Catalina Channel — United States

Catalina Channel

32.0 km
Distance
Santa Catalina Island ↔ California mainland
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data

Traditional knitted textile swimsuit, cap and goggles: no wetsuit and no tech suit; no contact with the boat and no drafting behind it.

Podium · Skin · Solo · One-way

  1. 1
    7:15:55 · Sep 1, 1976 · 1 in Skin · Solo
  2. 2
    7:27:25 · Oct 5, 2012 · 2 in Skin · Solo
  3. 3
    7:37:31 · Aug 20, 1992 · 3 in Skin · Solo

50 of 1136

Pos.↑SwimmerDateTime
1Penny Lee DeanSep 1, 19767:15:55
2Grace van der BylOct 5, 20127:27:25
3Pete HuisveldAug 20, 19927:37:31
4Karen BurtonOct 10, 19947:43:06
5Hank WiseOct 14, 20187:55:06
6Andreas WaschburgerAug 4, 20257:57:40
7Ceinwen Elizabeth RobertsSep 24, 20138:04:12
8Todd RobinsonAug 25, 20098:05:44
9Hank WiseOct 3, 20108:07:03
10Hank WiseJun 16, 20158:07:37
11Susan MckaySep 28, 20228:09
12Miquel Suñer ComalatJul 10, 20128:11:13
13Chad HundebySep 24, 19938:14:46
14Blair CannonAug 5, 20118:18:27
15Danielle Rose WahlJun 13, 20148:19:30
16Hank WiseNov 5, 20168:20:10
17Gemma JensenAug 1, 20068:20:48
18Jim McConicaSep 13, 19838:27:24
19Rendy Lynn OpdyckeAug 9, 20088:28:21
20John B. YorkOct 3, 19778:31:20
21John B. YorkOct 6, 20008:32:49
22Andrea KargeSep 11, 20018:33:18
23Anna Ray DeLozierAug 17, 20068:35:44
23Derrick WongSep 13, 20118:35:44
25Mallory MeadAug 10, 20108:36:32
26Anshuman JhingranAug 30, 20238:38:19
27Petar Raychev StoychevJun 10, 20248:42:33
28Heather RoyerOct 1, 19988:42:57
29Mary Beth ColpoAug 22, 19778:43:16
30Jim BarberAug 6, 20108:43:33
30Victoria RianAug 6, 20108:43:33
32Jamie SchnickAug 24, 19938:45
33Samir Botelho BarelSep 29, 20168:45:30
34Benjamin FreemanJul 13, 20178:47:42
35Lynne CoxSep 22, 19748:48
36Michael RiceSep 19, 20228:48:39
37John B. YorkSep 2, 19768:49:50
38David Cox^Sep 1, 19728:50
39Ned DenisonSep 20, 20128:50:04
40Lori Jean KingAug 15, 20148:51:15
41Andrew Alan VoisardSep 17, 20078:51:51
42John B. YorkAug 20, 19848:54:01
43Gustavo Lores SeijasSep 2, 20228:54:06
44Evan MorrisonAug 25, 20118:55:59
45David BlankeAug 2, 20058:56:10
45Elizabeth Anne FryAug 2, 20058:56:10
45Marcia Elaine ClevelandAug 2, 20058:56:10
48Caitlin O'ReillyJul 16, 20248:56:51
49Corey Lynn Jenkins MurpheyAug 8, 20258:59:27
50Gábor MolnárOct 2, 20129:00:48

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: Catalina Channel Swimming Federation. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.