Bristol Channel — United Kingdom

England - Wales

24.7 km
Distance
England ↔ Wales
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
2
Swimmers
2
Countries
2
Women
50%
Median time
10:32:48
Busiest month
July

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is July.

0.51JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July150%
August00%
September150%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

50%Women
  • Women1 · 50%
  • Men1 · 50%

Equipment and format

2Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo2 · 100%

Where swimmers come from

2Countries
  • 🇨🇷 Costa Rica1 · 50%
  • 🇮🇪 Ireland1 · 50%

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 10:32:48, median 10:32:48.

0.5110:0010:30

The record over time

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

10:11:3810:32:4810:53:5820232024
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Sep 8, 2023Rocio Mora Rodriguez🇨🇷10:10−0:45:36
Jul 24, 2023John Charles Curley🇮🇪10:55:36—

Countries

  • 🇨🇷 Costa Rica1
  • 🇮🇪 Ireland1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇨🇷 Costa Rica1110:10Rocio Mora Rodriguez🇨🇷 · Sep 8, 2023
🇮🇪 Ireland1010:55:36John Charles Curley🇮🇪 · Jul 24, 2023

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.