Hudson River — United States

8 Bridges Hudson River Swim – Stage 5

27.9 km
Distance
Bear Mountain Bridge ↔ Tappan Zee Bridge
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data

Crossings marked «documented» are historical: reconstructed from chronicles, newspapers, archives and race results, with no governing body to ratify them. In the rankings they stand with the ratified ones. Source New York Open Water.

Traditional knitted textile swimsuit, cap and goggles: no wetsuit and no tech suit; no contact with the boat and no drafting behind it.

Podium · Skin · Solo · One-way

  1. 1
    7:10:52 · Jun 20, 2017 · 1 in Skin · Solo
  2. 2
    7:23:18 · Jul 1, 2024 · 2 in Skin · Solo
  3. 3
    Flavio Toi🇧🇷
    7:45:38 · Jun 20, 2017 · 3 in Skin · Solo

43 of 62

Pos.↑SwimmerDateTime
1Stephen RouchJun 20, 20177:10:52
2Patrick ReyesJul 1, 20247:23:18
3Flavio ToiJun 20, 20177:45:38
4Abigail A. FairmanJun 20, 20177:45:40
5Marta Mitsui IzoJun 20, 20177:47:28
6Virgilio Graco MorlanJun 20, 20177:50:05
7John BatchelderJun 13, 20197:55:29
8Leslie HamiltonJul 18, 20218:01:36
9Stephen RouchJun 13, 20198:04:15
10Katrin WalterJun 20, 20178:04:58
11Edward RileyJun 20, 20178:06:36
12Devon CliffordJun 20, 20178:09:59
13Jamie ToutJun 20, 20178:13:36
14Steve GruenwaldJun 20, 20178:19:32
15Paige ChristieJul 1, 20168:24:38
16Cheryl ReinkeJul 1, 20168:28:33
17Spencer SchneiderJun 20, 20178:29:09
18Ericka FlickingerSep 18, 20248:31:13
18Kari AndreasenSep 18, 20248:31:13
20Eric SchallJun 20, 20178:34:09
21Diego López DominguezJun 24, 20188:42:44
22Harry FingerJun 20, 20178:43:27
23John Andrew ZemaitisJun 24, 20188:43:57
24Leslie HamiltonJun 24, 20228:49:45
24Heather RokaJun 24, 20228:49:45
26Liz UribeJun 14, 20238:58:43
27Joe ZemaitisJun 24, 20188:59:44
28Ed StonerJun 24, 20189:00:47
29Abigail A. FairmanJun 24, 20189:10:15
30Katrin WalterJun 24, 20189:14:20
31Lauren ByronJun 13, 20199:19:40
32Andrew WellsJun 13, 20199:21:14
33Lynn AscioneJun 24, 20189:22:18
34David WattersonJun 13, 20199:26:34
35Greg OConnorJun 24, 20189:27:39
36Devon CliffordJun 24, 20189:30:09
36Steven Michael MinagliaJun 24, 20189:30:09
38Jia Long ChuaJun 14, 20239:31:03
39Jeannie ZappeJun 13, 20199:38:02
40William HodgessJun 24, 202210:03:47
41Mary StellaJun 13, 201910:04:54
42Jeremy WhelchelJun 24, 201810:33:21
43Janice BurtonJun 24, 201810:41:21

Distance is the shortest straight line between the start and finish coastal stretches, not the GPS track length: currents cause swimmers to cover much more distance.

Source: New York Open Water. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.