Jersey - France — United Kingdom · Jersey

France - Jersey

23.6 km
Distance
La Coupe Point, Jersey ↔ France
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
71
Swimmers
76
Countries
11
Women
64%
Median time
8:24:30
Busiest month
July

Crossings per year

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

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SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
2022150156:53:207:54:31
20213127:458:39:30
20203035:295:29
20192027:428:42
20182027:308:24:30
20173036:236:23
20164046:328:05:30
20152027:077:42:30
20146066:428:52
20133036:387:13
20122029:4510:01
20113037:438:27:30
20102028:078:33:30
20092028:5510:41
20082027:038:06
20072029:5311:24
20064047:478:10
20051018:268:26
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19782208:318:38
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19661109:259:25

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is July.

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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June39%
July1234%
August926%
September1131%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

64%Women
  • Women37 · 52%
  • Men21 · 30%
  • Relays or not stated13 · 18%

Equipment and format

71Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo58 · 82%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay8 · 11%
  • Skin · Solo5 · 7%

Starting side

71Crossings
  • From La Coupe Point, Jersey70 · 99%
  • Direction not declared1 · 1%

Single and multiple

71Crossings
  • One-way68 · 96%
  • Two-way3 · 4%

Where swimmers come from

11Countries
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom24 · 41%
  • 🇯🇪 Jersey18 · 31%
  • 🇺🇸 United States5 · 8%
  • 🇦🇺 Australia4 · 7%
  • 🇪🇸 Spain2 · 3%
  • 🇦🇹 Austria1 · 2%
  • 🇩🇪 Germany1 · 2%
  • 4 other countries4 · 7%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

12<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Brianna Isabelle Thompson🇦🇺, 21 · Oldest: Kate Robarts🇬🇧, 59

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 8:27:26, median 8:24:30.

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Times year by year

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

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Median timeBest

The record over time

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

5:37:307:279:16:30197019801990200020102020
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · SoloSkin · Solo
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Sep 7, 2020Nathalie Luisa5:29−0:54
2017Nichola Murch🇬🇧6:23−0:09
Sep 6, 2016Mäx Beer🇦🇹6:32−0:05
2016Andrew Truscott🇯🇪6:37−0:01
Aug 2013Mark Edward Faure Walker🇬🇧6:38−0:25
2008Nick Adams🇬🇧7:03−0:44
2006Ian Jones🇯🇪7:47−0:39
2005Chris Baglin🇯🇪8:26—
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay
Skin · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
1978Sally Anne Minty-Gravett🇯🇪8:31−0:54
1966Denize Le Pennec🇯🇪9:25—

Countries

  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom24
  • 🇯🇪 Jersey18
  • 🇺🇸 United States5
  • 🇦🇺 Australia4
  • 🇪🇸 Spain2
  • 🇦🇹 Austria1
  • 🇩🇪 Germany1
  • 🇮🇪 Ireland1
  • 🇮🇱 Israel1
  • 🇮🇹 Italy1
  • 🇳🇿 New Zealand1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom24146:23Nick Adams🇬🇧 · 2008
🇯🇪 Jersey18126:37Denize Le Pennec🇯🇪 · 1966
🇺🇸 United States536:42Tim Lawrence🇺🇸 · 2006
🇦🇺 Australia447:30Melanie Holland🇦🇺 · 2018
🇪🇸 Spain2110:51Laura López Bonilla🇪🇸 · Aug 13, 2016
🇦🇹 Austria106:32Mäx Beer🇦🇹 · Sep 6, 2016
🇩🇪 Germany115:29Nathalie Luisa Pohl🇩🇪 · Sep 7, 2020
🇮🇪 Ireland107:13Ned Denison🇮🇪 · 2013
🇮🇱 Israel109:19Yaron Davidi🇮🇱 · Jun 23, 2018
🇮🇹 Italy1011:09Thomas W. Kofler🇮🇹 · Sep 2, 2014
🇳🇿 New Zealand109:18David Donald Coleman🇳🇿 · 2013

Where swimmers land

  • France68
  • Jersey1
  • Normandy1
  • St Catherine's Breakwater1

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.