Swim the Sahara – Results 2015 - 2025

Top 20: Most years attended

Place Name CC Years Gender Best Result Year Best Time Year
🥇 1st SEBTI Dino MAR 7 M 10th Skins 2024 08:55:09 2019
🥈 2nd BEDOS Pierre FRA 5 M 32nd Wetsuit 2022 10:27:07 2019
🥉 3rd FERNANDEZ Demetrio FRA 5 M 21st Skins 2017 09:06:38 2019
4th GRAVELLE Philippe FRA 5 M 24th Wetsuit 2016 09:13:31 2016
5th PROST Robert FRA 5 M 32nd Wetsuit 2024 10:49:31 2017

Top 20: Fastest segment entries (Female)

Place Name CC Segment Pace TotalTime Year Gender Suit
🥇 1st GANDON Lona FRA 4th heat (5 km) 01:20,7 08:06:09 2023 Female Wetsuit
🥈 2nd SANTANA Thais BRA 4th heat (5 km) 01:20,7 08:04:07 2023 Female Skins
🥉 3rd FRANCO Alice 1st heat (6.5 km) 01:20,8 06:53:33 2017 Female Wetsuit
4th GANDON Lona FRA 4th heat (5 km) 01:20,9 07:45:27 2025 Female Wetsuit
5th RUBIO Marta ESP 4th heat (5 km) 01:20,9 08:02:34 2025 Female Wetsuit

Top 20: Fastest segment entries (Male)

Place Name CC Segment Pace TotalTime Year Gender Suit
🥇 1st SABER Said MAR 4th heat (5 km) 01:15,3 05:20:23 2015 Male Wetsuit
🥈 2nd AL-SULTAN Faris GER 4th heat (5 km) 01:15,3 07:29:11 2023 Male Wetsuit
🥉 3rd FERRARI Andrea ITA 4th heat (5 km) 01:16,5 05:26:08 2015 Male Wetsuit
4th DIECKMANN Michael GER 1st heat (6.5 km) 01:16,8 07:49:55 2022 Male Skins
5th SANTANA-SAENZ Fernando ESP 4th heat (5 km) 01:17,1 07:42:34 2023 Male Wetsuit

Results by year

Average speed shown once per year (Total only). Click swimmers to see full results.

2025 · Average speed (Total): 2,84 km/h · n=87

Female · Skins 2,72 km/h · Number of Participants: 10
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st BODART Charlotte FRA 1:53,06 09:25:17 01:59:28 03:10:27 02:53:28 01:21:54
🥈2nd WITTE Sina FRA 1:56,99 09:44:56 02:01:15 03:16:22 03:07:14 01:20:05
🥉3rd SCHULZ Beate GER 1:58,11 09:50:33 02:03:56 03:18:19 03:07:07 01:21:11
Male · Skins 2,92 km/h · Number of Participants: 14
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st IOSEBA-MATEOS Iosef ESP 1:33,18 07:45:53 01:42:22 02:34:27 02:21:40 01:07:17
🥈2nd COLIN Mickael FRA 1:39,40 08:17:00 01:52:50 02:40:39 02:36:14 01:07:17
🥉3rd HAMMOUTENE Naim FRA 1:47,61 08:58:02 02:01:31 03:00:05 02:40:28 01:15:58
Female · Wetsuit 2,77 km/h · Number of Participants: 22
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st GANDON Lona FRA 1:33,09 07:45:27 01:42:11 02:34:21 02:21:32 01:07:13
🥈2nd RUBIO Marta ESP 1:36,51 08:02:34 01:49:09 02:41:35 02:24:24 01:07:26
🥉3rd GUITTON Emilie FRA 1:48,43 09:02:10 01:58:59 03:00:10 02:46:53 01:16:08
Male · Wetsuit 2,89 km/h · Number of Participants: 42
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st GANDON David FRA 1:29,84 07:29:11 01:37:42 02:23:20 02:20:49 01:07:14
🥈2nd VAN-DER-POEL Miguel Caro ESP 1:33,48 07:47:25 01:38:01 02:40:48 02:21:27 01:07:09
🥉3rd STELZER Jochen DEU 1:33,64 07:48:11 01:42:10 02:34:24 02:24:26 01:07:11

2024 · Average speed (Total): 2,74 km/h · n=82

Female · Skins 2,89 km/h · Number of Participants: 7
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st BARTL Marie-Therese GER 1:42,35 08:31:45 02:01:44 02:23:26 02:45:42 01:20:53
🥈2nd PUZZI-FERNANDES Debora BRA 1:49,89 09:09:28 02:13:58 02:34:09 02:58:13 01:23:08
🥉3rd BLAISON Dorothee FRA 1:59,57 09:57:52 02:21:38 02:47:56 03:10:28 01:37:50
Male · Skins 2,82 km/h · Number of Participants: 11
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st DIECKMANN Michael DEU 1:32,29 07:41:28 01:48:46 02:08:30 02:28:39 01:15:33
🥈2nd TURNER Mark GBR 1:47,82 08:59:06 02:11:12 02:30:02 02:52:46 01:25:06
🥉3rd DIAZ-CRESPO Ignacio ESP 1:49,07 09:05:21 02:14:08 02:30:43 03:00:18 01:20:12
Female · Wetsuit 2,57 km/h · Number of Participants: 18
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st KASHINSKAYA Alina RUS 1:47,92 08:59:37 02:09:43 02:29:53 02:54:21 01:25:40
🥈2nd ANCIC Vanessa FRA 2:00,59 10:02:57 02:23:28 03:00:36 03:10:28 01:28:25
🥉3rd BAILLARGEAT Flavie FRA 2:06,14 10:30:42 02:27:46 02:58:15 03:29:29 01:35:12
Male · Wetsuit 2,76 km/h · Number of Participants: 46
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st GANDON David FRA 1:32,35 07:41:44 01:49:09 02:08:30 02:28:32 01:15:33
🥈2nd VAN-DER-POEL Miguel ESP 1:35,73 07:58:39 01:52:01 02:18:40 02:30:45 01:17:13
🥉3rd ICELY Christopher GBR 1:39,16 08:15:49 02:01:26 02:18:54 02:41:13 01:14:16

2023 · Average speed (Total): 2,84 km/h · n=99

Female · Skins 2,72 km/h · Number of Participants: 15
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st SANTANA Thais BRA 1:36,82 08:04:07 01:49:31 02:30:43 02:36:36 01:07:17
🥈2nd POINTE Celia FRA 1:48,65 09:03:16 01:58:37 02:58:08 02:52:14 01:14:17
🥉3rd CARBONELL Maria ESP 1:53,49 09:27:28 02:02:32 02:58:57 03:04:45 01:21:14
Male · Skins 2,91 km/h · Number of Participants: 9
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st DIECKMANN Michael GER 1:28,77 07:23:51 01:36:47 02:14:44 02:27:56 01:04:24
🥈2nd CONTARDO Felipe FRA 1:37,05 08:05:14 01:52:36 02:27:29 02:40:06 01:05:03
🥉3rd TURNER Mark GBR 1:40,84 08:24:13 01:54:14 02:30:46 02:45:36 01:13:37
Female · Wetsuit 2,70 km/h · Number of Participants: 29
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st GANDON Lona FRA 1:37,23 08:06:09 01:51:34 02:30:58 02:36:20 01:07:17
🥈2nd ROLLAND Marie FRA 1:38,04 08:10:11 01:53:50 02:30:37 02:36:23 01:09:21
🥉3rd MARTINERIE Fanny FRA 1:44,38 08:41:54 02:01:20 02:40:09 02:46:01 01:14:24
Male · Wetsuit 2,95 km/h · Number of Participants: 46
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st AL-SULTAN Faris GER 1:29,84 07:29:11 01:41:36 02:15:21 02:29:30 01:02:44
🥈2nd GANDON David FRA 1:31,43 07:37:09 01:43:26 02:18:50 02:30:31 01:04:22
🥉3rd SANTANA-SAENZ Fernando ESP 1:32,51 07:42:34 01:48:51 02:19:24 02:30:04 01:04:15

2022 · Average speed (Total): 2,78 km/h · n=86

Female · Skins 2,81 km/h · Number of Participants: 7
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st BERTHELOT-MORITZ Lena FRA 1:35,05 07:55:14 01:30:20 02:28:36 02:40:36 01:15:42
🥈2nd INGRAHAM Susan USA 1:54,17 09:30:52 01:41:33 02:58:30 03:22:24 01:28:25
🥉3rd WENDLER Judith GER 2:03,14 10:15:43 01:48:38 03:16:30 03:33:52 01:36:43
Male · Skins 3,16 km/h · Number of Participants: 15
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st ROSELL Josep Maria ESP 1:29,59 07:27:58 01:23:36 02:15:08 02:35:43 01:13:31
🥈2nd ADELL-LLOSAS Joan Carles ESP 1:32,52 07:42:36 01:25:55 02:27:06 02:35:37 01:13:58
🥉3rd GEORGESCU Paul Eugen Dorin ROU 1:32,99 07:44:56 01:25:50 02:25:48 02:39:52 01:13:26
Female · Wetsuit 2,48 km/h · Number of Participants: 26
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st TISSIER Marie FRA 1:45,78 08:48:53 01:31:24 02:46:09 03:07:13 01:24:07
🥈2nd LOISEL Camille FRA 1:58,02 09:50:05 01:56:17 03:01:34 03:22:11 01:30:03
🥉3rd PELLEGRINO Cindy FRA 2:00,46 10:02:17 01:52:56 03:05:01 03:34:24 01:29:56
Male · Wetsuit 2,83 km/h · Number of Participants: 38
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st VAN-DER-POEL Miguel Caro ESP 1:31,03 07:35:08 01:25:45 02:19:10 02:36:45 01:13:28
🥈2nd GOMEZ-CARDESIN Alvaro ESP 1:31,78 07:38:54 01:25:13 02:19:48 02:40:16 01:13:37
🥉3rd DOS-SANTOS Andre Ferreira POR 1:33,25 07:46:16 01:25:50 02:24:18 02:40:30 01:15:38

2019 · Average speed (Total): 3,30 km/h · n=117

Female · Skins 3,58 km/h · Number of Participants: 6
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st ELANOUR Ayat Allah MAR 1:22,48 06:52:24
🥈2nd CROCCO Erika ITA 1:34,65 07:53:14
🥉3rd NANTES Beatriz BRA 1:36,81 08:04:03
Male · Skins 3,33 km/h · Number of Participants: 25
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st BENSALEH Mohamed Yassine MAR 1:18,05 06:30:15
🥈2nd BENCHEBBA Yasser MAR 1:18,13 06:30:38
🥉3rd COLLET Thibaud FRA 1:23,87 06:59:20
Female · Wetsuit 3,23 km/h · Number of Participants: 25
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st FARDEAU Maelys FRA 1:25,88 07:09:25
🥈2nd CIOCILTEU Florentina ITA 1:26,35 07:11:46
🥉3rd SANTANA Thais BRA 1:28,86 07:24:18
Male · Wetsuit 3,30 km/h · Number of Participants: 61
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st CALMASINI Fabio ITA 1:18,22 06:31:05
🥈2nd SCHAFER Florian FRA 1:22,65 06:53:15
🥉3rd SCHULZE Jean FRA 1:22,74 06:53:41

2018 · Average speed (Total): 2,88 km/h · n=94

Female · Skins 3,30 km/h · Number of Participants: 8
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st FRANCO Alice 1:27,33 07:16:39
🥈2nd JOFFLE Marion 1:32,47 07:42:21
🥉3rd EL-ANOUAR Ayat Allah 1:38,15 08:10:45
Male · Skins 3,07 km/h · Number of Participants: 15
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st MSOUGAR Ali 1:26,65 07:13:14
🥈2nd TUSET Jacques 1:44,16 08:40:49
🥉3rd TURNER Mark 1:45,01 08:45:02
Female · Wetsuit 2,69 km/h · Number of Participants: 25
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st MONTALBETTI Camillia 1:34,51 07:52:34
🥈2nd MANCERA-REINA Ana 1:49,26 09:06:18
🥉3rd WITTE Sina 1:57,86 09:49:18
Male · Wetsuit 2,84 km/h · Number of Participants: 46
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st HERAULT Jeremie 1:29,51 07:27:32
🥈2nd DEGHAM Toumy 1:30,30 07:31:30
🥉3rd ROJAS-RODRIGUEZ Santiago 1:32,02 07:40:07

2017 · Average speed (Total): 3,02 km/h · n=104

Female · Skins 2,94 km/h · Number of Participants: 8
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st LIONELLO Elena 1:29,76 07:28:48 01:26:26 02:10:40 02:38:18 01:13:24
🥈2nd JOFFFLE Marion 1:40,22 08:21:07 01:35:36 02:25:06 03:02:15 01:18:10
🥉3rd PARIS Cathie 1:47,34 08:56:43 01:39:22 02:37:02 03:14:55 01:25:24
Male · Skins 3,03 km/h · Number of Participants: 20
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st MONOLO Luca 1:27,13 07:15:40 01:25:56 02:10:42 02:30:30 01:08:32
🥈2nd PARIS Anthony 1:33,71 07:48:34 01:30:35 02:18:10 02:51:20 01:08:29
🥉3rd OUAHMID Mohamed 1:38,04 08:10:11 01:30:39 02:33:35 02:50:16 01:15:41
Female · Wetsuit 2,81 km/h · Number of Participants: 24
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st FRANCO Alice 1:22,71 06:53:33 01:20:50 01:59:45 02:27:05 01:05:53
🥈2nd GROSS Andrea 1:24,55 07:02:46 01:22:35 02:01:08 02:30:35 01:08:28
🥉3rd JOUNDY Fadwa 1:36,54 08:02:41 01:29:53 02:18:55 02:56:31 01:17:22
Male · Wetsuit 3,12 km/h · Number of Participants: 52
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st HERAULT Jeremie 1:24,38 07:01:53 01:21:07 02:02:09 02:30:35 01:08:02
🥈2nd LENORMAND Jean-Christophe 1:24,66 07:03:17 01:21:58 02:02:15 02:30:33 01:08:31
🥉3rd GUISARD Stephane 1:25,06 07:05:17 01:21:49 02:01:47 02:33:28 01:08:13

2016 · Average speed (Total): 3,07 km/h · n=76

Female · Skins 3,03 km/h · Number of Participants: 4
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st LIONELLO Elena 1:26,07 07:10:22 01:41:30 01:55:53 01:55:53 01:03:49
🥈2nd ALLEMAND Lucie 1:59,58 09:57:55 02:05:34 02:49:18 02:49:18 01:23:42
🥉3rd BRESKEWITZ Katrin 2:23,89 11:59:27 02:27:53 03:18:05 03:18:05 01:40:45
Male · Skins 3,60 km/h · Number of Participants: 13
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st LAFKIHI Hatim 1:22,77 06:53:50 01:34:14 01:52:54 01:52:54 01:01:24
🥈2nd EL-MOUTTAQI Mohammed 1:23,78 06:58:55 01:34:44 01:54:47 01:54:47 01:02:33
🥉3rd KNAP Nicolas 1:26,24 07:11:12 01:35:52 02:01:09 02:01:09 01:03:50
Female · Wetsuit 2,74 km/h · Number of Participants: 25
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st SANTANA Thais 1:31,78 07:38:55 01:44:05 02:09:57 02:37:10 01:07:43
🥈2nd MRAZKOVA Michaela 1:38,32 08:11:35 01:47:50 02:13:11 02:59:00 01:11:34
🥉3rd GENOVART Margalida 1:42,02 08:30:06 01:53:42 02:17:44 03:05:29 01:13:11
Male · Wetsuit 3,13 km/h · Number of Participants: 34
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st BARRUCAND Alain 1:24,37 07:01:50 01:35:54 01:55:50 02:27:31 01:02:35
🥈2nd PEREZ-GARCIA Jonay 1:26,18 07:10:54 01:35:47 02:00:52 02:30:22 01:03:53
🥉3rd DELGADO-RODRIGUEZ Orlando 1:28,05 07:20:16 01:38:55 01:58:39 02:37:08 01:05:34

2015 · Average speed (Total): 3,36 km/h · n=54

Female · Wetsuit 3,10 km/h · Number of Participants: 16
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st LIONELLO ELENA ITA 1:15,46 06:17:18 01:37:12 01:22:15 02:16:42 01:01:09
🥈2nd LATIFI MANDANA FRA 1:19,27 06:36:21 01:45:11 01:24:56 02:20:43 01:05:31
🥉3rd JOHANSSON Lisa SWE 1:19,59 06:37:58 01:53:38 01:26:23 02:19:31 00:58:26
Male · Wetsuit 3,47 km/h · Number of Participants: 38
Place Name CC Pace Total time 1st heat (6.5 km) 2nd heat (8.5 km) 3rd heat (10 km) 4th heat (5 km)
🥇1st SABER Said MAR 1:04,08 05:20:23 01:19:36 01:10:46 01:59:49 00:50:12
🥈2nd FERRARI Andrea ITA 1:05,23 05:26:08 01:23:33 01:11:40 01:59:53 00:51:02
🥉3rd KZIBER BAKR MAR 1:13,98 06:09:54 01:37:30 01:19:48 02:16:21 00:56:15