Strait of Bonifacio — France · Italy
Strait of Bonifacio
- 11.9 km
- Distance
- Corsica ↔ Sardinia
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 109
- Swimmers
- 108
- Countries
- 16
- Women
- 7%
- Median time
- 5:05
- Busiest month
- September
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3:40 | 4:05 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4:55 | 5:05 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3:59 | 6:16:30 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:06 | 5:06 |
| 2019 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 2:54 | 5:24 |
| 2018 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 3:48 | 5:24 |
| 2017 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 4:14 | 5:25:30 |
| 2016 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 3:45 | 5:02 |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3:59 | 4:30 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4:20 | 4:20 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:45 | 4:45 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is September.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 3 | 3% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 24 | 22% |
| July | 17 | 16% |
| August | 4 | 4% |
| September | 30 | 28% |
| October | 30 | 28% |
| November | 1 | 1% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
7%Women
- Women2 · 2%
- Men26 · 24%
- Relays or not stated81 · 74%
Equipment and format
109Crossings
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo109 · 100%
Starting side
109Crossings
- From Corsica70 · 64%
- From Sardinia39 · 36%
Where swimmers come from
16Countries
- 🇮🇹 Italy14 · 25%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom11 · 20%
- 🇪🇸 Spain10 · 18%
- 🇺🇸 United States4 · 7%
- 🇷🇺 Russia3 · 5%
- 🇧🇷 Brazil2 · 4%
- 🇮🇪 Ireland2 · 4%
- 9 other countries10 · 18%
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 5:09:46, median 5:05.
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 · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2019 | Giuseppe Montesanti🇮🇹 | 2:54 | −0:51 |
| Jul 9, 2016 | Stefano Rossi | 3:45 | −0:14 |
| Jul 19, 2015 | Andrea Ruzzi🇮🇹 | 3:59 | −0:21 |
| Oct 23, 2013 | Sacora Hingli🇬🇧 | 4:20 | −0:25 |
| Sep 8, 2012 | Roberto Capra🇮🇹 | 4:45 | — |
Countries
- 🇮🇹 Italy14
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom11
- 🇪🇸 Spain10
- 🇺🇸 United States4
- 🇷🇺 Russia3
- 🇧🇷 Brazil2
- 🇮🇪 Ireland2
- 🇿🇦 South Africa2
- 🇦🇺 Australia1
- 🇨🇦 Canada1
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland1
- 🇫🇮 Finland1
- 🇫🇷 France1
- 🇲🇦 Morocco1
- 🇲🇽 Mexico1
- 🇸🇪 Sweden1
Show the data as a table
| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 14 | 0 | 2:54 | Roberto Capra🇮🇹 · Sep 8, 2012 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 11 | 0 | 4:08 | Sacora Hingli🇬🇧 · Oct 23, 2013 |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 10 | 0 | 4:01 | Juan Emilio Fernández García🇪🇸 · Mar 20, 2016 |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 4 | 0 | 4:14 | David Norman Rich🇺🇸 · Jul 10, 2015 |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 3 | 0 | 5:27 | Dmitrii Polovtcev🇷🇺 · Jun 24, 2018 |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2 | 1 | 4:43 | Alessandra Rossi Cima🇧🇷 · Jul 5, 2017 |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 2 | 0 | 6:44 | Andrea Harrower🇮🇪 · Aug 31, 2017 |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2 | 0 | 4:54 | Ryan Christofer Stramrood🇿🇦 · Jul 17, 2019 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 1 | 0 | 4:55 | Simon Alistair Murie🇦🇺 · Jun 17, 2023 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 1 | 0 | 5:24 | Robert Mcglashan🇨🇦 · Sep 4, 2018 |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 3:40 | Romano Mombelli🇨🇭 · Nov 7, 2024 |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | 1 | 0 | 4:30 | Tommi Ilari Pätilä🇫🇮 · Oct 18, 2015 |
| 🇫🇷 France | 1 | 0 | 4:14 | Nicolas Frederic Patric Tiffou🇫🇷 · Jul 9, 2017 |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | 1 | 1 | 5:22 | Nadia Ben Bahtane🇲🇦 · Jun 26, 2017 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1 | 0 | 5:54 | Gonzalo Nadal Álvarez🇲🇽 · Jun 21, 2017 |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1 | 0 | 4:30 | Lenard Larsson🇸🇪 · Oct 18, 2015 |
Where swimmers land
- Rena Bianca51
- Punta Sperone17
- Punta Sperone (Corsica)13
- Porto Quadro11
- Capo Pertusato7
- Porto Quadro - Santa Teresa di Gallura3
- Punta Falcone3
- Rena bianca (santa teresa gallura)2
- Isola di Lavezzi (Corsica)1
- Punta sperone (Corsica)1