Irish Sea — Ireland
Bray Head - Dun Laoghaire
- 11.8 km
- Distance
- Bray Head ↔ Dun Laoghaire
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 6
- Swimmers
- 5
- Countries
- 2
- Women
- 67%
- Median time
- 2:37:57
- Busiest month
- May
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2:37:53 | 2:37:57 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:31 | 2:31 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:14 | 3:14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is May.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 1 | 25% |
| June | 1 | 25% |
| July | 0 | 0% |
| August | 1 | 25% |
| September | 1 | 25% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
67%Women
- Women4 · 67%
- Men2 · 33%
Equipment and format
6Crossings
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo6 · 100%
Single and multiple
6Crossings
- One-way5 · 83%
- Two-way1 · 17%
Where swimmers come from
2Countries
- 🇮🇪 Ireland4 · 67%
- 🇦🇺 Australia2 · 33%
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 2:45:13, median 2:37:57.
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
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2023 | Dave Berry🇮🇪 | 2:31 | −0:43 |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Brianna Isabelle Thompson🇦🇺 | 3:14 | — |
Countries
- 🇮🇪 Ireland4
- 🇦🇺 Australia2
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 4 | 2 | 2:31 | Rachel Doyle🇮🇪 · Aug 2014 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 2 | 2 | 2:38 | Brianna Isabelle Thompson🇦🇺 · Sep 14, 2022 |
Where swimmers land
- Bray Head2
- Bray beach1
- Bray beach south, Co. Wicklow1
- Bray head1
- Bray Head, Co Wicklow, Ireland1