Apolima Strait — Samoa
Apolima Strait crossing
- 22.7 km
- Distance
- Savai'i ↔ Upolu
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 28
- Swimmers
- 28
- Countries
- 7
- Women
- 59%
- Median time
- 8:08:30
- Busiest month
- April
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declaredOther
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Equipment not declared | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:29 | 12:55 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7:30:34 | 8:13:12 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5:37:24 | 6:50:41 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5:03 | 8:05 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8:01 | 8:15:30 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1988 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is April.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 2 | 13% |
| April | 13 | 81% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 0 | 0% |
| August | 1 | 6% |
| September | 0 | 0% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
59%Women
- Women13 · 46%
- Men9 · 32%
- Relays or not stated6 · 21%
Equipment and format
28Crossings
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo18 · 64%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay5 · 18%
- — · Race3 · 11%
- Equipment not declared · Solo1 · 4%
- Skin · Solo1 · 4%
Starting side
28Crossings
- From Upolu11 · 39%
- Direction not declared17 · 61%
Where swimmers come from
7Countries
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand19 · 73%
- 🇼🇸 Samoa3 · 12%
- 🇺🇸 United States2 · 8%
- 🇦🇺 Australia1 · 4%
- 🇨🇰 Cook Islands1 · 4%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Sitivi So'oa'emalelagi🇼🇸, 16 · Oldest: Bronwen Burmester🇳🇿, 60
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 8:14:53, median 8:08:30.
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.
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Phillip Ryan🇳🇿 | 5:03 | −2:58 |
| 2015 | Mike Cochrane🇳🇿 | 8:01 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2017 | Team Tonga | 6:35 | — |
— · Race
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2017 | Sitivi So'oa'emalelagi🇼🇸 | 5:37:24 | — |
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Iosia Leau🇼🇸 | 5:00 | — |
Countries
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand19
- 🇼🇸 Samoa3
- 🇺🇸 United States2
- 🇦🇺 Australia1
- 🇨🇰 Cook Islands1
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 19 | 10 | 5:03 | Mike Cochrane🇳🇿 · 2015 |
| 🇼🇸 Samoa | 3 | 0 | 5:00 | Iosia Leau🇼🇸 · 1988 |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 2 | 2 | 8:31:55 | Robin Rasmussen Rose🇺🇸 · Apr 11, 2017 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 1 | 1 | 8:15 | Kate Sinclair🇦🇺 · 2016 |
| 🇨🇰 Cook Islands | 1 | 0 | — | Don Carlaw🇨🇰, Pa Teuruaa🇨🇰 · 1986 |
Where swimmers land
- Savaii9
- Savai'i2