Hudson River — United States
Bear Mountain Bridge - Newburgh-Beacon Bridge
- 22.2 km
- Distance
- Newburgh-Beacon Bridge ↔ Bear Mountain Bridge
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 124
- Swimmers
- 97
- Countries
- 10
- Women
- 48%
- Median time
- 5:11:48
- Busiest month
- June
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declared
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Equipment not declared | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:43:23 | 5:43:23 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:53:10 | 4:53:10 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:19:52 | 5:35:51 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:34:58 | 6:29:02 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:49 | 3:49:17 |
| 2019 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 4:07:45 | 4:37:34 |
| 2018 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 4:01:09 | 5:15:31 |
| 2017 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4:51:09 | 5:26:46 |
| 2016 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4:10:41 | 5:04:25 |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4:17:05 | 4:53:06 |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4:12:26 | 5:33:16 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4:40:05 | 4:40:05 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4:10:46 | 4:52:35 |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5:28:45 | 5:35 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is June.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 107 | 88% |
| July | 11 | 9% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 2 | 2% |
| October | 2 | 2% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
48%Women
- Women38 · 31%
- Men42 · 34%
- Relays or not stated44 · 35%
Equipment and format
124Crossings
- Skin · Solo73 · 59%
- Equipment not declared · Solo38 · 31%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage13 · 10%
Starting side
124Crossings
- From Newburgh-Beacon Bridge120 · 97%
- From Bear Mountain Bridge4 · 3%
Single and multiple
124Crossings
- One-way123 · 99%
- Two-way1 · 1%
Where swimmers come from
10Countries
- 🇺🇸 United States104 · 85%
- 🇲🇽 Mexico4 · 3%
- 🇧🇷 Brazil3 · 2%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom3 · 2%
- 🇨🇦 Canada2 · 2%
- 🇩🇪 Germany2 · 2%
- 🇦🇺 Australia1 · 1%
- 3 other countries3 · 2%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Joshua Gordon🇺🇸, 23 · Oldest: Charles van der Horst🇺🇸, 67
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 5:13:19, median 5:11:48.
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.
Skin · SoloEquipment not declared · SoloWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2020 | Jennifer Marie Schumacher🇺🇸 | 3:49:33 | −0:11:36 |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Chloë McCardel🇦🇺 | 4:01:09 | −0:09:32 |
| Jun 29, 2016 | Cheryl Reinke🇺🇸 | 4:10:41 | — |
Equipment not declared · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2012 | Grace van der Byl🇺🇸 | 4:10:46 | −1:17:59 |
| Jul 11, 2011 | Rondi Davies🇺🇸 | 5:28:45 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2020 | Jen Schumacher🇺🇸 | 3:49 | −0:53:50 |
| Jun 9, 2019 | Steve Gruenwald🇺🇸 | 4:42:50 | −0:44:10 |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Andrew Wallace🇺🇸 | 5:27 | −0:42:25 |
| Jun 18, 2017 | Edward Riley🇺🇸 | 6:09:25 | — |
Countries
- 🇺🇸 United States104
- 🇲🇽 Mexico4
- 🇧🇷 Brazil3
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom3
- 🇨🇦 Canada2
- 🇩🇪 Germany2
- 🇦🇺 Australia1
- 🇮🇹 Italy1
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand1
- 🇸🇬 Singapore1
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | 104 | 31 | 3:49 | Rondi Davies🇺🇸 · Jul 11, 2011 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 4 | 1 | 5:12:55 | Leticia Flores Hernández🇲🇽 · Jul 11, 2011 |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 3 | 1 | 5:11:39 | Flavio Toi🇧🇷 · Jun 18, 2017 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 3 | 1 | 4:40:22 | Karen Throsby🇬🇧 · Jun 10, 2015 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 2 | 2 | 5:35 | Lisa Neidrauer🇨🇦 · 2011 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 2 | 0 | 5:01:03 | Katrin Walter🇩🇪 · Jun 18, 2017 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 1 | 1 | 4:01:09 | Chloë McCardel🇦🇺 · Jul 27, 2018 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 1 | 0 | 5:56 | Thomas W. Kofler🇮🇹 · Jun 29, 2016 |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 4:53:24 | Katrina Price🇳🇿 · Jun 10, 2015 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 1 | 0 | 5:51:49 | Jia Long Chua🇸🇬 · Jun 12, 2023 |
Where swimmers land
- Bear Mountain Bridge118
- Newburgh-Beacon Bridge4
- Bear Mountain Bridges1
- Bear Mt Bridge1