English Channel — United Kingdom

Lulworth Cove - Weymouth

14.7 km
Distance
Lulworth Cove ↔ Weymouth
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
9
Swimmers
7
Countries
1
Women
0%
Median time
8:21
Busiest month
October

Crossings per year

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

0.5119551960196519701975
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
1976110——
1975000——
1974000——
1973000——
1972000——
1971000——
1970000——
1969000——
1968000——
1967000——
1966110——
1965110——
1964000——
1963000——
1962000——
1961000——
1960000——
1959000——
1958000——
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1953000——
1952000——
195111010:5010:50

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is October.

12JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August00%
September00%
October2100%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

0%Women
  • Women0 · 0%
  • Men9 · 100%

Equipment and format

9Crossings
  • Skin · Solo4 · 44%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo3 · 33%
  • — · Race2 · 22%

Starting side

9Crossings
  • From Lulworth Cove3 · 33%
  • From Weymouth5 · 56%
  • Direction not declared1 · 11%

Single and multiple

9Crossings
  • One-way6 · 67%
  • Two-way3 · 33%

Where swimmers come from

1Countries
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom8 · 100%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

0.51<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Mark Chapman, 14 · Oldest: Mark Chapman, 14

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 7:56:30, median 8:21.

124:005:006:007:008:009:0010:00

Countries

  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom8
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom804:14Godfrey Chapman🇬🇧 · 1951

Where swimmers land

  • Lulworth Cove3
  • Weymouth3
  • Lulworth1
  • Lulworth Cove and Return1

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.