OmniathlonOWS
Pacific Ocean — United States

Anacapa Island - Santa Cruz Island

7.8 km
Distance
West Point, Anacapa Island ↔ San Pedro Point, Santa Cruz Island
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data

Timeline

Computed from the recorded crossings: the first, the first by sex, the first from each country and every record broken.

  1. 2006
    First crossingScott Zornig2:18
  2. 2006
    First from countryScott Zornig🇺🇸 United States2:18
  3. 2006
    RecordScott ZornigWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 2:18
  4. Oct 7, 2007
    RecordScott ZornigEquipment not declared · Solo · 2:18:44
  5. 2012
    First from countrySantosh Manohar Patil🇮🇳 India2:13
  6. 2012
    RecordSantosh Manohar PatilWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 2:13
  7. Oct 13, 2012
    RecordSantosh Manohar PatilEquipment not declared · Solo · 2:12:49

Crossings per decade

246200020102020

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.