Pacific Ocean — Mexico · United States

Imperial Beach - Playas de Tijuana

5.8 km
Distance
Imperial Beach ↔ Playas de Tijuana
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. First crossingJean Charl Craven4:04
  2. First from countryJean Charl Craven🇿🇦 South Africa4:04
  3. RecordJean Charl CravenWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay · 4:04
  4. First from countryEnosh Ben🇮🇱 Israel3:03
  5. RecordEnosh BenWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay · 3:03
  6. First womanCatherine Breed

Crossings per decade

520102020

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.