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World Open Water Swimming Records (EUROPE)

The list below is a short list of European open water swimming records (under 10 kilometers)
done without wetsuits and according to traditional English Channel rules. With over 70% of
the Earth covered in water, the number of records and locations to swim are numerous and
potentially endless.

If you know of any additional records or new records that have been set in Europe, please
email the name of the world record holder, their country, date (month, day and year), location,
distance and official time to Open Water Source.

Descenso a Nado de la ria de Navia (3K, 5K in Navia, Spain)

Fastest Male (5K course): Christian Reichert (Germany), August 2008, 35:18
Fastest Female (3K course): Nadine Pastor (Germany), August 2008, 25:51

Great North Swim (1 mile, Lake Windermere, England)

Fastest Male: Danil Serebrenikov (Russia), 2009, 16:23
Fastest Female: Nadine Pastor (Germany), 2009, 18:14

Great East Swim (1 mile, England)

Fastest Male: Tom Allen (Great Britain), 2009, 16:24
Fastest Female: Britta Kamrau (Germany), 2009, 18:08

Great Scotland Swim (1 mile, Scotland)

Fastest Male: Danil Serebrennikov (Russia), 2009, 18:03
Fastest Female: Britta Kamrau (Germany), 2009, 18:56

Great London Swim (1 mile, London, England)

Fastest Male: Thomas Lurz (Germany), 2009, 16:24
Fastest Female: Katy Whitfield (Great Britain), 2009, 17:39

Round Sark Solo (5 miles)

Fastest Circumnavigation: Alison Horsfall, Sally Minty-Gravett and Dario Parmesan, 1999,

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4:25.8

North Cape (5K, Norway)

First Swim: Lewis Pugh (Great Britain), August 2003, 1:04

Magdalenefjord (1K)
First Swim: Lewis Pugh (Great Britain), 21:30

Cape Clear South Harbour to Baltimore (7.5K, Ireland)

First Crossing: Ned Denison (USA/Ireland), 2005

Baltimore to Cape Clear South Harbour (7.5K, Ireland)

First Crossing: John Kearney (Ireland), 2005

Fastnet to Cape Clear (7.5K, Ireland)

First Crossing: Steven Black (Ireland), 2009

Oysterhaven to Sandycove (6.4K, Ireland)

First Crossing: Owen O’Keefe, Imelda Lynch and Lisa Cummins (Ireland), 2008

Rosie's Pub, Lower Aghada to Murph's Pub, East Ferry (6K, Ireland)
First Crossing: Fergus Galvin (Ireland), 2009

Glandore around Adam Island and Back (6K, Ireland)

First Circumnavigation: Lisa Cummins and Carl Richards (Ireland), 2009

Dublin Bay (Red Rock to DLao, 8.8K, Ireland)

Fastest Crossing: George Dunne (Ireland), 2004, 2:15

Hinds-Rann-Killykeen, Cavan (5.6K, Ireland)

Fastest Crossing: Colm O’Neill (Ireland), 1:45

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Abound the Old Head (4.5K, Ireland)

First Crossing: Ned Denison (USA/Ireland), 2008

Portmagee to Knightstown (7.5K, Ireland)

First Crossing: Robert Bohane, Nick Caine, Lisa Cummins, Fredrik Kumlin, Daniel Martin,
Carl Reynolds and Carl Richards (Ireland), 2009

Strait of Messina (3.2K single-crossing, 6.5 double-crossing in Sicily, Italy)

Fastest Male Freestyle Crossing: Giovanni Fiannacca (Italy), 1 October 1975, 30:50
Fastest Male Breaststroke Crossing: Diego Santoro (Italy), 2 August 2008, 36:09
Fastest Male Backstroke Crossing: Giovanni Arrabito (Italy), 3 August 1975, 51:08
Fastest Male Butterfly Crossing: Gianni Golini (Italy), 6 September 1977, 51:49
Fastest Female Freestyle Crossing: Maria Betania Torre (Italy), 4 August 2010, 36:07
Fastest Female Breaststroke Crossing: Asya Cautela (Italy), 14 August 2009, 40:11
Fastest Male Double-Crossing Freestyle: Nino Fazio (Italy), 2 September 2010, 1:22:23
Fastest Male Double-Crossing Backstroke: Ettore Mercuri (Italy), 25 August 1967, 1:57:46
Fastest Male Double-Crossing Butterfly: Gianni Golini (Italy), 18 October 1976, 2:23:56
Fastest Female Double-Crossing Freestyle: Elena Lionello (Italy), 28 July 2009, 1:23:41
Fastest Female Double-Crossing Breaststroke: Grazia De Gregorio (Italy), 25 August 1974,
3:29:02
Fastest Female Double-Crossing Butterfly: Francesca Manzari (Italy), 22 September 1992,
2:36:34

Coniston (5.25 miles in England)

First Butterfly Crossing: Dr. Julie Bradshaw (Great Britain), 1995, 3:07

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