Pat Gallant-Charette - Lake Windermere

Fell Foot to Waterhead

16.9 km (10.5 miles)

7 hours, 38 minutes on 22 August 2018

Observed and documented by Julie Bradshaw

Swimmer

  • Name: Pat Gallant-Charette
  • Gender: female
  • Age on swim date: 67
  • Nationality: United States
  • Resides: Westbrook, Maine, USA

Support Personnel

  • David Gallant - crew
  • Walda Gallant - crew
  • Julie Bradshaw - pilot, observer
  • Jean Murdoch - observer

Escort Vessel: Merlin 8188 (Bowness)


Swim Parameters

  • Category: Solo, nonstop, unassisted.
  • Rules: MSF Rules of Marathon Swimming, without exception or modification.
  • Equipment used: Swimsuit, goggles, latex swim cap

Route Definition

  • Body of Water: Lake Windermere
  • Route Type: one-way
  • Start Location: Fell Foot, Lakeside (54.275895, -2.952337)
  • Finish Location: Waterhead, Ambleside (54.420498, -2.962892)
  • Minimum Route Distance: 16.9 km (10.5 miles)

Swim Data

  • Start: 22 August 2018, 08:27 (Europe/London, UTC+1).
  • Finish: 22 August 2018, 16:05
  • Elapsed: 7 hours, 38 minutes.

Summary of Conditions

Feature Min Max
Water Temp (F) 62.7 65
Air Temp (F) 60 64
Wind (Beaufort) 0 3

GPS Track

Trackpoint frequency: 30 minutes. Download raw data (CSV).

Speed Plot


Observer Log

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Photos

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