Fastest swim crossing of the Dál Riata Channel (female)
- Who
- Helen Hislop
- What
- 7:54:10 hour(s):minute(s):second(s)
- Where
- United Kingdom (Cushendun)
- When
- 20 July 2025
The fastest solo crossing of the Dál Riata Channel between Scotland and Northern Ireland, UK, by a female swimmer is 7 hours 54 minutes 10 seconds, by Helen Hislop (UK) on 20 July 2025, as ratified by the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association.
The 21-km (13-mi) swim started on the Mull of Kintyre, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, and ended at the base of Cushleake Mountain, just north of Cushendun, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Hislop was piloted by Pádraig Mallon aboard the support vessel ÄÄRETÖN.
The male Dál Riata Channel swim record stands at 7 hours 23 minutes 28 seconds, set by Andrew Packer (USA) on 14 July 2024, as ratified by ILDSA.