Loch Awe — United Kingdom

Kilchurn Castle - Torran Bay

35.9 km
Distance
Torran Bay ↔ River Orchy
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
19
Swimmers
18
Countries
3
Women
38%
Median time
14:50:03
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
202630312:1316:29:57
20251019:58:259:58:25
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202320211:44:4513:17:24
202220214:2815:10:54
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201852313:30:3723:29:55
201721115:03:4415:03:44
201621114:05:1014:05:10
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When people swim it

The month with most crossings is August.

510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June15%
July632%
August1053%
September211%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

38%Women
  • Women5 · 26%
  • Men8 · 42%
  • Relays or not stated6 · 32%

Equipment and format

19Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo13 · 68%
  • Skin · Solo4 · 21%
  • Skin · Relay1 · 5%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay1 · 5%

Starting side

19Crossings
  • From Torran Bay16 · 84%
  • From River Orchy3 · 16%

Where swimmers come from

3Countries
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom11 · 79%
  • 🇦🇺 Australia2 · 14%
  • 🇨🇭 Switzerland1 · 7%

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 15:46:20, median 14:50:03.

1239:3010:3011:3012:3013:3014:3015:3016:3017:3018:3019:3020:3021:3022:30

Times year by year

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

10:27:3816:44:1023:00:42201620182020202220242026
Median timeBest

The record over time

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

10:07:1812:01:4813:56:1720162018202020222024
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · SoloSkin · Solo
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Sep 1, 2025Helen Hislop🇬🇧9:58:25−1:46:20
Jun 2, 2023Sam Farrow11:44:45−1:45:52
Jul 9, 2018Martyn Paul Webster🇬🇧13:30:37−0:34:33
Jul 30, 2016Adrian Rotchell🇬🇧14:05:10—
Skin · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jul 9, 2018Martyn Paul Webster🇬🇧13:30:37−0:34:33
Jul 30, 2016Adrian Rotchell🇬🇧14:05:10—
Skin · Relay
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Aug 31, 1998City of Liverpool12:41:41—
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jul 3, 2015Jason Richard Betley🇬🇧, Sam Plum, Helen Elizabeth Gibbs🇬🇧, Helen Liddle🇬🇧, Debbie Taylor🇬🇧11:48—

Countries

  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom11
  • 🇦🇺 Australia2
  • 🇨🇭 Switzerland1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom1149:58:25Jason Richard Betley🇬🇧, Sam Plum, Helen Elizabeth Gibbs🇬🇧, Helen Liddle🇬🇧, Debbie Taylor🇬🇧 · Jul 3, 2015
🇦🇺 Australia2015:03:44Philip Hodges🇦🇺 · Aug 19, 2017
🇨🇭 Switzerland1112:13Monika Mittaz🇨🇭 · Aug 15, 2026

Where swimmers land

  • Kilchurn Rail Bridge10
  • Kilchurn Castle4
  • Torran Bay3
  • River Orchy2

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.