Strait of Bonifacio — France · Italy

Strait of Bonifacio

11.9 km
Distance
Corsica ↔ Sardinia
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
109
Swimmers
108
Countries
16
Women
7%
Median time
5:05
Busiest month
September

Crossings per year

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

202012201420162018202020222024
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
20242023:404:05
20235054:555:05
20224043:596:16:30
2021000——
20201015:065:06
2019390392:545:24
2018150153:485:24
2017180184:145:25:30
2016130133:455:02
20158083:594:30
2014000——
20133034:204:20
20121014:454:45

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is September.

102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March33%
April00%
May00%
June2422%
July1716%
August44%
September3028%
October3028%
November11%
December00%

Women and men

7%Women
  • Women2 · 2%
  • Men26 · 24%
  • Relays or not stated81 · 74%

Equipment and format

109Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo109 · 100%

Starting side

109Crossings
  • From Corsica70 · 64%
  • From Sardinia39 · 36%

Where swimmers come from

16Countries
  • 🇮🇹 Italy14 · 25%
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom11 · 20%
  • 🇪🇸 Spain10 · 18%
  • 🇺🇸 United States4 · 7%
  • 🇷🇺 Russia3 · 5%
  • 🇧🇷 Brazil2 · 4%
  • 🇮🇪 Ireland2 · 4%
  • 9 other countries10 · 18%

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 5:09:46, median 5:05.

10202:303:304:305:306:307:308:309:30

Times year by year

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

3:01:174:35:156:09:132012201420162018202020222024
Median timeBest

The record over time

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

2:583:49:304:412012201420162018
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jul 26, 2019Giuseppe Montesanti🇮🇹2:54−0:51
Jul 9, 2016Stefano Rossi3:45−0:14
Jul 19, 2015Andrea Ruzzi🇮🇹3:59−0:21
Oct 23, 2013Sacora Hingli🇬🇧4:20−0:25
Sep 8, 2012Roberto Capra🇮🇹4:45—

Countries

  • 🇮🇹 Italy14
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom11
  • 🇪🇸 Spain10
  • 🇺🇸 United States4
  • 🇷🇺 Russia3
  • 🇧🇷 Brazil2
  • 🇮🇪 Ireland2
  • 🇿🇦 South Africa2
  • 🇦🇺 Australia1
  • 🇨🇦 Canada1
  • 🇨🇭 Switzerland1
  • 🇫🇮 Finland1
  • 🇫🇷 France1
  • 🇲🇦 Morocco1
  • 🇲🇽 Mexico1
  • 🇸🇪 Sweden1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇮🇹 Italy1402:54Roberto Capra🇮🇹 · Sep 8, 2012
🇬🇧 United Kingdom1104:08Sacora Hingli🇬🇧 · Oct 23, 2013
🇪🇸 Spain1004:01Juan Emilio Fernández García🇪🇸 · Mar 20, 2016
🇺🇸 United States404:14David Norman Rich🇺🇸 · Jul 10, 2015
🇷🇺 Russia305:27Dmitrii Polovtcev🇷🇺 · Jun 24, 2018
🇧🇷 Brazil214:43Alessandra Rossi Cima🇧🇷 · Jul 5, 2017
🇮🇪 Ireland206:44Andrea Harrower🇮🇪 · Aug 31, 2017
🇿🇦 South Africa204:54Ryan Christofer Stramrood🇿🇦 · Jul 17, 2019
🇦🇺 Australia104:55Simon Alistair Murie🇦🇺 · Jun 17, 2023
🇨🇦 Canada105:24Robert Mcglashan🇨🇦 · Sep 4, 2018
🇨🇭 Switzerland103:40Romano Mombelli🇨🇭 · Nov 7, 2024
🇫🇮 Finland104:30Tommi Ilari Pätilä🇫🇮 · Oct 18, 2015
🇫🇷 France104:14Nicolas Frederic Patric Tiffou🇫🇷 · Jul 9, 2017
🇲🇦 Morocco115:22Nadia Ben Bahtane🇲🇦 · Jun 26, 2017
🇲🇽 Mexico105:54Gonzalo Nadal Álvarez🇲🇽 · Jun 21, 2017
🇸🇪 Sweden104:30Lenard Larsson🇸🇪 · Oct 18, 2015

Where swimmers land

  • Rena Bianca51
  • Punta Sperone17
  • Punta Sperone (Corsica)13
  • Porto Quadro11
  • Capo Pertusato7
  • Porto Quadro - Santa Teresa di Gallura3
  • Punta Falcone3
  • Rena bianca (santa teresa gallura)2
  • Isola di Lavezzi (Corsica)1
  • Punta sperone (Corsica)1

Start time

20407891415

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.

Source: Bocche Bonifacio Swimming. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.