Loch Tay — United Kingdom

Kenmore - Killin

23.5 km
Distance
Killin, beach at River Lochay ↔ Kenmore, beach below Waterfront Restaurant
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
10
Swimmers
6
Countries
2
Women
56%
Median time
9:00:30
Busiest month
August

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
20261019:349:34
20252119:03:429:03:42
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When people swim it

The month with most crossings is August.

24JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February113%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July338%
August450%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

56%Women
  • Women5 · 50%
  • Men4 · 40%
  • Relays or not stated1 · 10%

Equipment and format

10Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo6 · 60%
  • Skin · Solo4 · 40%

Starting side

10Crossings
  • From Killin, beach at River Lochay4 · 40%
  • From Kenmore, beach below Waterfront Restaurant1 · 10%
  • Direction not declared5 · 50%

Where swimmers come from

2Countries
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom8 · 89%
  • 🇦🇺 Australia1 · 11%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

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Youngest: Colleen Isla Blair🇬🇧, 20 · Oldest: Colleen Isla Blair🇬🇧, 20

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 7:56:03, median 9:00:30.

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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.

0:50:214:348:17:3920122013201420152016
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Feb 28, 2016Colleen Isla Blair🇬🇧0:33−8:02
2012Karteek Clarke🇬🇧8:35—
Skin · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jul 18, 1998Colleen Isla Blair🇬🇧9:00:30—

Countries

  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom8
  • 🇦🇺 Australia1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom850:33Michael Read🇬🇧 · Aug 1973
🇦🇺 Australia109:34Philip Hodges🇦🇺 · Jul 15, 2026

Where swimmers land

  • Kenmore3
  • Kenmore, beach below Waterfront Restaurant1
  • Killin1

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.