SwimÖresund
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SwimÖresund is a 21 km Öresund strait crossing between Bellevue Beach in Denmark and finishes at Lundåkrabukten in Sweden, across the Strait of Öresund.
Solo Crossings of the Strait of Öresund
- Mariel Hawley Dávila of Mexico completed the first SwimÖresund, a 21 km crossing across the Öresund strait between Denmark and Sweden, starting on Bellevue Beach in Denmark and finishes at Lundåkrabukten in Sweden in 8 hours 59 minutes 37 seconds on 9 August 2022.
- Jörg Schleibaum of Germany completed a 21 km SwimÖresund in 7 hours 56 minutes 27 seconds on 11 August 2022.
- John Charles Curley of Ireland completed completed a 21 km SwimÖresund in 7 hours 4 minutes 20 seconds on 17 June 2023.
- James Karn of the USA completed a 21 km SwimÖresund in 6 hours 6 minutes 25 seconds on 29 June 2023.
- Stefanie Kohl of Germany completed a 21 km SwimÖresund in 7 hours 38 minutes 22 seconds on 2 August 2023.
- Anke Tinnefeld of Germany completed a 21 km SwimÖresund in 7 hours 50 minutes 32 seconds on 4 August 2023.
- Kathleen Wilson of the USA completed a 21 km SwimÖresund in 7 hours 29 minutes 13 seconds on 2 August 2023.
Historical Swims in the Strait of Öresund
- Sally Bauer was a Swedish swimmer who was the first person to swim across the 8-mile Øresund Strait between Denmark and Sweden in 1931.
- The Across Øresund Swim is an 8 km open water swimming competition between Hamlets castle Elsinore in Denmark and the Scanian city of Helsingborg in Sweden, an open water swimming event that has had an annual tradition for over 100 years. It is managed by Manne Sådär Lorentzon from Ängelholm, Skåne, Sweden.
- SwimÖresund is a 21 km crossing across the Öresund strait between Denmark and Sweden, starting on Bellevue Beach in Denmark and finishes at Lundåkrabukten in Sweden, first accomplished by Mariel Hawley Dávila of Mexico in 8 hours 59 minutes in August 2022.
- Lilli Andersen swam across the Oresund in 1937 (Øresundssvømning).
