Anacapa Channel — United States

Anacapa circumnavigation + return to mainland

30.6 km
Distance
Anacapa Island ↔ Mainland (Oxnard)
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
7
Swimmers
4
Countries
2
Women
40%
Median time
6:59
Busiest month
September

Crossings per year

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

12320072008200920102011201220132014
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declared
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declaredBestMedian time
201420116:599:49:30
20130000——
20120000——
20110000——
20100000——
20090000——
200830305:03:536:28:50
200720208:158:15

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is September.

24JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July114%
August229%
September457%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

40%Women
  • Women2 · 29%
  • Men3 · 43%
  • Relays or not stated2 · 29%

Equipment and format

7Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo6 · 86%
  • Equipment not declared · Solo1 · 14%

Starting side

7Crossings
  • From Anacapa Island6 · 86%
  • Direction not declared1 · 14%

Where swimmers come from

2Countries
  • 🇺🇸 United States5 · 71%
  • 🇬🇹 Guatemala2 · 29%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

0.51<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Peter Hayden🇺🇸, 56 · Oldest: Peter Hayden🇺🇸, 56

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 7:44:22, median 6:59.

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Times year by year

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

5:14:107:26:429:39:132008201020122014
Median timeBest

The record over time

Each step is a crossing that beat the best time up to that day, in its category.

5:10:466:39:278:08:0720072008
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jul 26, 2008Nicholas Caine🇺🇸5:03:53−3:11:07
Sep 3, 2007Peter Urrea🇺🇸8:15—
Equipment not declared · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Sep 3, 2014Peter Hayden🇺🇸12:40—

Countries

  • 🇺🇸 United States5
  • 🇬🇹 Guatemala2
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇺🇸 United States505:03:53Peter Urrea🇺🇸 · Sep 3, 2007
🇬🇹 Guatemala226:28:50María Regina Matheu Pastorio de Santizo🇬🇹 · Aug 16, 2008

Where swimmers land

  • Port Hueneme3
  • Hollywood Beach2
  • Oxnard Beach1

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: Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.