Lake Zurich — Switzerland
Rapperswil - Zurich
- 24.0 km
- Distance
- Rapperswil ↔ Zurich
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 70
- Swimmers
- 60
- Countries
- 15
- Women
- 46%
- Median time
- 9:55:25
- Busiest month
- August
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearOther
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:20:17 | 12:20:17 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:10 | 13:10 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:09:11 | 9:41:06 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6:59:35 | 8:29:42 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 8:50:40 | 10:51:23 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8:11:09 | 9:39:56 |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 6:31 | 8:30:51 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9:20:42 | 10:06:55 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8:39:24 | 8:51:01 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8:34:07 | 8:47:39 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:39:35 | 10:39:35 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8:10:50 | 8:10:50 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9:48:08 | 10:41:39 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:16:42 | 8:37:48 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9:55:25 | 10:09 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10:48:11 | 11:16:12 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:02 | 8:02 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:18:01 | 10:18:01 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:59:06 | 10:59:06 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:55:52 | 10:55:52 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:56:45 | 8:56:45 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8:24:45 | 8:24:45 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:24 | 11:24 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:42:38 | 11:42:38 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:09:50 | 12:09:50 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:29:05 | 10:29:05 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is August.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 2 | 12% |
| August | 14 | 82% |
| September | 1 | 6% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
46%Women
- Women30 · 43%
- Men35 · 50%
- Relays or not stated5 · 7%
Equipment and format
70Crossings
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo44 · 63%
- — · Race22 · 31%
- Skin · Solo3 · 4%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay1 · 1%
Starting side
70Crossings
- From Rapperswil62 · 89%
- From Zurich1 · 1%
- Direction not declared7 · 10%
Single and multiple
70Crossings
- One-way69 · 99%
- Two-way1 · 1%
Where swimmers come from
15Countries
- 🇩🇪 Germany15 · 23%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom15 · 23%
- 🇺🇸 United States10 · 15%
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland6 · 9%
- 🇦🇺 Australia5 · 8%
- 🇫🇷 France3 · 5%
- 🇪🇬 Egypt2 · 3%
- 8 other countries10 · 15%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Meenakshi Pahuja🇮🇳, 30 · Oldest: Pat Gallant-Charette🇺🇸, 72
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 9:40:18, median 9:55:25.
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.
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo— · RaceSkin · Solo
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Till Mesmer🇨🇭 | 6:31 | −1:39:50 |
| 2011 | Barbara Ann Held🇺🇸 | 8:10:50 | −0:45:55 |
| 2000 | Dieter Loeliger🇦🇺 | 8:56:45 | — |
— · Race
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2009 | Jacques Tuset🇫🇷 | 6:16:42 | −1:45:18 |
| Aug 6, 2006 | Tina Neill🇺🇸 | 8:02 | −2:16:01 |
| 2004 | Ann Richardson🇬🇧 | 10:18:01 | −0:11:04 |
| 1987 | Heinz Lorenz🇨🇭 | 10:29:05 | — |
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Dieter Loeliger🇦🇺 | 8:24:45 | −2:59:15 |
| 1991 | Chris Stockdale🇬🇧 | 11:24 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rahel und Roger | 6:35 | — |
Countries
- 🇩🇪 Germany15
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom15
- 🇺🇸 United States10
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland6
- 🇦🇺 Australia5
- 🇫🇷 France3
- 🇪🇬 Egypt2
- 🇪🇸 Spain2
- 🇮🇳 India2
- 🇨🇦 Canada1
- 🇮🇪 Ireland1
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand1
- 🇵🇱 Poland1
- 🇸🇪 Sweden1
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine1
Show the data as a table
| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 | 11 | 6:43 | Vasanti Niemz🇩🇪 · Aug 4, 2002 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 | 8 | 8:11:09 | Chris Stockdale🇬🇧 · 1991 |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 10 | 4 | 6:49 | Tina Neill🇺🇸 · Aug 6, 2006 |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 6 | 2 | 6:31 | Heinz Lorenz🇨🇭 · 1987 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 5 | 2 | 6:59 | Dieter Loeliger🇦🇺 · 1998 |
| 🇫🇷 France | 3 | 0 | 6:16:42 | Jacques Tuset🇫🇷 · Jul 26, 2009 |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | 2 | 0 | 5:51 | Mostafa Said Zaki🇪🇬 · Aug 7, 2022 |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 2 | 0 | 6:59 | Daniel Martinez Lobo🇪🇸 · Aug 7, 2016 |
| 🇮🇳 India | 2 | 1 | 8:30:51 | Meenakshi Pahuja🇮🇳 · Aug 5, 2007 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 1 | 0 | 8:47:39 | James Norton🇨🇦 · 2013 |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1 | 0 | 10:51:23 | David Merriman🇮🇪 · 2018 |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 8:34:07 | Heather Osborne🇳🇿 · 2013 |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 1 | 0 | 8:21:25 | Boguslaw Jan Wozniak🇵🇱 · 2017 |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1 | 1 | 9:17:07 | Jürg Amman🇸🇪 · 2016 |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 9:53 | Stutisheel Oleg Lebedev🇺🇦 · Aug 6, 2017 |
Where swimmers land
- Zurich57
- Zürich4
- Rapperswil1
- Zurich, Switzerland1