English Channel — United Kingdom

Guernsey - Jersey

27.6 km
Distance
Guernsey ↔ Jersey
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
3
Swimmers
3
Countries
3
Women
100%
Median time
16:00:30
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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201810116:4616:46
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196211015:1515:15

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is July.

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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July2100%
August00%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

100%Women
  • Women3 · 100%
  • Men0 · 0%

Equipment and format

3Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo2 · 67%
  • Skin · Solo1 · 33%

Where swimmers come from

3Countries
  • 🇦🇺 Australia1 · 33%
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 · 33%
  • 🇯🇪 Jersey1 · 33%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

0.51<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Brianna Isabelle Thompson🇦🇺, 21 · Oldest: Brianna Isabelle Thompson🇦🇺, 21

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 16:00:30, median 16:00:30.

0.5115:0015:3016:0016:30

Countries

  • 🇦🇺 Australia1
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1
  • 🇯🇪 Jersey1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇦🇺 Australia11—Brianna Isabelle Thompson🇦🇺 · Jul 19, 2022
🇬🇧 United Kingdom1115:15Ruth Oldham🇬🇧 · 1962
🇯🇪 Jersey1116:46Wendy Trehiou🇯🇪 · Jul 8, 2018

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.