Hauraki Gulf — New Zealand

Auckland - Waiheke Island

21.6 km
Distance
Auckland ↔ Waiheke Island
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
37
Swimmers
35
Countries
3
Women
63%
Median time
6:26
Busiest month
March

Crossings per year

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

1020201620172018201920202021
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearOther
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
20214045:356:57:30
2020000——
20193035:286:45:20
2018220125:046:24
2017000——
20161015:315:31

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is March.

102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March30100%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August00%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

63%Women
  • Women20 · 54%
  • Men12 · 32%
  • Relays or not stated5 · 14%

Equipment and format

37Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo26 · 70%
  • — · Race10 · 27%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay1 · 3%

Where swimmers come from

3Countries
  • 🇳🇿 New Zealand30 · 88%
  • 🇦🇺 Australia3 · 9%
  • 🇮🇪 Ireland1 · 3%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

0.51<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Quinn Boyle🇳🇿, 15 · Oldest: Vicky Tate🇳🇿, 42

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 6:23:09, median 6:26.

55:005:306:006:307:007:308:008:309:009:30

Times year by year

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

5:08:056:00:456:53:25201620172018201920202021
Median timeBest

The record over time

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

5:04:585:17:305:30:02201620172018
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Mar 26, 2018Rebecca Clarke🇳🇿5:04−0:27
Mar 26, 2016Mike Cochrane🇳🇿5:31—
— · Race
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Mar 26, 2018Ben Grenfell5:29—

Countries

  • 🇳🇿 New Zealand30
  • 🇦🇺 Australia3
  • 🇮🇪 Ireland1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇳🇿 New Zealand30175:04Mike Cochrane🇳🇿 · Mar 26, 2016
🇦🇺 Australia336:22Sally Catt🇦🇺 · Mar 26, 2018
🇮🇪 Ireland105:47David Conradie🇮🇪 · Mar 26, 2018

Where swimmers land

  • Auckland16
  • Mechanics Bay in downtown Auckland10
  • Auckland, New Zealand6
  • Mechanics Bay in downtown Auckland, New Zealand5

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.