Loch Ness — United Kingdom
Loch Ness Length
- 36.0 km
- Distance
- Fort Augustus ↔ Loch End
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 113
- Swimmers
- 139
- Countries
- 13
- Women
- 55%
- Median time
- 13:21:41
- 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11:15:31 | 12:23:19 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16:57:41 | 18:58:26 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13:03:21 | 14:12:05 |
| 2022 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 10:23:14 | 14:30:56 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:50 | 14:50 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12:12 | 16:12:30 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11:21 | 11:37 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12:26:03 | 13:05:02 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18:22 | 18:22:08 |
| 2015 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 10:52 | 13:21 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10:50:09 | 10:50:09 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12:09:15 | 12:09:15 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9:49:24 | 9:49:24 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9:06 | 9:06 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14:32:07 | 14:32:07 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9:25:37 | 9:25:37 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15:31:04 | 15:31:04 |
| 1983 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1981 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12:19 | 12:19:28 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1976 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10:30 | 10:30 |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1974 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14:23:46 | 14:24:16 |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14:01 | 14:01 |
| 1969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1966 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31:27 | 31:34 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is August.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 1 | 1% |
| July | 22 | 30% |
| August | 41 | 56% |
| September | 7 | 10% |
| October | 1 | 1% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
55%Women
- Women44 · 39%
- Men36 · 32%
- Relays or not stated33 · 29%
Equipment and format
113Crossings
- Skin · Solo51 · 45%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo28 · 25%
- Skin · Relay16 · 14%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay15 · 13%
- — · Race3 · 3%
Starting side
113Crossings
- From Fort Augustus30 · 27%
- From Loch End13 · 12%
- Direction not declared70 · 62%
Single and multiple
113Crossings
- One-way103 · 91%
- Two-way5 · 4%
- 3 consecutive crossings5 · 4%
Where swimmers come from
13Countries
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom39 · 49%
- 🇺🇸 United States22 · 28%
- 🇦🇺 Australia6 · 8%
- 🇦🇷 Argentina2 · 3%
- 🇲🇽 Mexico2 · 3%
- 🇵🇱 Poland2 · 3%
- 🇨🇿 Czechia1 · 1%
- 5 other countries5 · 6%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Brenda Sherratt🇬🇧, 18 · Oldest: Pat Gallant-Charette🇺🇸, 67
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 14:09:32, median 13:21:41.
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.
Skin · SoloSkin · RelayWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1999 | Tammy Van Wisse🇦🇺 | 9:06 | −0:19:37 |
| 1995 | Rachel Godburn🇬🇧 | 9:25:37 | −1:04:23 |
| 1976 | Kevin Murphy🇬🇧 | 10:30 | −3:31 |
| 1970 | Ron Fletcher | 14:01 | −17:26 |
| 1966 | Brenda Sherratt🇬🇧 | 31:27 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Liane Llewellyn Hickling🇬🇧 | 9:49:24 | — |
Skin · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Nessies | 9:21:28 | −2:54:42 |
| Jul 17, 2000 | British Naturism | 12:16:10 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2022 | Jonathan Exall, Matthew Chadwick🇬🇧, James Bell🇬🇧, Daniel Michael Hanlon🇦🇺 | 10:32:04 | −1:07:56 |
| 2012 | Kim Stewart, Laura Stewart, Alison Kelly, Lucy Moseley, Ewan Stewart | 11:40 | −1:43 |
| 2010 | Serpentine Ladies | 13:23 | — |
Countries
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom39
- 🇺🇸 United States22
- 🇦🇺 Australia6
- 🇦🇷 Argentina2
- 🇲🇽 Mexico2
- 🇵🇱 Poland2
- 🇨🇿 Czechia1
- 🇩🇪 Germany1
- 🇫🇷 France1
- 🇬🇬 Guernsey1
- 🇭🇰 Hong Kong1
- 🇸🇪 Sweden1
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 39 | 21 | 9:25:37 | Brenda Sherratt🇬🇧 · 1966 |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 22 | 15 | 10:52 | Stella Taylor🇺🇸 · Sep 2, 1981 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 6 | 2 | 9:06 | Tammy Van Wisse🇦🇺 · Aug 1999 |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2 | 0 | — | Rubén Emiliano González🇦🇷 · 2015 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2 | 2 | 14:30 | Arleen Gonzalez Pérez🇲🇽 · Aug 21, 2022 |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 2 | 0 | 12:16 | Piotr Biankowski🇵🇱 · Jul 22, 2022 |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1 | 0 | 10:23:14 | Rostislav Vitek🇨🇿 · Jul 23, 2022 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 1 | 0 | 16:25:04 | Anke Hoehne🇩🇪 · Jul 18, 2023 |
| 🇫🇷 France | 1 | 0 | 14:50 | Stève Stievenart🇫🇷 · Aug 26, 2021 |
| 🇬🇬 Guernsey | 1 | 0 | 15:39:06 | Adrian Sarchet🇬🇬 · Jul 31, 2022 |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1 | 1 | 11:37 | Anna Carin Elisabeth Nordin🇸🇪 · Sep 3, 2018 |
Where swimmers land
- Loch End28
- Fort Augustus14
- north1