Mar Tirreno — Italy

Capo Calavá - Vulcano Island

23.8 km
Distance
Vulcano ↔ Capo Calavà
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
17
Swimmers
6
Countries
1
Women
40%
Median time
5:51:01
Busiest month
July

Crossings per year

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

24199019952000200520102015
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
20192027:277:42:40
2018000——
2017000——
20163035:49:085:52:53
2015000——
2014000——
2013000——
2012000——
2011000——
2010000——
2009000——
2008000——
2007000——
20062025:355:35:03
20055055:37:025:37:02
2004000——
2003000——
2002000——
2001000——
2000000——
1999000——
1998000——
1997000——
1996000——
1995000——
1994000——
1993000——
1992000——
1991000——
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19891108:01:098:01:09
1988000——
19872206:27:236:27:23

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is July.

510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July1192%
August00%
September18%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

40%Women
  • Women6 · 35%
  • Men9 · 53%
  • Relays or not stated2 · 12%

Equipment and format

17Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo14 · 82%
  • Skin · Solo3 · 18%

Where swimmers come from

1Countries
  • 🇮🇹 Italy17 · 100%

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 6:11:36, median 5:51:01.

5105:306:006:307:007:308:00

Times year by year

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

5:40:166:48:057:55:53199020002010
Median timeBest

The record over time

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

5:35:045:36:015:36:5820052006
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jul 23, 2006Nino Fazio🇮🇹5:35−0:02:02
2005Cristina Scotto🇮🇹5:37:02—
Skin · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
1987Nino Fazio🇮🇹6:27:23—

Countries

  • 🇮🇹 Italy17
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇮🇹 Italy1765:35Nino Fazio🇮🇹 · 1987

Where swimmers land

  • Capo Calavà16
  • Capo Calavá1

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: Baiadigrotta.it. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.