Cook Strait — New Zealand
Cook Strait
- 22.5 km
- Distance
- North Island ↔ South Island
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 135
- Swimmers
- 126
- Countries
- 19
- Women
- 46%
- Median time
- 8:52
- Busiest month
- March
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6:59:24 | 9:46:03 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9:03:44 | 10:20:32 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 6:22:01 | 9:32:12 |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 6:13:48 | 10:05:35 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6:27:41 | 8:02:44 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8:09 | 9:42 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:51 | 11:51 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7:43 | 8:36 |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6:15 | 10:32 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8:26 | 10:36 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7:08 | 8:49 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8:02 | 8:08 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7:29 | 8:52 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4:37 | 11:09 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8:03 | 8:44 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7:11 | 7:48:30 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5:48 | 5:48 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7:24 | 8:19:30 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7:25 | 8:14:30 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7:06 | 11:05 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6:49 | 6:49:30 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:44 | 19:44 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7:46 | 9:19 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8:01 | 8:01 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8:31 | 8:31 |
| 1988 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7:17 | 7:17 |
| 1987 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7:10 | 7:18 |
| 1986 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5:04 | 6:34 |
| 1985 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7:51 | 8:15 |
| 1984 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13:30 | 13:30 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1982 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6:46 | 6:59 |
| 1981 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5:37 | 7:56 |
| 1980 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7:15 | 8:56 |
| 1979 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10:18 | 10:18 |
| 1978 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6:46 | 9:05 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9:25 | 9:25 |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:07 | 12:07 |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9:36 | 9:36 |
| 1971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9:34 | 9:34 |
| 1963 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1962 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:20 | 11:20 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is March.
Show the data as a table
| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 11 | 8% |
| February | 42 | 31% |
| March | 52 | 39% |
| April | 15 | 11% |
| May | 4 | 3% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 0 | 0% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 0 | 0% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 2 | 1% |
| December | 9 | 7% |
Women and men
46%Women
- Women53 · 39%
- Men62 · 46%
- Relays or not stated20 · 15%
Equipment and format
135Crossings
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo89 · 66%
- Skin · Solo46 · 34%
Starting side
135Crossings
- From North Island78 · 58%
- From South Island43 · 32%
- Direction not declared14 · 10%
Single and multiple
135Crossings
- One-way132 · 98%
- Two-way3 · 2%
Where swimmers come from
19Countries
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand75 · 56%
- 🇺🇸 United States14 · 10%
- 🇦🇺 Australia13 · 10%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom8 · 6%
- 🇮🇳 India5 · 4%
- 🇲🇽 Mexico3 · 2%
- 🇪🇸 Spain2 · 1%
- 12 other countries15 · 11%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Aditya Santosh Raut🇮🇳, 11 · Oldest: Tom Hecker🇺🇸, 60
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 9:12:26, median 8:52.
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.
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · SoloSkin · Solo
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2008 | Casey Glover🇳🇿 | 4:37 | −1:11 |
| Mar 4, 2005 | Tania Hockings🇳🇿 | 5:48 | −1:18 |
| Mar 16, 2001 | Kate Johns🇳🇿 | 7:06 | −5:19 |
| Mar 6, 2001 | Grainne Mary Moss🇮🇪 | 12:25 | — |
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 1986 | Denise Anderson🇳🇿 | 5:04 | −0:33 |
| Feb 1, 1981 | John Koorey🇦🇺 | 5:37 | −1:09 |
| Feb 18, 1978 | John Coutts🇳🇿 | 6:46 | −2:39 |
| Feb 13, 1977 | John Coutts🇳🇿 | 9:25 | −0:09 |
| Feb 7, 1964 | Keith Hancox🇳🇿 | 9:34 | −1:46 |
| Nov 20, 1962 | Barry Devonport🇳🇿 | 11:20 | — |
Countries
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand75
- 🇺🇸 United States14
- 🇦🇺 Australia13
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom8
- 🇮🇳 India5
- 🇲🇽 Mexico3
- 🇪🇸 Spain2
- 🇭🇺 Hungary2
- 🇮🇪 Ireland2
- 🇿🇦 South Africa2
- 🇨🇦 Canada1
- 🇨🇳 China1
- 🇨🇿 Czechia1
- 🇩🇪 Germany1
- 🇪🇬 Egypt1
- 🇬🇬 Guernsey1
- 🇯🇵 Japan1
- 🇲🇩 Moldova1
- 🇸🇪 Sweden1