Menorca Channel — Spain
Majorca - Minorca
- 36.6 km
- Distance
- Faro de Artrutx (Menorca) ↔ Cap de Freu (Mallorca)
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 60
- Swimmers
- 52
- Countries
- 6
- Women
- 26%
- Median time
- 12:18:30
- Busiest month
- July
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9:59 | 9:59 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:22 | 15:22 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:51 | 13:51 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9:50 | 11:56 |
| 2020 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11:05 | 12:17:30 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12:20 | 12:20 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11:58 | 12:46 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10:13 | 11:02 |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 10:58 | 12:18 |
| 2015 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9:24 | 10:54 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11:57 | 12:08 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12:23 | 12:23 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12:18 | 12:18 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18:20 | 18:20 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12:19 | 12:19 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15:41 | 15:41 |
| 1971 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16:09 | 16:09 |
| 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1969 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21:07 | 21:07 |
| 1968 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16:18 | 16:18 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is July.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 3 | 5% |
| July | 21 | 38% |
| August | 19 | 34% |
| September | 8 | 14% |
| October | 5 | 9% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
26%Women
- Women11 · 18%
- Men31 · 52%
- Relays or not stated18 · 30%
Equipment and format
60Crossings
- Skin · Solo38 · 63%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo19 · 32%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage2 · 3%
- Skin · Relay1 · 2%
Starting side
60Crossings
- From Faro de Artrutx (Menorca)34 · 57%
- From Cap de Freu (Mallorca)11 · 18%
- Direction not declared15 · 25%
Where swimmers come from
6Countries
- 🇪🇸 Spain26 · 67%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom9 · 23%
- 🇦🇷 Argentina1 · 3%
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica1 · 3%
- 🇩🇪 Germany1 · 3%
- 🇺🇸 United States1 · 3%
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 13:09:33, median 12:18:30.
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 · SoloWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2015 | Christian Gojeneel Anderica | 9:24 | −1:30 |
| Aug 20, 2015 | Helen Elizabeth Gibbs🇬🇧 | 10:54 | −1:03 |
| Jul 24, 2014 | Felix Aniceto Campano Carmona🇪🇸 | 11:57 | −0:21 |
| Sep 11, 2011 | Teresa Planas | 12:18 | −0:01 |
| Jul 19, 2009 | Miquel Suñer Comalat🇪🇸 | 12:19 | −3:22 |
| Oct 8, 1972 | Kevin Murphy🇬🇧 | 15:41 | −0:28 |
| Jul 18, 1971 | Dellys Beynon | 16:09 | −0:09 |
| Oct 1968 | Kendall Mellor🇬🇧 | 16:18 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2015 | Helen Betley🇬🇧 | 10:54 | −1:14 |
| Jul 24, 2014 | Jacobo Parages Revertera🇪🇸 | 12:08 | −0:10 |
| Sep 2011 | Teresa Planas | 12:18 | −0:01 |
| Jul 19, 2009 | Miquel Suñer Comalat🇪🇸 | 12:19 | — |
Skin · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2021 | Jose Javier Casero, Luis Miguel Moya Anton, Xabier Aretche Panera | 10:49 | — |
Countries
- 🇪🇸 Spain26
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom9
- 🇦🇷 Argentina1
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica1
- 🇩🇪 Germany1
- 🇺🇸 United States1
Show the data as a table
| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 26 | 7 | 10:58 | Montserrat Tresserras🇪🇸 · Jul 16, 1969 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 9 | 3 | 10:54 | Kendall Mellor🇬🇧 · Oct 1968 |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1 | 0 | 10:38 | Fernando S. Espina Velaz🇦🇷 · Jun 2, 2021 |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 11:05 | Boris Nowalski🇨🇷 · Sep 14, 2020 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 1 | 1 | 9:50 | Nathalie Luisa Pohl🇩🇪 · Jun 8, 2021 |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 1 | 0 | 15:58 | James Frederick Penrose🇺🇸 · Oct 6, 2018 |
Where swimmers land
- Cap de Freu31
- Faro de Artruix10
- Mallorca6
- Menorca2
- Cala Mesquida1
- Cap d'es Freu1
- cap de Artruix1
- Cap de la Guya1