Windermere — United Kingdom
Windermere Length
- 16.3 km
- Distance
- Fellfoot ↔ Waterhead
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 438
- Swimmers
- 354
- Countries
- 28
- Women
- 48%
- Median time
- 6:16
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:40:35 | 3:40:35 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4:20 | 4:48:30 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3:40:28 | 6:46:24 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4:20:11 | 5:07:10 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7:01 | 7:01 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 5:10:31 | 7:03:48 |
| 2018 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0:40:57 | 6:55:34 |
| 2017 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 3:55 | 7:14 |
| 2016 | 54 | 6 | 9 | 0:14:58 | 5:01:02 |
| 2015 | 42 | 0 | 9 | 4:36 | 5:54 |
| 2014 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0:06:42 | 5:46 |
| 2013 | 28 | 10 | 13 | 0:24:22 | 5:27:40 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6:15 | 6:22 |
| 2011 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 4:19:05 | 4:26:56 |
| 2010 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4:09:11 | 5:37:21 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0:16:24 | 0:18:14 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5:45 | 8:15 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7:15:08 | 7:15:08 |
| 2006 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5:45 | 7:22:02 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5:59:59 | 5:59:59 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5:20 | 5:20 |
| 2003 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 6:55:39 | 7:04:14 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6:11:04 | 9:05:27 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9:04 | 9:04 |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6:24:47 | 6:24:47 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3:48 | 3:48:04 |
| 1996 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3:53:03 | 5:10:17 |
| 1995 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4:40 | 4:40 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5:56 | 6:07 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5:12 | 5:12 |
| 1988 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6:38 | 6:38 |
| 1987 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6:11 | 6:11 |
| 1986 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5:59 | 7:25 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5:51 | 5:51 |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1982 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 6:11 | 8:30:30 |
| 1981 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8:05 | 8:05 |
| 1980 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1979 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4:56 | 5:25:30 |
| 1978 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6:10:33 | 6:21 |
| 1977 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7:10 | 7:10 |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7:40 | 7:40 |
| 1974 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6:16 | 6:37 |
| 1973 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6:30 | 6:30 |
| 1972 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:35 | 7:45:30 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6:34 | 6:37:30 |
| 1966 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5:11:09 | 5:44:15 |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5:23 | 5:23 |
| 1964 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6:10 | 6:10 |
| 1963 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5:57:16 | 6:53:16 |
| 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:16 | 6:16 |
| 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1955 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5:20 | 6:05 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5:56 | 5:56 |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1952 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7:38 | 7:38 |
| 1950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1943 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1942 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1939 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1937 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1934 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6:22 | 6:22 |
| 1933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1932 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1931 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1929 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1928 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1926 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1925 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1924 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1922 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1920 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1911 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:29 | 11:29 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is August.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1% |
| February | 7 | 3% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 6 | 3% |
| June | 16 | 8% |
| July | 32 | 15% |
| August | 103 | 49% |
| September | 42 | 20% |
| October | 1 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 1 | 0% |
Women and men
48%Women
- Women175 · 40%
- Men190 · 43%
- Relays or not stated73 · 17%
Equipment and format
438Crossings
- — · Race188 · 43%
- Skin · Solo123 · 28%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo113 · 26%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay7 · 2%
- Skin · Relay7 · 2%
Starting side
438Crossings
- From Fellfoot47 · 11%
- From Waterhead22 · 5%
- Direction not declared369 · 84%
Single and multiple
438Crossings
- One-way339 · 77%
- Two-way83 · 19%
- 3 consecutive crossings4 · 1%
- 4 consecutive crossings5 · 1%
- 6 consecutive crossings1 · 0%
- 10 consecutive crossings1 · 0%
- 12 consecutive crossings5 · 1%
Where swimmers come from
28Countries
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom281 · 77%
- 🇮🇪 Ireland18 · 5%
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands11 · 3%
- 🇩🇪 Germany10 · 3%
- 🇺🇸 United States10 · 3%
- 🇪🇬 Egypt5 · 1%
- 🇦🇺 Australia3 · 1%
- 20 other countries27 · 7%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Danielle Hartin🇬🇧, 14 · Oldest: Pat Gallant-Charette🇺🇸, 67
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 6:05:56, median 6:16.
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.
— · RaceSkin · SoloWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
— · Race
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2014 | André Roberts🇬🇧 | 0:06:42 | −0:09:42 |
| 2009 | Danil Serebrenikov🇷🇺 | 0:16:24 | −4:54:45 |
| 1966 | Bob Walter🇳🇱 | 5:11:09 | −1:04:51 |
| 1961 | Bryan Finlay🇬🇧 | 6:16 | — |
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2023 | Hector Pardoe | 3:40:28 | −0:07:32 |
| 1997 | Justin Palfrey🇬🇧 | 3:48 | −0:05:03 |
| 1996 | Sara Ward🇬🇧 | 3:53:03 | −0:46:57 |
| 1995 | Oliver Turner🇺🇸 | 4:40 | −0:16 |
| 1979 | Christopher Carter🇬🇧 | 4:56 | −0:24 |
| 1955 | John K. Slater | 5:20 | −0:36 |
| 1954 | Fred Oldman | 5:56 | −0:26 |
| 1934 | Charles Denton🇬🇧 | 6:22 | −5:07 |
| 1911 | James Foster🇬🇧 | 11:29 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2013 | Colin Hill🇬🇧 | 0:24:22 | −4:02:28 |
| Aug 3, 2011 | Nikki Fraser | 4:26:50 | −0:53:10 |
| 2004 | Karteek Clarke🇬🇧 | 5:20 | −1:43:20 |
| Sep 2003 | Morag Hughes🇬🇧 | 7:03:20 | −0:00:54 |
| 2003 | Trevor Colman🇬🇧 | 7:04:14 | −1:59:46 |
| 2000 | Chris Stockdale🇬🇧 | 9:04 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2013 | Dr. Julie Bradshaw, Peter May🇬🇧, Susan Ratcliffe🇬🇧, Susan Taylor | 11:53 | — |
Countries
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom281
- 🇮🇪 Ireland18
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands11
- 🇩🇪 Germany10
- 🇺🇸 United States10
- 🇪🇬 Egypt5
- 🇦🇺 Australia3
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand3
- 🇧🇪 Belgium2
- 🇮🇹 Italy2
- 🇯🇪 Jersey2
- 🇷🇺 Russia2
- 🇿🇦 South Africa2
- 🇨🇸 Serbia1
- 🇪🇪 Estonia1
- 🇪🇸 Spain1
- 🇫🇮 Finland1
- 🇫🇷 France1
- 🇬🇬 Guernsey1
- 🇬🇷 Greece1
Show the data as a table
| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 281 | 123 | 0:06:42 | James Foster🇬🇧 · 1911 |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 18 | 7 | 4:07:53 | John Earls🇮🇪 · 1966 |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 11 | 3 | 5:11:09 | Willy van Rysel🇳🇱 · 1951 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 10 | 1 | 0:18:14 | Christina Genge🇩🇪 · 1966 |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 10 | 3 | 4:40 | Mary Beth Colpo🇺🇸 · 1978 |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | 5 | 1 | — | Osama Ahmed Momtaz🇪🇬 · 1979 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 3 | 1 | 4:09:54 | Guy Rom Moar🇦🇺 · Aug 31, 2013 |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 6:43 | Belinda Shields🇳🇿 · Aug 7, 1982 |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2 | 1 | 6:45:31 | Rudy Willens🇧🇪 · 1978 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 2 | 0 | — | Andrea Vianello🇮🇹 · Aug 7, 1982 |
| 🇯🇪 Jersey | 2 | 2 | 6:28:14 | Wendy Trehiou🇯🇪 · Aug 30, 2017 |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 2 | 0 | 0:16:24 | Danil Serebrenikov🇷🇺 · 2009 |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2 | 0 | 6:30 | Peter Elwin Bales🇿🇦 · 1973 |
| 🇨🇸 Serbia | 1 | 0 | — | Roman Krajčović🇨🇸 · Aug 7, 1982 |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | 1 | 0 | — | Henri Kaarma🇪🇪 · Feb 6, 2016 |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 1 | 0 | — | Dario Fernandez🇪🇸 · 2022 |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | 1 | 1 | 0:14:58 | Elina Makïnen🇫🇮 · Dec 11, 2016 |
| 🇫🇷 France | 1 | 1 | 8:20 | Laure Latham🇫🇷 · Jul 28, 2019 |
| 🇬🇬 Guernsey | 1 | 0 | — | Adrian Sarchet🇬🇬 · 2014 |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | 1 | 0 | — | Christos S. Fessas🇬🇷 · Aug 7, 1982 |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | 1 | 0 | 6:59 | Yaron Davidi🇮🇱 · Jun 29, 2019 |
| 🇮🇳 India | 1 | 0 | 4:20 | Sampanna Ramesh Shelar🇮🇳 · Jul 2024 |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | — | Madina Kurmanbaeva🇰🇿 · Jun 2021 |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1 | 0 | — | Abdul Malek🇵🇰 · 1966 |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 1 | 1 | — | Irena Holemewska🇵🇱 · Aug 7, 1982 |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 1 | 1 | 5:17 | Hsu Wen-Erh🇹🇼 · Jun 20, 2024 |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | — | Annette Daly🇿🇼 · 2015 |
Where swimmers land
- Waterhead55
- Fellfoot10
- Windermere, England5
- Ambleside2
- Brockhole-on-Windermere2
- Low Wood Bay Marina2
- Low Wood Bay Marina, Windermere, England2
- end1
- Lakeside1