Pacific Ocean — United States

Kaupo - Upolu Point

49.4 km
Distance
Hawaiʻi Island ↔ Maui
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
9
Swimmers
9
Countries
2
Women
100%
Median time
22:14
Busiest month
February

Crossings per year

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When people swim it

The month with most crossings is February.

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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February467%
March117%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August00%
September117%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

100%Women
  • Women4 · 44%
  • Men0 · 0%
  • Relays or not stated5 · 56%

Equipment and format

9Crossings
  • Equipment not declared · Solo5 · 56%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay3 · 33%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo1 · 11%

Starting side

9Crossings
  • From Hawaiʻi Island4 · 44%
  • Direction not declared5 · 56%

Where swimmers come from

2Countries
  • 🇺🇸 United States6 · 86%
  • 🇦🇺 Australia1 · 14%

Countries

  • 🇺🇸 United States6
  • 🇦🇺 Australia1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇺🇸 United States6322:14Harry Huffaker🇺🇸 · 1970
🇦🇺 Australia11—Penny Palfrey🇦🇺 · Mar 10, 2009

Where swimmers land

  • Kaupo3
  • Kaupo on the island of Maui1

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.