OmniathlonOWS

Crossings

Series

Straits, channels and island circumnavigations between fixed points: for each, the shortest distance from shore to shore, who ratifies it and who has swum it. How we recognise a crossing

RouteCountryDistanceCrossings↓
Mainland - Rottnest IslandPerth mainland (registro: "Mainland"; la gara parte da Cottesloe Beach) ↔ Rottnest Island🇦🇺 21.8 km6,794
English ChannelEngland ↔ France🇬🇧 🇫🇷 33.3 km5,672
Blouberg - Robben IslandRobben Island (Murray's Harbour) ↔ Big Bay, Bloubergstrand🇿🇦 7.5 km3,213
Around ManhattanIsland loop from Manhattan🇺🇸 45.9 km2,363
Strait of MessinaTorre Faro ↔ Cannitello🇮🇹 3.6 km2,240
Strait of GibraltarSpain ↔ Morocco🇪🇸 🇲🇦 14.4 km2,230
Catalina ChannelSanta Catalina Island ↔ California mainland🇺🇸 32.0 km1,136
Lanai - MauiLānaʻi ↔ Maui🇺🇸 15.2 km894
Capri - NaplesCapri ↔ Naples🇮🇹 31.9 km450
Windermere LengthFellfoot ↔ Waterhead🇬🇧 16.3 km438
Anacapa Island - MainlandEast Anacapa Island (near Arch Rock) ↔ Silver Strand Beach, Oxnard🇺🇸 20.1 km400
Magog - NewportNewport City Docks, Newport, Vermont ↔ Magog, Quebec🇨🇦 🇺🇸 36.6 km344
Preekstoel - MykonosPreekstoel (Kraalbaai) ↔ Mykonos, Langebaan🇿🇦 11.1 km306
North ChannelNorthern Ireland ↔ Scotland🇬🇧 34.9 km287
Leme - PontalPedra do Leme (largada no mar) ↔ Praia do Pontal🇧🇷 36.0 km243
Friedrichshafen - RomanshornFriedrichshafen ↔ Romanshorn🇨🇭 🇩🇪 12.1 km234
Robben Island - Three Anchor BayRobben Island ↔ Three Anchor Bay, Cape Town🇿🇦 11.5 km232
New Norfolk Bridge - Tasman BridgeNew Norfolk Bridge ↔ Tasman Bridge, Hobart🇦🇺 25.6 km224
True Width of Lake TahoeHomewood (CA) ↔ Glenbrook (NV)🇺🇸 19.1 km217
Bear Lake width: Bear Lake Marina - Cisco Beach (10K)Bear Lake Marina, Garden City (UT) ↔ Cisco Beach (UT)🇺🇸 10.9 km202
Pailolo ChannelMaui ↔ Molokaʻi🇺🇸 15.5 km199
Length of Lake TaupoLittle Waihi, Lake Taupō ↔ Taupō (Yacht Club)🇳🇿 40.0 km162
Length of Loch LomondArdlui ↔ Drumkinnon Bay, Balloch🇬🇧 34.3 km152
Manhattan - Sandy HookThe Battery, Manhattan ↔ Sandy Hook, New Jersey🇺🇸 26.8 km146
Simon's Town - MuizenbergSimon's Town (Long Beach) ↔ Muizenberg Beach🇿🇦 12.2 km146
Molokai ChannelMolokai ↔ Oahu🇺🇸 41.1 km139
Cook StraitNorth Island ↔ South Island🇳🇿 22.5 km135
Bear Mountain Bridge - Newburgh-Beacon BridgeNewburgh-Beacon Bridge ↔ Bear Mountain Bridge🇺🇸 22.2 km124
George Washington Bridge - Tappan Zee BridgeTappan Zee Bridge ↔ George Washington Bridge🇺🇸 24.8 km123
Loch Ness LengthFort Augustus ↔ Loch End🇬🇧 36.0 km113
8 Bridges Hudson River Swim – Stage 3Mid-Hudson Bridge ↔ Newburgh-Beacon Bridge🇺🇸 20.8 km110
Strait of BonifacioCorsica ↔ Sardinia🇫🇷 🇮🇹 11.9 km109
Cathedral Park - Sellwood ParkCathedral Park ↔ Sellwood Park🇺🇸 15.4 km108
Preekstoel - LangebaanPreekstoel (Kraalbaai) ↔ Langebaan🇿🇦 5.7 km105
Camp Richardson - Incline VillageCamp Richardson beach, South Lake Tahoe (CA) ↔ Incline Village (NV)🇺🇸 35.5 km99
Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge - Rip Van Winkle BridgeRip Van Winkle Bridge ↔ Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge🇺🇸 28.4 km98
Cíes Islands - San Simón IslandCíes Islands ↔ San Simón Island🇪🇸 25.6 km89
Length of Lake GenevaChillon Castle ↔ Bains des Pâquis, Geneva🇨🇭 🇫🇷 63.5 km89
Lake Ontario – Niagara to TorontoNiagara-on-the-Lake (Queen's Royal Park) ↔ Marilyn Bell Park, Toronto🇨🇦 50.8 km85
Milnerton Lighthouse - Big BayMilnerton Lighthouse ↔ Big Bay, Bloubergstrand🇿🇦 10.2 km79
Río de la Plata Colonia - Punta LaraColonia del Sacramento ↔ Punta Lara🇦🇷 🇺🇾 40.6 km78
Évian-les-Bains - LausanneLausanne ↔ Évian-les-Bains🇨🇭 13.8 km75
Coniston Water LengthHigh Nibthwaite ↔ Waterhead🇬🇧 7.9 km74
Across False Bay (Miller's Point - Rooi Els)Miller's Point ↔ Rooi-Els🇿🇦 32.5 km72
Tsugaru StraitHonshu ↔ Hokkaido🇯🇵 19.4 km72
Dakar - GoréeDakar ↔ Gorée🇸🇳 6.1 km71
France - JerseyLa Coupe Point, Jersey ↔ France🇬🇧 🇯🇪 23.6 km71
Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge - Mid-Hudson BridgeKingston-Rhinecliff Bridge ↔ Mid-Hudson Bridge🇺🇸 30.6 km71
Rapperswil - ZurichRapperswil ↔ Zurich🇨🇭 24.0 km70
VikingsholmCave Rock (NV) ↔ Vikingsholm beach, Emerald Bay (CA)🇺🇸 16.8 km67
8 Bridges Hudson River Swim – Stage 5Bear Mountain Bridge ↔ Tappan Zee Bridge🇺🇸 27.9 km62
8 Bridges Hudson River Swim – Stage 7George Washington Bridge ↔ Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge🇺🇸 27.7 km62
Majorca - MinorcaFaro de Artrutx (Menorca) ↔ Cap de Freu (Mallorca)🇪🇸 36.6 km60
Péribonka - RobervalPéribonka ↔ Roberval🇨🇦 30.7 km57
Alicante - TabarcaAlicante ↔ Tabarca🇪🇸 19.7 km52
Hermosa Beach - Manhattan BeachHermosa Beach ↔ Manhattan Beach🇺🇸 2.8 km43
Auckland - Waiheke IslandAuckland ↔ Waiheke Island🇳🇿 21.6 km37
Fehmarn Belt CrossingDenmark ↔ Fehmarn🇩🇪 🇩🇰 26.3 km37
Ullswater LengthGlenridding ↔ Pooley Bridge🇬🇧 11.2 km37
Crystal Beach - Sturgeon PointSturgeon Point, New York ↔ Crystal Beach, Ontario🇨🇦 🇺🇸 19.4 km34
Kronstadt - St. PetersburgKotlin Island ↔ Yelagin Island🇷🇺 28.3 km31
Palm - ShelleyPalm ↔ Shelley🇦🇺 22.4 km31
Bluff - Stewart IslandBluff, South Island ↔ Stewart Island / Rakiura🇳🇿 31.2 km30
Coronda - Santa FeCoronda ↔ Santa Fe🇦🇷 44.6 km29
Kalamata - KoroniKalamata ↔ Koroni🇬🇷 30.1 km29
Apolima Strait crossingSavai'i ↔ Upolu🇼🇸 22.7 km28
Barra da Tijuca - LemePedra do Leme (largada no mar) ↔ Quebra-Mar, Barra da Tijuca🇧🇷 14.8 km28
Miller's Point - Fish HoekMiller's Point ↔ Fish Hoek🇿🇦 10.7 km28
Nevis - St. KittsNevis ↔ St. Kitts🇰🇳 3.9 km28
Cape Dezhnev - Cape Prince of WalesCape Dezhnev ↔ Cape Prince of Wales🇷🇺 89.1 km26
Ohrid - Sveti NaumOhrid ↔ Sveti Naum🇲🇰 23.2 km26
Dhanushkodi - TalaimannarTalaimannar, Sri Lanka ↔ Dhanushkodi, India🇮🇳 🇱🇰 🇲🇼 35.3 km25
Freeport Beach - Long PointFreeport Beach ↔ Long Point🇨🇦 🇺🇸 38.5 km23
Baltimore - Fastnet RockBaltimore ↔ Fastnet Rock🇮🇪 18.8 km22
Farallon Islands - Golden Gate BridgeNortheast buoy, Farallon Islands ↔ Golden Gate Bridge🇺🇸 49.8 km22
Isla de la Luna - Isla del SolIsla de la Luna ↔ Isla del Sol🇧🇴 🇵🇪 7.7 km22
Alki Point - BremertonBremerton ↔ Alki Beach, West Seattle🇺🇸 16.6 km21
Crikvenica - ŠiloCrikvenica ↔ Šilo🇭🇷 3.9 km21
Kallithea - NikitiKallithea ↔ Nikiti🇬🇷 24.4 km21
Oxnard - Santa Cruz IslandSan Pedro Point, Santa Cruz Island ↔ Hollywood Beach, Oxnard🇺🇸 30.4 km21
Length of Lake OhridSveti Naum ↔ Struga🇲🇰 29.8 km20
Coney Island - ManhattanConey Island ↔ Manhattan🇺🇸 20.2 km19
Kilchurn Castle - Torran BayTorran Bay ↔ River Orchy🇬🇧 35.9 km19
Llandudno - Camps BayLlandudno Beach ↔ Camps Bay🇿🇦 7.0 km19
Mar del Plata - MiramarMar del Plata ↔ Miramar🇦🇷 39.6 km19
Ehukai Beach Park - Waimea BayEhukai Beach Park ↔ Waimea Bay🇺🇸 3.0 km18
Galata - VarnaGalata ↔ Varna🇧🇬 4.6 km18
Mainland - Santa Cruz IslandDiablo Anchorage, Santa Cruz Island ↔ Leadbetter Beach, Santa Barbara🇺🇸 38.8 km18
Blackrock - CobhBlackrock ↔ Cobh🇮🇪 9.7 km17
Capo Calavá - Vulcano IslandVulcano ↔ Capo Calavà🇮🇹 23.8 km17
Loch Awe LengthTorran Bay ↔ Railway Bridge, Dalmally🇬🇧 36.7 km16
Areoso - SalvoraAreoso ↔ Salvora🇪🇸 11.6 km15
Cobh - CorkCobh ↔ Cork🇮🇪 13.3 km15
Dharamtar - Gateway of IndiaDharamtar ↔ Gateway of India🇮🇳 31.4 km15
Lake George – length (Ticonderoga to Lake George Village)Diane's Rock, Ticonderoga (north end) ↔ Lake George Village (south end)🇺🇸 50.2 km15
Martinique - St. LuciaMartinique ↔ St. Lucia🇫🇷 🇱🇨 🇲🇶 33.9 km15
Magnetic Island - TownsvilleMagnetic Island ↔ Townsville🇦🇺 8.8 km14
Santa Catalina Island circumnavigationIsland loop from Avalon🇺🇸 74.9 km14
Anacapa Island - Santa Cruz IslandWest Point, Anacapa Island ↔ San Pedro Point, Santa Cruz Island🇺🇸 7.8 km13
Copacabana - Temple of the SunCopacabana (BO) ↔ Templo del Sol, Isla del Sol (BO)🇧🇴 🇵🇪 14.5 km12
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