Lake Erie — Canada · United States

Crystal Beach - Sturgeon Point

19.4 km
Distance
Sturgeon Point, New York ↔ Crystal Beach, Ontario
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 crossingAshley Cowan14:20
  2. First from countryAshley Cowan🇨🇦 Canada14:20
  3. RecordAshley CowanSkin · Solo · 14:20
  4. RecordAshley CowanWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 14:20
  5. RecordTerri-Lynn LangdonSkin · Solo · 12:55
  6. RecordTerri-Lynn LangdonWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 12:55
  7. RecordJohn MunroSkin · Solo · 9:33
  8. RecordJohn MunroWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 9:33
  9. RecordSusanne Welbanks (Robinson)Skin · Solo · 8:14
  10. RecordSusanne Welbanks (Robinson)Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 8:14
  11. RecordNatalie LambertSkin · Solo · 7:47:30
  12. RecordNatalie LambertWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 7:47:30
  13. First from countryJade Scognamillo🇬🇧 United Kingdom5:40:35
  14. RecordJade ScognamilloSkin · Solo · 5:40:35
  15. RecordJade ScognamilloWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 5:40:35
  16. First womanTrinity Arsenault7:25:56
  17. First from countryElizabeth Anne Fry🇺🇸 United States6:43:58

Crossings per decade

51015200020102020

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: Solo Swims of Ontario. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.