Menorca Channel — Spain

Majorca - Minorca

36.6 km
Distance
Faro de Artrutx (Menorca) ↔ Cap de Freu (Mallorca)
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data

Crossings marked «documented» are historical: reconstructed from chronicles, newspapers, archives and race results, with no governing body to ratify them. In the rankings they stand with the ratified ones.

Traditional knitted textile swimsuit, cap and goggles: no wetsuit and no tech suit; no contact with the boat and no drafting behind it.

Podium · Skin · Solo · One-way

  1. 1
    9:24 · Sep 21, 2015 · 1 in Skin · Solo
  2. 2
    9:50 · Jun 8, 2021 · 2 in Skin · Solo
  3. 3
    9:59 · Jul 7, 2026 · 3 in Skin · Solo

38 of 60

Pos.↑SwimmerDateTime
1Christian Gojeneel AndericaSep 21, 20159:24
2Nathalie Luisa PohlJun 8, 20219:50
3Johnno CotterillJul 7, 20269:59
4Marti Riera RieraJul 4, 201710:13
5Fernando S. Espina VelazJun 2, 202110:38
6Helen Elizabeth GibbsAug 20, 201510:54
7Oscar Florit MascaroJul 2, 202110:55
8Andy Ortega GarcíaAug 18, 201610:58
9Boris Nowalski KaderSep 14, 202011:05
10Juan Aguilo VenyAug 23, 201711:51
11Hans FührmannSep 4, 202111:56
12Felix Aniceto Campano CarmonaJul 24, 201411:57
13Joaquin Milla MartinJul 7, 201811:58
14Francisco José Santisteve PuyueloAug 6, 202012:09
15Jordi Sanchis DomenechAug 13, 202112:17
16Teresa PlanasSep 11, 201112:18
17Miquel Suñer ComalatJul 19, 200912:19
18Rafael Alcázar OteroAug 24, 201912:20
18Manuel Jesús Díaz GarcíaAug 24, 201912:20
20Margarita Llorens BagurJul 10, 201212:23
21Luis Javier Redondo AllueSep 15, 202012:26
22Maribel Verdaguer Saez BenitoAug 16, 201812:46
22Didac Marsa VisayAug 16, 201812:46
24Gerard Rútia FauraJul 20, 201813:25
25David Tripiana VilchesJul 20, 202113:41
26Joaquín Todo PonsAug 12, 202413:51
27Joan Canet SansAug 12, 202114:28
28Arnau Rueda SerraJul 1, 202515:22
29Kevin MurphyOct 8, 197215:41
29Kevin MurphyOct 8, 197215:41documented
31James Frederick PenroseOct 6, 201815:58
32Dellys BeynonJul 18, 197116:09
32Dellys BeynonJul 18, 197116:09documented
34Kendall MellorOct 196816:18
34Kendall MellorOct 196816:18documented
36Selina Moreno PasagaliJul 3, 201018:20
37Montserrat Tresserras DouJul 16, 196921:07
37Montserrat TresserrasJul 16, 196921:07documented

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: Menorca Channel Swimming Association. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.