North Channel — United Kingdom
North Channel
- 34.9 km
- Distance
- Northern Ireland ↔ Scotland
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 287
- Swimmers
- 560
- Countries
- 40
- Women
- 44%
- Median time
- 12:46:40
- Busiest month
- August
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 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 9:56:43 | 12:57:10 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 8:11:12 | 13:26:56 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 9:49:09 | 12:46:46 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 9:48 | 12:31:10 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 9:13:57 | 12:45:32 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 9:09:30 | 13:37:21 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 10:48:38 | 12:26:10 |
| 2018 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 10:26 | 12:26 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 10:23:38 | 13:32:39 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9:57:28 | 12:48:03 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11:49 | 12:27 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9:56 | 10:57 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9:34:39 | 11:48:30 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13:25 | 14:04:33 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17:17:01 | 18:08:14 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:23:59 | 15:23:59 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11:25:05 | 11:25:05 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:56 | 16:56 |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14:28 | 14:28 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10:02:12 | 10:02:12 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10:04 | 13:40:54 |
| 1988 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9:53:42 | 12:39:53 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:27 | 18:27 |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:27 | 14:27 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:21 | 11:21 |
| 1969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1954 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1951 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1947 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:26 | 15:26 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is August.
Show the data as a table
| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 38 | 13% |
| July | 86 | 30% |
| August | 114 | 40% |
| September | 48 | 17% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
44%Women
- Women83 · 29%
- Men104 · 36%
- Relays or not stated100 · 35%
Equipment and format
287Crossings
- Skin · Solo207 · 72%
- Skin · Relay80 · 28%
Starting side
287Crossings
- From Northern Ireland267 · 93%
- From Scotland19 · 7%
- Direction not declared1 · 0%
Single and multiple
287Crossings
- One-way280 · 98%
- Two-way7 · 2%
Where swimmers come from
40Countries
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom52 · 25%
- 🇺🇸 United States35 · 17%
- 🇮🇪 Ireland26 · 13%
- 🇦🇺 Australia24 · 12%
- 🇲🇽 Mexico7 · 3%
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand6 · 3%
- 🇨🇿 Czechia5 · 2%
- 31 other countries50 · 24%
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 13:02:59, median 12:46:40.
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 · SoloSkin · Relay
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2025 | Andreas Waschburger🇩🇪 | 8:11:12 | −0:58:18 |
| Aug 2, 2021 | Jordan Leckey🇮🇪 | 9:09:30 | −0:25:09 |
| Jul 15, 2013 | Michelle Lee Macy🇺🇸 | 9:34:39 | −0:19:03 |
| Aug 22, 1988 | Alison Streeter🇬🇧 | 9:53:42 | −1:27:18 |
| Sep 1, 1970 | Kevin Murphy🇬🇧 | 11:21 | −4:05 |
| Jul 27, 1947 | Tom Blower🇬🇧 | 15:26 | — |
Skin · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2023 | The Olympic Club Team | 8:15:21 | −0:47:20 |
| Aug 2, 2020 | OA Giants | 9:02:41 | −0:17:59 |
| Jul 29, 2019 | Ocean Breakers | 9:20:40 | −0:35:04 |
| Aug 25, 2016 | Channel Swimming Crazies | 9:55:44 | −0:22:16 |
| Aug 7, 2012 | The Machine Men | 10:18 | −0:21:42 |
| Aug 14, 1993 | City of Liverpool (1993) | 10:39:42 | −1:23:19 |
| Aug 27, 1990 | Ireland One | 12:03:01 | — |
Countries
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom52
- 🇺🇸 United States35
- 🇮🇪 Ireland26
- 🇦🇺 Australia24
- 🇲🇽 Mexico7
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand6
- 🇨🇿 Czechia5
- 🇮🇳 India5
- 🇩🇪 Germany4
- 🇿🇦 South Africa4
- 🇪🇸 Spain3
- 🇹🇷 Türkiye3
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria2
- 🇧🇷 Brazil2
- 🇨🇦 Canada2
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands2
- 🇵🇱 Poland2
- 🇦🇷 Argentina1
- 🇦🇹 Austria1
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland1