Loch Morar — United Kingdom

Morar - Oban Bothy

18.7 km
Distance
Morar ↔ Oban Bothy
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
10
Swimmers
8
Countries
3
Women
67%
Median time
7:47:14
Busiest month
August

Crossings per year

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

24201420152016201720182019202020212022
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
2022422——
2021000——
20202116:31:376:31:37
2019000——
20181017:027:02
2017000——
20162118:32:278:32:27
2015000——
201410112:3112:31

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is August.

24JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May111%
June00%
July222%
August444%
September222%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

67%Women
  • Women4 · 40%
  • Men2 · 20%
  • Relays or not stated4 · 40%

Equipment and format

10Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo4 · 40%
  • Skin · Solo2 · 20%
  • Skin · Relay2 · 20%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay2 · 20%

Starting side

10Crossings
  • From Morar6 · 60%
  • From Oban Bothy4 · 40%

Where swimmers come from

3Countries
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom3 · 50%
  • 🇦🇺 Australia2 · 33%
  • 🇿🇦 South Africa1 · 17%

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 8:16:51, median 7:47:14.

126:307:308:309:3010:3011:3012:30

Times year by year

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

6:44:339:31:1912:18:042014201620182020
Median timeBest

The record over time

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

6:44:339:31:1912:18:042014201620182020
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · SoloSkin · Solo
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Sep 17, 2020Philip Hodges🇦🇺6:31:37−0:30:23
May 29, 2018Phia Steyn🇿🇦7:02−1:30:27
Jul 20, 2016Helen Beveridge🇬🇧8:32:27−3:58:33
2014Morag Hughes🇬🇧12:31—
Skin · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Sep 17, 2020Philip Hodges🇦🇺6:31:37−2:00:50
Jul 20, 2016Helen Beveridge🇬🇧8:32:27—
Skin · Relay
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Aug 28, 2022Scottish Squids7:03:05—
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Aug 28, 2022Scottish Squids7:03:05—

Countries

  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom3
  • 🇦🇺 Australia2
  • 🇿🇦 South Africa1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom338:32:27Morag Hughes🇬🇧 · 2014
🇦🇺 Australia206:31:37Philip Hodges🇦🇺 · Sep 17, 2020
🇿🇦 South Africa117:02Phia Steyn🇿🇦 · May 29, 2018

Where swimmers land

  • Oban Bothy6
  • Morar4

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.