Long Island Sound — United States

Bridgeport - Port Jefferson

27.8 km
Distance
Bridgeport ↔ Port Jefferson
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
4
Swimmers
9
Countries
2
Women
67%
Median time
6:32:52
Busiest month
August

Crossings per year

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

0.5119952000200520102015
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearOther
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
2016101——
2015000——
2014000——
2013000——
2012000——
2011000——
2010000——
2009101——
2008000——
2007000——
2006000——
2005000——
2004000——
2003000——
2002000——
2001000——
2000000——
1999000——
1998000——
1997000——
1996000——
19951006:12:116:12:11
1994000——
19931006:53:336:53:33

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is August.

12JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August2100%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

67%Women
  • Women2 · 50%
  • Men1 · 25%
  • Relays or not stated1 · 25%

Equipment and format

4Crossings
  • — · Race2 · 50%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo1 · 25%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay1 · 25%

Where swimmers come from

2Countries
  • 🇺🇸 United States2 · 67%
  • 🇨🇦 Canada1 · 33%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

0.51<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: David Alleva🇺🇸, 28 · Oldest: David Alleva🇺🇸, 28

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 6:32:52, median 6:32:52.

0.516:006:30

The record over time

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

6:13:406:32:526:52:04199319941995
— · Race
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Aug 1995Kimberley Boyd🇨🇦6:12:11−0:41:22
1993David Alleva🇺🇸6:53:33—

Countries

  • 🇺🇸 United States2
  • 🇨🇦 Canada1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇺🇸 United States216:53:33David Alleva🇺🇸 · 1993
🇨🇦 Canada116:12:11Kimberley Boyd🇨🇦 · Aug 1995

Where swimmers land

  • Bridgeport1
  • Bridgeport, Connecticut1
  • Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA1
  • Captain’s Cove in Bridgeport1

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.