Atlantic Ocean — United Kingdom · Ireland

Donegal - Portstewart

20.4 km
Distance
Donegal ↔ Portstewart
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
3
Swimmers
1
Countries
1
Women
100%
Median time
7:25
Busiest month
August

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is August.

12JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August2100%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

100%Women
  • Women3 · 100%
  • Men0 · 0%

Equipment and format

3Crossings
  • Skin · Solo3 · 100%

Starting side

3Crossings
  • From Donegal2 · 67%
  • From Portstewart1 · 33%

Where swimmers come from

1Countries
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom3 · 100%

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 7:25, median 7:25.

0.516:307:007:30

The record over time

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

6:57:107:257:52:5019291930
Skin · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Aug 16, 1929Mercedes Gleitze🇬🇧6:55−1:00
1929Mercedes Gleitze🇬🇧7:55—

Countries

  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom3
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom336:55Mercedes Gleitze🇬🇧 · 1929

Where swimmers land

  • Portstewart2
  • Moville1

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.