Lake Erie — Canada · United States

Erie - Long Point

57.8 km
Distance
Erie ↔ Long Point
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
3
Swimmers
2
Countries
2
Women
0%
Median time
20:45:57
Busiest month
August

Crossings per year

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

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SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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200710120:45:5720:45:57
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197511025:5225:52

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is August.

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

Women and men

0%Women
  • Women0 · 0%
  • Men1 · 33%
  • Relays or not stated2 · 67%

Equipment and format

3Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo2 · 67%
  • Skin · Solo1 · 33%

Starting side

3Crossings
  • From Erie2 · 67%
  • From Long Point1 · 33%

Where swimmers come from

2Countries
  • 🇨🇦 Canada2 · 67%
  • 🇺🇸 United States1 · 33%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

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Youngest: Dan Nichols🇨🇦, 37 · Oldest: Dan Nichols🇨🇦, 37

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 22:27:39, median 20:45:57.

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Countries

  • 🇨🇦 Canada2
  • 🇺🇸 United States1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇨🇦 Canada2020:45Dan Nichols🇨🇦 · Aug 5, 2007
🇺🇸 United States1025:52Pat Budney🇺🇸 · Aug 20, 1975

Where swimmers land

  • Abigail Becker Parkway, Long Point, Ontario1
  • beach at the foot of the Abigail Becker Parkway in Long Point, Ontario, Canada1
  • Presque Isle State Park - Beach 10, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA1

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.