Caribbean Sea — St. Kitts & Nevis

Nevis - St. Kitts

3.9 km
Distance
Nevis ↔ St. Kitts
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
28
Swimmers
30
Countries
11
Women
35%
Median time
1:01:30
Busiest month
March

Crossings per year

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

10202011201220132014201520162017201820192020
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declaredOther
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declaredBestMedian time
20201001——
20190000——
20180000——
201720000——
201620001:001:00
201520001:031:03
20140000——
20130000——
20120000——
201110000:58:090:58:09

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is March.

0.51JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March133%
April133%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August133%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

35%Women
  • Women9 · 32%
  • Men17 · 61%
  • Relays or not stated2 · 7%

Equipment and format

28Crossings
  • — · Race26 · 93%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo1 · 4%
  • Equipment not declared · Solo1 · 4%

Starting side

28Crossings
  • From Nevis22 · 79%
  • From St. Kitts2 · 7%
  • Direction not declared4 · 14%

Where swimmers come from

11Countries
  • 🇧🇧 Barbados6 · 26%
  • 🇺🇸 United States6 · 26%
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2 · 9%
  • 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe2 · 9%
  • 🇨🇦 Canada1 · 4%
  • 🇪🇸 Spain1 · 4%
  • 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis1 · 4%
  • 4 other countries4 · 17%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

24<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Freya Knaggs🇬🇵, 15 · Oldest: Donald P Cooper, 58

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 1:01:42, median 1:01:30.

1230:301:00

Times year by year

Median and best time of each year's solo crossings; higher is faster.

0:58:191:00:351:02:50201120122013201420152016
Median timeBest

Countries

  • 🇧🇧 Barbados6
  • 🇺🇸 United States6
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2
  • 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe2
  • 🇨🇦 Canada1
  • 🇪🇸 Spain1
  • 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis1
  • 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands1
  • 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten1
  • 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago1
  • 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇧🇧 Barbados62—Chrissie Younggren🇧🇧 · 2017
🇺🇸 United States63—Ashley Whitney🇺🇸 · 2016
🇬🇧 United Kingdom20—David Josephs🇬🇧 · 2017
🇬🇵 Guadeloupe22—Freya Knaggs🇬🇵 · 2017
🇨🇦 Canada111:03Valerie Gregoire🇨🇦 · Apr 9, 2015
🇪🇸 Spain101:00Diego López Dominguez🇪🇸 · Mar 26, 2016
🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis11—Valeria Gregorie🇰🇳 · 2015
🇰🇾 Cayman Islands10—Michael Lockwood🇰🇾 · 2017
🇸🇽 Sint Maarten10—Erik Spit🇸🇽 · 2017
🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago10—William Carr🇹🇹 · 2017
🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands10—Shane Donovan🇻🇬 · 2017

Where swimmers land

  • St. Kitts16
  • St Kitts4
  • Cockleshell Bay on St. Kitts1
  • Cockleshell Bay on St.Kitts1
  • Nevis1
  • Pinneys Beach on Nevis1

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.