Atlantic Ocean — Ireland

Mainland - Tory Island

13.8 km
Distance
Mainland ↔ Tory Island
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
10
Swimmers
10
Countries
2
Women
25%
Median time
4:53
Busiest month
August

Crossings per year

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

1219701980199020002010
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
20161013:563:56
2015000——
2014000——
2013000——
20122024:214:21
2011000——
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2009000——
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20032026:577:36
2002000——
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1998000——
1997110——
19961105:255:25
1995110——
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1968110——

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is August.

12JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June133%
July00%
August267%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

25%Women
  • Women2 · 20%
  • Men6 · 60%
  • Relays or not stated2 · 20%

Equipment and format

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

Starting side

10Crossings
  • From Mainland6 · 60%
  • From Tory Island4 · 40%

Where swimmers come from

2Countries
  • 🇮🇪 Ireland7 · 100%

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 5:32:30, median 4:53.

123:304:004:305:005:306:006:307:007:308:00

Times year by year

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

4:03:555:467:28:052000200520102015
Median timeBest

The record over time

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

4:02:315:26:306:50:29200520102015
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jun 11, 2016Jack Boyle🇮🇪, John McElroy🇮🇪, Sabrina Wiedmer🇨🇭3:56−0:25
Aug 17, 2012Owen Thomas O'Keefe🇮🇪4:21−2:36
2003Anne McAdam🇮🇪6:57—
Skin · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
1996Dermot Duffy🇮🇪5:25—

Countries

  • 🇮🇪 Ireland7
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇮🇪 Ireland723:56Jack McClelland🇮🇪 · 1968

Where swimmers land

  • Tory Island4
  • Maeroarty2
  • Magheroarty1
  • Mainland1
  • Tormore Point, Tory Island1
  • Tory1

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.