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
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Crossings
13
Swimmers
7
Countries
2
Women
0%
Median time
2:18
Busiest month
September

Crossings per year

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

12200620082010201220142016201820202022
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declared
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declaredBestMedian time
20222002——
20210000——
202020112:22:122:22:12
20190000——
20180000——
201720112:15:092:15:09
20160000——
20150000——
20140000——
201320115:08:255:08:25
201220112:12:492:12:55
20110000——
20100000——
20090000——
20080000——
200720112:182:18:22
200610102:182:18

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is September.

24JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August220%
September440%
October440%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

0%Women
  • Women0 · 0%
  • Men10 · 77%
  • Relays or not stated3 · 23%

Equipment and format

13Crossings
  • Equipment not declared · Solo7 · 54%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo6 · 46%

Starting side

13Crossings
  • From West Point, Anacapa Island9 · 69%
  • From San Pedro Point, Santa Cruz Island4 · 31%

Single and multiple

13Crossings
  • One-way11 · 85%
  • Two-way2 · 15%

Where swimmers come from

2Countries
  • 🇺🇸 United States11 · 85%
  • 🇮🇳 India2 · 15%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

123<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Santosh Manohar Patil🇮🇳, 31 · Oldest: David Sundius🇺🇸, 61

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 2:48:22, median 2:18.

52:002:303:003:304:004:305:00

Times year by year

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

2:19:083:40:375:02:06201020152020
Median timeBest

The record over time

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

2:13:022:15:472:18:312006200820102012
Equipment not declared · SoloWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
Equipment not declared · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Oct 13, 2012Santosh Manohar Patil🇮🇳2:12:49−0:05:55
Oct 7, 2007Scott Zornig🇺🇸2:18:44—
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
2012Santosh Manohar Patil🇮🇳2:13−0:05
2006Scott Zornig🇺🇸2:18—

Countries

  • 🇺🇸 United States11
  • 🇮🇳 India2
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇺🇸 United States1102:15:09Scott Zornig🇺🇸 · 2006
🇮🇳 India202:12:49Santosh Manohar Patil🇮🇳 · 2012

Where swimmers land

  • Santa Cruz Island4
  • Anacapa Island2

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.