Hudson River — United States
George Washington Bridge - Tappan Zee Bridge
- 24.8 km
- Distance
- Tappan Zee Bridge ↔ George Washington Bridge
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 123
- Swimmers
- 104
- Countries
- 8
- Women
- 51%
- Median time
- 4:01:17
- Busiest month
- June
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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3:54:51 | 4:19:37 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3:48 | 3:52:55 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4:01:06 | 4:01:06 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3:53:11 | 4:24:48 |
| 2018 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3:39:20 | 3:56:42 |
| 2017 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3:28:26 | 3:59:37 |
| 2016 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3:30:58 | 4:00:55 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3:06:18 | 3:34:59 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5:03:47 | 5:19:49 |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3:53:23 | 5:40:21 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3:28:01 | 3:41:29 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:41 | 3:47 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is June.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 92 | 75% |
| July | 30 | 25% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 0 | 0% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
51%Women
- Women38 · 31%
- Men37 · 30%
- Relays or not stated48 · 39%
Equipment and format
123Crossings
- Skin · Solo84 · 68%
- Equipment not declared · Solo33 · 27%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage4 · 3%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo2 · 2%
Where swimmers come from
8Countries
- 🇺🇸 United States105 · 89%
- 🇧🇷 Brazil3 · 3%
- 🇩🇪 Germany2 · 2%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2 · 2%
- 🇲🇽 Mexico2 · 2%
- 🇷🇺 Russia2 · 2%
- 🇮🇹 Italy1 · 1%
- 1 other countries1 · 1%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Leslie Hamilton🇺🇸, 26 · Oldest: Charles van der Horst🇺🇸, 67
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 4:12:10, median 4:01:17.
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 · SoloEquipment not declared · SoloWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2017 | Stephen Rouch🇺🇸 | 3:28:26 | −0:02:32 |
| Jul 2, 2016 | Cheryl Reinke🇺🇸 | 3:30:58 | — |
Equipment not declared · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2015 | Lori Jean King🇺🇸 | 3:06:18 | −0:21:43 |
| Jul 1, 2012 | Grace van der Byl🇺🇸 | 3:28:01 | −0:12:59 |
| Jul 13, 2011 | Rondi Davies🇺🇸 | 3:41 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2016 | Mark Spratt🇺🇸 | 3:35 | −2:05:21 |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Patricia Sener🇺🇸 | 5:40:21 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2015 | Laura Picardo🇺🇸 | 3:36:19 | — |
Countries
- 🇺🇸 United States105
- 🇧🇷 Brazil3
- 🇩🇪 Germany2
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2
- 🇲🇽 Mexico2
- 🇷🇺 Russia2
- 🇮🇹 Italy1
- 🇸🇬 Singapore1
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | 105 | 34 | 3:06:18 | Rondi Davies🇺🇸 · Jul 13, 2011 |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 3 | 1 | 3:46:25 | Flavio Toi🇧🇷 · Jun 21, 2017 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 2 | 0 | 3:41:39 | Katrin Walter🇩🇪 · Jun 21, 2017 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2 | 1 | 3:37 | Karen Throsby🇬🇧 · Jun 13, 2015 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2 | 0 | 3:37:40 | Virgilio Graco Morlan🇲🇽 · Jun 21, 2017 |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 2 | 2 | 4:28:15 | Natalia Chuich🇷🇺 · Jun 2019 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 1 | 0 | 4:07:40 | Thomas W. Kofler🇮🇹 · Jul 2, 2016 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 1 | 0 | 3:52:55 | Jia Long Chua🇸🇬 · Jun 15, 2023 |
Where swimmers land
- George Washington Bridge121
- GWB1
- Manhattan Island1