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
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- Crossings
- 62
- Swimmers
- 53
- Countries
- 7
- Women
- 45%
- Median time
- 8:31:13
- Busiest month
- June
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declared
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Equipment not declared | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:23:18 | 8:31:13 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:58:43 | 9:14:53 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:49:45 | 8:49:45 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:01:36 | 8:01:36 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7:55:29 | 9:21:14 |
| 2018 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8:42:44 | 9:14:20 |
| 2017 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7:10:52 | 8:06:36 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:24:38 | 8:26:36 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6:22:56 | 7:20:29 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9:22:41 | 9:31:21 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6:05 | 6:44:22 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8:12 | 9:52 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is June.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 52 | 87% |
| July | 6 | 10% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 2 | 3% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
45%Women
- Women21 · 34%
- Men26 · 42%
- Relays or not stated15 · 24%
Equipment and format
62Crossings
- Skin · Solo43 · 69%
- Equipment not declared · Solo15 · 24%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage4 · 6%
Where swimmers come from
7Countries
- 🇺🇸 United States50 · 82%
- 🇧🇷 Brazil3 · 5%
- 🇩🇪 Germany2 · 3%
- 🇪🇸 Spain2 · 3%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2 · 3%
- 🇲🇽 Mexico1 · 2%
- 🇸🇬 Singapore1 · 2%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Devon Clifford🇺🇸, 28 · Oldest: David Watterson🇺🇸, 61
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 8:30:28, median 8:31:13.
Times year by year
Median and best time of each year's solo crossings; higher is faster.
Median timeBest
The record over time
Each step is a crossing that beat the best time up to that day, in its category.
Skin · SoloEquipment not declared · SoloWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2017 | Stephen Rouch🇺🇸 | 7:10:52 | −1:13:46 |
| Jul 1, 2016 | Paige Christie🇺🇸 | 8:24:38 | — |
Equipment not declared · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2012 | Grace van der Byl🇺🇸 | 6:05 | −2:07 |
| Jul 12, 2011 | John Humenik🇺🇸 | 8:12 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2017 | Edward Riley🇺🇸 | 8:06:36 | −1:45:24 |
| 2011 | Tobey-Anne Saracino🇺🇸 | 9:52 | — |
Countries
- 🇺🇸 United States50
- 🇧🇷 Brazil3
- 🇩🇪 Germany2
- 🇪🇸 Spain2
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2
- 🇲🇽 Mexico1
- 🇸🇬 Singapore1
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | 50 | 19 | 6:05 | Tobey-Anne Saracino🇺🇸 · 2011 |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 3 | 1 | 7:45:38 | Flavio Toi🇧🇷 · Jun 20, 2017 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 2 | 0 | 8:04:58 | Katrin Walter🇩🇪 · Jun 20, 2017 |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 2 | 0 | 8:42:44 | Diego López Dominguez🇪🇸 · Jun 24, 2018 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2 | 1 | 8:05:37 | Karen Throsby🇬🇧 · Jun 12, 2015 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1 | 0 | 7:50:05 | Virgilio Graco Morlan🇲🇽 · Jun 20, 2017 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 1 | 0 | 9:31:03 | Jia Long Chua🇸🇬 · Jun 14, 2023 |
Where swimmers land
- Tappan Zee Bridge60
- New Tappan Zee Bridge1
- south side of the Tappan Zee Bridge in Tarrytown, New York1