Lake Geneva Lausanne - Évian — Switzerland

Évian-les-Bains - Lausanne

13.8 km
Distance
Lausanne ↔ Évian-les-Bains
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
75
Swimmers
88
Countries
20
Women
48%
Median time
4:51:20
Busiest month
August

Crossings per year

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

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SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearOther
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
202515773:32:505:29:30
20242110113:53:584:48:47
202317973:47:434:53:49
20221006:18:406:18:40
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20182013:114:00:30
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19881003:52:273:52:27

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is August.

20JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June913%
July2231%
August3447%
September710%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

48%Women
  • Women12 · 16%
  • Men13 · 17%
  • Relays or not stated50 · 67%

Equipment and format

75Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo28 · 37%
  • Skin · Solo24 · 32%
  • — · Race20 · 27%
  • Skin · Relay2 · 3%
  • Assisted · Solo1 · 1%

Starting side

75Crossings
  • From Lausanne74 · 99%
  • From Évian-les-Bains1 · 1%

Single and multiple

75Crossings
  • One-way73 · 97%
  • Two-way2 · 3%

Where swimmers come from

20Countries
  • 🇫🇷 France19 · 29%
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom13 · 20%
  • 🇨🇭 Switzerland8 · 12%
  • 🇺🇸 United States6 · 9%
  • 🇷🇺 Russia3 · 5%
  • 🇦🇺 Australia2 · 3%
  • 🇧🇪 Belgium2 · 3%
  • 12 other countries13 · 20%

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 5:07:09, median 4:51:20.

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Times year by year

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

3:17:454:44:506:11:551990200020102020
Median timeBest

The record over time

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

3:14:344:00:304:46:261990200020102020
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · SoloSkin · Solo— · Race
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jul 15, 2025Henri Dhonte🇫🇷3:32:50−0:14:53
Aug 7, 2023Alaa Maso🇸🇾3:47:43−0:21:59
Jun 26, 2023Steve Berger🇬🇧4:09:42−0:40:18
Aug 24, 2018Jaimie Marie Monahan🇺🇸4:50—
Skin · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Aug 5, 2024Robin Stein🇬🇧3:53:58−0:06:30
Jul 30, 2024Krzysztof Postek🇵🇱4:00:28−0:21:39
Sep 1, 2023Lucie Leisova🇨🇿4:22:07−0:00:18
Jun 26, 2023Jérôme Didier🇫🇷4:22:25—
— · Race
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
2018Kirsten Cameron🇳🇿3:11−0:41:27
Jul 24, 1988Anne Chagnaud🇫🇷3:52:27—
Skin · Relay
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jul 31, 2023Oscar Emile Sanger, William Chuck Bruce Henman🇬🇧4:44:10—
Assisted · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Aug 22, 2023Réjane Lacoste🇨🇭6:27:33—

Countries

  • 🇫🇷 France19
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom13
  • 🇨🇭 Switzerland8
  • 🇺🇸 United States6
  • 🇷🇺 Russia3
  • 🇦🇺 Australia2
  • 🇧🇪 Belgium2
  • 🇳🇱 Netherlands2
  • 🇨🇦 Canada1
  • 🇨🇿 Czechia1
  • 🇩🇪 Germany1
  • 🇪🇬 Egypt1
  • 🇮🇪 Ireland1
  • 🇰🇼 Kuwait1
  • 🇱🇧 Lebanon1
  • 🇳🇿 New Zealand1
  • 🇵🇱 Poland1
  • 🇸🇾 Syria1
  • 🇿🇦 South Africa1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇫🇷 France1923:32:50Anne Chagnaud🇫🇷 · Jul 24, 1988
🇬🇧 United Kingdom1343:53:58Clarissa Bruce🇬🇧 · Aug 26, 2017
🇨🇭 Switzerland814:22:42Valentina Zanotto🇨🇭 · Aug 26, 2017
🇺🇸 United States614:35:55James Karn🇺🇸 · Aug 26, 2017
🇷🇺 Russia314:33Dennis Ushakov🇷🇺 · Jun 25, 2024
🇦🇺 Australia205:08:46Brett Darrel Davis🇦🇺 · Sep 5, 2023
🇧🇪 Belgium204:40:47Frédéric Bayonnet🇧🇪 · Jul 15, 2024
🇳🇱 Netherlands204:53:04Klaas van Geijn🇳🇱 · Jul 27, 2023
🇨🇦 Canada10—Robert Mcglashan🇨🇦 · Aug 5, 2019
🇨🇿 Czechia114:22:07Lucie Leisova🇨🇿 · Sep 1, 2023
🇩🇪 Germany105:34:50Jana Strangemann🇩🇪 · Aug 15, 2024
🇪🇬 Egypt10—Mostafa Said Zaki🇪🇬 · Jul 11, 2025
🇮🇪 Ireland104:56:17Martina Duignan🇮🇪 · Jun 26, 2023
🇰🇼 Kuwait105:44:06Ahmad Alsandi🇰🇼 · Jun 26, 2024
🇱🇧 Lebanon104:48:56Maher Tabchy🇱🇧 · Jul 16, 2024
🇳🇿 New Zealand113:11Kirsten Cameron🇳🇿 · 2018
🇵🇱 Poland104:00:28Krzysztof Postek🇵🇱 · Jul 30, 2024
🇸🇾 Syria103:47:43Alaa Maso🇸🇾 · Aug 7, 2023
🇿🇦 South Africa104:43:12Dom Smith🇿🇦 · Aug 5, 2024

Where swimmers land

  • Évian-les-Bains66
  • Évian-les-Bains, France3
  • Lausanne3
  • Evian-les-Bains1
  • Evian, France1
  • France1

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: Lake Geneva Swimming Association. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.