OmniathlonOWS
Rottnest Channel — Australia

Fremantle - Rottnest Island

23.0 km
Distance
Fremantle ↔ Rottnest Island
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. Apr 13, 1969
    First crossingLesley Cherriman-Meaney - Half Century Club Member
  2. Apr 13, 1969
    First womanLesley Cherriman-Meaney - Half Century Club Member
  3. Apr 13, 1969
    First from countryLesley Cherriman-Meaney - Half Century Club Member🇦🇺 Australia
  4. 2008
    First manMichael Christie9:19:22
  5. 2008
    RecordMichael ChristieWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 9:19:22
  6. Mar 15, 2014
    RecordCeinwen Elizabeth RobertsWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 5:20
  7. Mar 20, 2021
    RecordWilliam Rollo · Race · 5:45:40

Crossings per decade

2419601970200020102020

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.