Rottnest Channel — Australia

Fremantle - Rottnest Island

23.0 km
Distance
Fremantle ↔ Rottnest Island
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
11
Swimmers
10
Countries
1
Women
55%
Median time
7:53
Busiest month
March

Crossings per year

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

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SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearOther
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
20242027:538:20:30
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20212015:45:405:45:40
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When people swim it

The month with most crossings is March.

24JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March457%
April343%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August00%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

55%Women
  • Women6 · 55%
  • Men5 · 45%

Equipment and format

11Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo7 · 64%
  • — · Race2 · 18%
  • Skin · Solo2 · 18%

Starting side

11Crossings
  • From Fremantle7 · 64%
  • Direction not declared4 · 36%

Where swimmers come from

1Countries
  • 🇦🇺 Australia10 · 100%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

0.51<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Ceinwen Elizabeth Roberts🇦🇺, 32 · Oldest: Michael Christie🇦🇺, 66.17

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 7:41:06, median 7:53.

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Times year by year

Median and best time of each year's solo crossings; higher is faster.

5:32:238:1210:51:37201020152020
Median timeBest

The record over time

Each step is a crossing that beat the best time up to that day, in its category.

5:28:377:19:419:10:452008201020122014
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Mar 15, 2014Ceinwen Elizabeth Roberts🇦🇺5:20−3:59:22
2008Michael Christie🇦🇺9:19:22—
— · Race
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Mar 20, 2021William Rollo🇦🇺5:45:40—

Countries

  • 🇦🇺 Australia10
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇦🇺 Australia1055:20Lesley Cherriman-Meaney - Half Century Club Member🇦🇺 · Apr 13, 1969

Where swimmers land

  • Rottnest Island5
  • Western Australia3
  • Rottnest Channel1
  • Rottnest Hotel on Rottnest Island1

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.