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
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- Crossings
- 34
- Swimmers
- 22
- Countries
- 3
- Women
- 100%
- Median time
- 7:47:30
- Busiest month
- July
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10:34:14 | 10:34:14 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6:43:58 | 6:43:58 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6:28:55 | 10:31 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6:26:48 | 6:26:48 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6:30:10 | 7:44:58 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6:52 | 10:03 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7:25:56 | 7:25:56 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6:17:40 | 6:17:40 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7:20 | 7:20 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6:40:59 | 6:40:59 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5:40:35 | 6:44:03 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8:14 | 8:14 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9:33 | 9:33 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12:55 | 12:55 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14:20 | 14:20 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is July.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 6 | 18% |
| July | 20 | 59% |
| August | 6 | 18% |
| September | 2 | 6% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
100%Women
- Women6 · 18%
- Men0 · 0%
- Relays or not stated28 · 82%
Equipment and format
34Crossings
- Skin · Solo20 · 59%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo14 · 41%
Starting side
34Crossings
- From Sturgeon Point, New York22 · 65%
- From Crystal Beach, Ontario12 · 35%
Where swimmers come from
3Countries
- 🇨🇦 Canada28 · 88%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2 · 6%
- 🇺🇸 United States2 · 6%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Natalie Lambert🇨🇦, 14 · Oldest: Tom Bartlett🇨🇦, 69
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 8:43:19, median 7:47:30.
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 · SoloWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2008 | Jade Scognamillo🇬🇧 | 5:40:35 | −2:06:55 |
| Jul 6, 2008 | Natalie Lambert🇨🇦 | 7:47:30 | −0:26:30 |
| Jul 30, 2007 | Susanne Welbanks (Robinson)🇨🇦 | 8:14 | −1:19 |
| Jul 13, 2003 | John Munro🇨🇦 | 9:33 | −3:22 |
| Aug 31, 2002 | Terri-Lynn Langdon🇨🇦 | 12:55 | −1:25 |
| Sep 7, 2001 | Ashley Cowan🇨🇦 | 14:20 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2008 | Jade Scognamillo🇬🇧 | 5:40:35 | −2:06:55 |
| Jul 6, 2008 | Natalie Lambert🇨🇦 | 7:47:30 | −0:26:30 |
| Jul 30, 2007 | Susanne Welbanks (Robinson)🇨🇦 | 8:14 | −1:19 |
| Jul 13, 2003 | John Munro🇨🇦 | 9:33 | −3:22 |
| Aug 31, 2002 | Terri-Lynn Langdon🇨🇦 | 12:55 | −1:25 |
| Sep 7, 2001 | Ashley Cowan🇨🇦 | 14:20 | — |
Countries
- 🇨🇦 Canada28
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2
- 🇺🇸 United States2
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 28 | 2 | 6:17:40 | Ashley Cowan🇨🇦 · Sep 7, 2001 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2 | 0 | 5:40:35 | Jade Scognamillo🇬🇧 · Jul 12, 2008 |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 2 | 2 | 6:43:58 | Elizabeth Anne Fry🇺🇸 · Jun 25, 2022 |
Where swimmers land
- Crystal Beach (Ontario)9
- Crystal Beach6
- Sturgeon Point in New York, USA5
- Crystal Beach in Ontario, Canada4
- Sturgeon Point (New York)3
- Sturgeon Point2
- Beach east of harbour, Sturgeon Point (New York)1
- boat ramp at Crystal Beach (Ontario)1
- Crystal Beach, Fort Erie1
- Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada1
- Sturgeon Point, New York1