Atlantic Ocean — Brazil

Barra da Tijuca - Leme

14.8 km
Distance
Pedra do Leme (largada no mar) ↔ Quebra-Mar, Barra da Tijuca
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. First crossingMarcos Jose Machado Toste4:36
  2. First from countryMarcos Jose Machado Toste🇧🇷 Brazil4:36
  3. RecordMarcos Jose Machado TosteWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 4:36
  4. First womanSandra Regina Koch Egg5:38
  5. RecordSamir Botelho BarelWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 3:51
  6. First from countryJoaquina Dalmazzo🇦🇷 Argentina5:55
  7. RecordFabio Cezimbra MelloWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 3:30

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: Leme to Pontal Swimming Association. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.