Pacific Ocean — United States

Kaupo - Upolu Point

49.4 km
Distance
Hawaiʻi Island ↔ Maui
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 crossingHarry Huffaker
  2. First from countryHarry Huffaker🇺🇸 United States
  3. First womanPenny Palfrey
  4. First from countryPenny Palfrey🇦🇺 Australia
  5. RecordBubba McLean, John Storm, Don Dietz, Tina Neill, Mike SpaldingWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay · 22:14
  6. RecordTina NeillWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 22:14

Crossings per decade

241970200020102020

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.

Source: Hawaiian Channel Swimming Association. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.