |
| 1967 | Kevin Murphy🇬🇧 | 15:04 | — |
Skin · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2014 | Loch Lomond A Team | 9:20:07 | −5:01:44 |
| Aug 10, 2013 | The Maids of the Loch | 14:21:51 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2018 | Sarah Kohler🇩🇪 | 0:52:35 | — |
Countries
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom76
- 🇩🇪 Germany8
- 🇮🇹 Italy6
- 🇺🇸 United States5
- 🇷🇺 Russia4
- 🇫🇷 France3
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands3
- 🇦🇺 Australia2
- 🇪🇸 Spain2
- 🇬🇷 Greece2
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand2
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia2
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe2
- 🇦🇷 Argentina1
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland1
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine1
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 76 | 29 | 2:39 | Gerald Forsberg🇬🇧 · Aug 2, 1959 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 8 | 3 | 0:18:56 | Britta Kamrau🇩🇪 · 2009 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 6 | 4 | — | Arianna Bridi🇮🇹 · Aug 6, 2018 |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 5 | 4 | 11:12:33 | Laura Colette🇺🇸 · Jul 31, 2004 |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 4 | 1 | 0:18:03 | Danil Serebrenikov🇷🇺 · 2009 |
| 🇫🇷 France | 3 | 2 | — | Lara Grangeon🇫🇷 · Aug 7, 2018 |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 3 | 1 | — | Pepijn Maxime Smit🇳🇱 · Aug 7, 2018 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 2 | 0 | 11:04 | Guy Rom Moar🇦🇺 · Aug 26, 2012 |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 2 | 1 | — | Paula Ruiz Bravo🇪🇸 · 2018 |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | 2 | 1 | — | Dimitrios Negris🇬🇷 · Aug 7, 2018 |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 9:39:34 | Elizabeth Horner🇳🇿 · Aug 11, 1983 |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 2 | 1 | — | Karolina Balazikova🇸🇰 · Aug 7, 2018 |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 2 | 0 | 11:30 | Graeme Schlachter🇿🇼 · 2018 |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 10:29 | Sabrina Wiedmer🇨🇭 · Aug 21, 2016 |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1 | 1 | — | Krystyna Panchishko🇺🇦 · Aug 7, 2018 |
Where swimmers land
- Glasgow, Scotland22
- Ardlui12
- Drumkinnon Bay Balloch12
- Balloch4
- Loch Lomond, Scotland2
- Great Britain1
- Scotland1
- Shore Lodge in Ardlui, Scotland1
- The Cruin, Loch Lomond1