Gulf of Finland — Russia
Kronstadt - St. Petersburg
- 28.3 km
- Distance
- Kotlin Island ↔ Yelagin Island
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 31
- Swimmers
- 40
- Countries
- 3
- Women
- 20%
- Median time
- 8:26:40
- Busiest month
- July
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearOther
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 7:45 | 9:26:20 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 6:05:24 | 8:08:21 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9:23:43 | 9:23:43 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is July.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 2 | 6% |
| July | 12 | 39% |
| August | 10 | 32% |
| September | 4 | 13% |
| October | 3 | 10% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
20%Women
- Women5 · 16%
- Men20 · 65%
- Relays or not stated6 · 19%
Equipment and format
31Crossings
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay17 · 55%
- — · Race11 · 35%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo3 · 10%
Starting side
31Crossings
- From Yelagin Island7 · 23%
- Direction not declared24 · 77%
Where swimmers come from
3Countries
- 🇷🇺 Russia25 · 93%
- 🇧🇾 Belarus1 · 4%
- 🇩🇪 Germany1 · 4%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Valerija Birilko🇷🇺, 24 · Oldest: Marco Henriks🇩🇪, 42
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 8:43:37, median 8:26:40.
Times year by year
Median and best time of each year's solo crossings; higher is faster.
Median timeBest
The record over time
Each step is a crossing that beat the best time up to that day, in its category.
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay— · Race
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2015 | Anna Striganova🇷🇺 | 7:49:59 | −1:33:16 |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Andrei Grachev🇷🇺 | 9:23:15 | — |
— · Race
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2015 | Dmitri Evsjukov🇷🇺 | 6:05:24 | −3:18:19 |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Dzmitry Yahorau🇧🇾 | 9:23:43 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2015 | Sergej Kikonov🇷🇺 | 8:06:56 | — |
Countries
- 🇷🇺 Russia25
- 🇧🇾 Belarus1
- 🇩🇪 Germany1
Show the data as a table
| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 25 | 5 | 6:05:24 | Andrei Grachev🇷🇺 · Jul 25, 2014 |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | 1 | 0 | 9:23:43 | Dzmitry Yahorau🇧🇾 · Jul 25, 2014 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 1 | 0 | 7:45 | Marco Henriks🇩🇪 · Sep 9, 2016 |
Where swimmers land
- Kronstadt24
- Kronstadt on Kotlin Island4
- Kotlin Island3