Coniston — United Kingdom

Coniston Water Length

7.9 km
Distance
High Nibthwaite ↔ Waterhead
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data

Timeline

Computed from the recorded crossings: the first, the first by sex, the first from each country and every record broken.

  1. First crossingBryan Finlay3:00
  2. First from countryBryan Finlay🇬🇧 United Kingdom3:00
  3. RecordBryan FinlaySkin · Solo · 3:00
  4. RecordBryan FinlaySkin · Solo · 2:33:56
  5. RecordBryan FinlaySkin · Solo · 2:31:54
  6. RecordBryan Finlay · Race · 2:31:34
  7. RecordChris Stockdale · Race · 1:46
  8. First womanJulie Bradshaw3:07
  9. RecordJane Mhairi MccormickWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 2:58:04
  10. First from countryChristopher Green🇿🇦 South Africa2:58
  11. First from countryGuy Rom Moar🇦🇺 Australia4:27
  12. RecordGuy Rom MoarWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay · 4:27

Crossings per decade

10201960197019801990200020102020

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: British Long Distance Swimming Association. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.