Hudson River — United States
8 Bridges Hudson River Swim – Stage 7
- 27.7 km
- Distance
- George Washington Bridge ↔ Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 62
- Swimmers
- 54
- Countries
- 7
- Women
- 47%
- Median time
- 6:02:44
- 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:12:34 | 6:12:34 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6:54:55 | 7:01:40 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:38:01 | 6:38:01 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:28:40 | 7:28:40 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6:06:52 | 7:03:53 |
| 2017 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5:10:09 | 5:58:35 |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5:19:15 | 5:39:41 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4:42:49 | 5:26:09 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5:43:11 | 6:31:57 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4:21:31 | 4:52:49 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5:23 | 5:48:30 |
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 | 41 | 66% |
| July | 20 | 32% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 1 | 2% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
47%Women
- Women21 · 34%
- Men24 · 39%
- Relays or not stated17 · 27%
Equipment and format
62Crossings
- Skin · Solo44 · 71%
- Equipment not declared · Solo17 · 27%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage1 · 2%
Where swimmers come from
7Countries
- 🇺🇸 United States49 · 84%
- 🇧🇷 Brazil3 · 5%
- 🇩🇪 Germany2 · 3%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 · 2%
- 🇮🇹 Italy1 · 2%
- 🇲🇽 Mexico1 · 2%
- 🇸🇬 Singapore1 · 2%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Devon Clifford🇺🇸, 28 · Oldest: Lori Carena🇺🇸, 65
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 6:11:29, median 6:02:44.
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 · Solo
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2017 | Stephen Rouch🇺🇸 | 5:10:09 | −0:09:06 |
| Jul 3, 2016 | Cheryl Reinke🇺🇸 | 5:19:15 | — |
Equipment not declared · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2012 | Grace van der Byl🇺🇸 | 4:21:31 | −1:01:29 |
| Jul 14, 2011 | Rondi Davies🇺🇸 | 5:23 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2017 | Edward Riley🇺🇸 | 6:02:44 | — |
Countries
- 🇺🇸 United States49
- 🇧🇷 Brazil3
- 🇩🇪 Germany2
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1
- 🇮🇹 Italy1
- 🇲🇽 Mexico1
- 🇸🇬 Singapore1
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | 49 | 19 | 4:21:31 | Rondi Davies🇺🇸 · Jul 14, 2011 |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 3 | 1 | 5:46:24 | Flavio Toi🇧🇷 · Jun 22, 2017 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 2 | 0 | 5:54:14 | Katrin Walter🇩🇪 · Jun 22, 2017 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | 5:33:07 | Karen Throsby🇬🇧 · Jun 14, 2015 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 1 | 0 | 6:51:14 | Thomas W. Kofler🇮🇹 · Jul 3, 2016 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1 | 0 | 5:44:38 | Virgilio Graco Morlan🇲🇽 · Jun 22, 2017 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 1 | 0 | 7:00:26 | Jia Long Chua🇸🇬 · Jun 16, 2023 |
Where swimmers land
- Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge61
- Verrazano Narrows Bridge1