Loch Shiel — United Kingdom

Loch Shiel

25.5 km
Distance
Acharacle Slipway ↔ Beach at Glenfinnan
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
6
Swimmers
3
Countries
2
Women
67%
Median time
11:32:48
Busiest month
August

Crossings per year

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

2420052010201520202025
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
202542210:09:1610:51:02
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200421111:50:1611:50:16

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is August.

24JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August4100%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

67%Women
  • Women4 · 67%
  • Men2 · 33%

Equipment and format

6Crossings
  • Skin · Solo3 · 50%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo3 · 50%

Starting side

6Crossings
  • From Acharacle Slipway5 · 83%
  • Direction not declared1 · 17%

Where swimmers come from

2Countries
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom4 · 67%
  • 🇦🇺 Australia2 · 33%

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 11:10:47, median 11:32:48.

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The record over time

Each step is a crossing that beat the best time up to that day, in its category.

10:12:5410:59:4611:46:3820052010201520202025
Skin · SoloWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
Skin · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Aug 26, 2025Philip Hodges🇦🇺10:09:16−1:41
2004Morag Hughes🇬🇧11:50:16—
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Aug 26, 2025Philip Hodges🇦🇺10:09:16−1:41
2004Morag Hughes🇬🇧11:50:16—

Countries

  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom4
  • 🇦🇺 Australia2
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom4411:32:48Morag Hughes🇬🇧 · 2004
🇦🇺 Australia2010:09:16Philip Hodges🇦🇺 · Aug 26, 2025

Where swimmers land

  • beach at Glenfinnan3
  • Beach at Glenfinnan2

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.