Hudson River — United States

Albany Yacht Club - Pier A

216.2 km
Distance
Albany Yacht Club ↔ Pier A
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
7
Swimmers
5
Countries
2
Women
29%
Median time
57:11
Busiest month
June

Crossings per year

Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.

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SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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When people swim it

The month with most crossings is June.

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MonthCrossings%
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June1100%
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Women and men

29%Women
  • Women2 · 29%
  • Men5 · 71%

Equipment and format

7Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage3 · 43%
  • Skin · Solo3 · 43%
  • Skin · Stage1 · 14%

Where swimmers come from

2Countries
  • 🇺🇸 United States6 · 86%
  • 🇩🇰 Denmark1 · 14%

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 72:43:12, median 57:11.

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Times year by year

Median and best time of each year's solo crossings; higher is faster.

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Median timeBest

Countries

  • 🇺🇸 United States6
  • 🇩🇰 Denmark1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇺🇸 United States6141:30Steve Brodie🇺🇸 · Jun 1888
🇩🇰 Denmark1163:35—

Where swimmers land

  • Manhattan Island2
  • New York City2
  • Battery1
  • Pier A1
  • Pier A Battery Park1

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.