Penarth to Weston
The most historic swim in the Bristol Channel.
Kathleen Thomas became the first person to swim the Bristol Channel between Wales and England. She set off from Penarth at 4.15am, and the crossing took her 7 hours and 20 minutes. Although the distance is 11 miles, it’s actually somewhere between 18-22km once you factor in the brutal currents.
It’s one of the shorter channel crossings, but by no means an easy feat. The currents around Weston and Penarth can make for a very tricky crossing, and the last section of the swim can often be the hardest, forcing you to dig deep when you’ve given almost everything.
You have the choice of officially ratifying your swim as a channel swim through the BCSA. For more information about Rules and ratifying please click on the links to the organisation below:
