South China Sea — China · Hong Kong

Hong Kong - Macau

30.9 km
Distance
Hong Kong ↔ Macau
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
3
Swimmers
2
Countries
2
Women
0%
Median time
10:20
Busiest month
May

Crossings per year

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

122005200620072008200920102011201220132014
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
201420210:2010:20
2013000——
2012000——
2011000——
2010000——
2009000——
2008000——
2007000——
2006000——
200510110:4310:43

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is May.

12JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May2100%
June00%
July00%
August00%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

0%Women
  • Women0 · 0%
  • Men3 · 100%

Equipment and format

3Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo3 · 100%

Where swimmers come from

2Countries
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2 · 67%
  • 🇨🇳 China1 · 33%

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 10:27:40, median 10:20.

1210:0010:30

The record over time

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

10:20:5010:31:3010:42:1020062008201020122014
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
May 24, 2014Simon Holliday🇬🇧10:20−0:23
2005Zhang Jian🇨🇳10:43—

Countries

  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2
  • 🇨🇳 China1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom2010:20Simon Holliday🇬🇧 · May 24, 2014
🇨🇳 China1010:43Zhang Jian🇨🇳 · 2005

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.