Loch Lochy — United Kingdom

Loch Lochy

15.6 km
Distance
Laggan Locks ↔ Gairlochy Lighthouse
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
5
Swimmers
3
Countries
2
Women
60%
Median time
6:58:44
Busiest month
September

Crossings per year

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

2420202021202220232024
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declared
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declaredBestMedian time
202442206:11:166:35
20230000——
20220000——
20210000——
202010018:488:48

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is September.

24JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August120%
September480%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

60%Women
  • Women3 · 60%
  • Men2 · 40%

Equipment and format

5Crossings
  • Skin · Solo2 · 40%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo2 · 40%
  • Equipment not declared · Solo1 · 20%

Starting side

5Crossings
  • From Laggan Locks4 · 80%
  • From Gairlochy Lighthouse1 · 20%

Where swimmers come from

2Countries
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom3 · 60%
  • 🇦🇺 Australia2 · 40%

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 7:01:36, median 6:58:44.

126:006:307:007:308:008:30

Countries

  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom3
  • 🇦🇺 Australia2
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom336:58:44Morag Hughes🇬🇧 · Aug 2020
🇦🇺 Australia206:11:16Philip Hodges🇦🇺 · Sep 4, 2024

Where swimmers land

  • Gairlochy2
  • Gairlochy Lighthouse2
  • Laggan1

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.

Source: British Long Distance Swimming Association. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.