Isles of Scilly Nanjizal - St Mary's — United Kingdom

Cornwall - Isles of Scilly

45.4 km
Distance
Nanjizal Beach, Cornwall ↔ St Mary's, Isles of Scilly
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
5
Swimmers
15
Countries
1
Women
67%
Median time
16:19:30
Busiest month
September

Crossings per year

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

1220002005201020152020
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
2022110——
2021202——
2020000——
2019000——
2018000——
2017000——
2016000——
2015000——
201410117:2817:28
2013000——
2012000——
2011000——
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2009000——
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2002000——
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2000000——
1999000——
199811015:1115:11

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is September.

12JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July125%
August125%
September250%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

67%Women
  • Women2 · 40%
  • Men1 · 20%
  • Relays or not stated2 · 40%

Equipment and format

5Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo2 · 40%
  • Skin · Solo1 · 20%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay1 · 20%
  • Skin · Relay1 · 20%

Starting side

5Crossings
  • From Nanjizal Beach, Cornwall4 · 80%
  • From St Mary's, Isles of Scilly1 · 20%

Where swimmers come from

1Countries
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom3 · 100%

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 16:19:30, median 16:19:30.

0.5115:0015:3016:0016:3017:00

Countries

  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom3
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom3215:11Alison Streeter🇬🇧 · 1998

Where swimmers land

  • Isles of Scilly2
  • cliffs of St Mary’s in the Isles of Scilly1
  • Cornwall1
  • St Mary's, Isles of Scilly1

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.