Channel Swimming - Statistics & Information

There have been a total of 2285 Channel swims, 208 of which have been part of multiple-way swims.

1081 swimmers have completed a total of 1499 solo swims.
Approximately 3946 swimmers have taken part in 650 relay swims and 136 special category swims.

64.3% of swimmers have been male (solo, relay and special category).
35.7% of swimmers have been female.

The average age of a solo swimmer is 33 years, 180 days (based on 585 swims, 39% of all solos)

35.6% of solo swims have been made by swimmers from the UK, 20.3% from the USA.

Average solo crossing time: 13 hours, 20 minutes and 11 seconds.
Average relay crossing time: 12 hours, 15 minutes and 34 seconds.
Average special category crossing time: 12 hours, 47 minutes and 7 seconds.

If every successful Channel swim was made consecutively, it would take 3 years, 141 days, 16 hours, 36 minutes and 38 seconds.

The most successful day of the year, with 47 swims, is 28th August.

The statistics on this page are not official, but are accurate to the best of our knowledge.