Pacific Ocean — United States
Farallon Islands - Golden Gate Bridge
- 49.8 km
- Distance
- Northeast buoy, Farallon Islands ↔ Golden Gate Bridge
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 22
- Swimmers
- 25
- Countries
- 3
- Women
- 42%
- Median time
- 14:38
- Busiest month
- August
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declared
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Equipment not declared | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:56 | 17:56 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17:12 | 17:12 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:58 | 13:58:14 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14:38 | 14:38 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is August.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 2 | 12% |
| May | 3 | 18% |
| June | 2 | 12% |
| July | 2 | 12% |
| August | 5 | 29% |
| September | 3 | 18% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
42%Women
- Women5 · 23%
- Men7 · 32%
- Relays or not stated10 · 45%
Equipment and format
22Crossings
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay11 · 50%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo6 · 27%
- Skin · Solo3 · 14%
- Skin · Relay1 · 5%
- Equipment not declared · Solo1 · 5%
Starting side
22Crossings
- From Northeast buoy, Farallon Islands10 · 45%
- From Golden Gate Bridge12 · 55%
Single and multiple
22Crossings
- One-way20 · 91%
- Two-way2 · 9%
Where swimmers come from
3Countries
- 🇺🇸 United States9 · 82%
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand2 · 18%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Kimberley Faith Chambers🇳🇿, 38 · Oldest: Joseph Neal Geoffrey Locke🇺🇸, 45
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 15:42:34, median 14:38.
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 · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2015 | Night Train Swimmers | 14:09 | −0:36 |
| May 20, 2011 | Night Train Swimmers | 14:45 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2014 | Joseph Neal Geoffrey Locke🇺🇸 | 13:58 | — |
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 1967 | Ted Erikson🇺🇸 | 14:38 | — |
Equipment not declared · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 1967 | Ted Erikson🇺🇸 | 14:38 | — |
Countries
- 🇺🇸 United States9
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand2
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | 9 | 2 | 13:58 | Ted Erikson🇺🇸 · 1967 |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 17:12 | Kimberley Faith Chambers🇳🇿 · Aug 2015 |
Where swimmers land
- Golden Gate Bridge10
- Farallon Islands4
- South Farallons Island2
- Farallones1
- Fisherman's Cove at the South Farallon Island1
- South Farallon Island1
- Southeast Farallon Island1