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Sicily to Gozo crossing · Completed in 30 hours 17 minutes

Nicky Farrugia — Historical open-water performance

Athlete / teamNicky Farrugia

SportSwimming

ClassificationMen

Date1985-07-28

Federation

CompetitionSicily–Gozo solo swim

VenueSicily to Qbajjar, Gozo

Verification date2026-11-04

StatusHistorical open-water performance

Source details

Times of Malta — Fantastic — praise from first man to swim Sicily to Malta (2020 historical interview) ↗

Publication date: Not stated

Destination is Gozo, not Malta's main island; compared neither with different endpoints nor with pool performances.

SportMalta — St Patrick's School sports day — Farrugia's 1985 Sicily–Gozo swim ↗

Reliable secondary; athlete interview

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