Hudson River — United States

Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge - Mid-Hudson Bridge

30.6 km
Distance
Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge ↔ Mid-Hudson Bridge
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
71
Swimmers
53
Countries
9
Women
42%
Median time
6:42:42
Busiest month
June

Crossings per year

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

102012201420162018202020222024
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declaredOther
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declaredBestMedian time
202422005:39:316:01:26
202322006:13:407:08:23
202222006:17:357:07:01
20210000——
20200000——
20191710605:21:376:42:47
20181212006:13:117:05:50
20171312105:47:466:49:35
201654107:56:459:04:42
201530035:006:30:29
201440045:50:536:39:19
201320026:27:156:33:24
201250145:28:455:42:21
201140136:216:23

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is June.

50JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June6696%
July34%
August00%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

42%Women
  • Women21 · 30%
  • Men29 · 41%
  • Relays or not stated21 · 30%

Equipment and format

71Crossings
  • Skin · Solo44 · 62%
  • Equipment not declared · Solo16 · 23%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage10 · 14%
  • — · Race1 · 1%

Where swimmers come from

9Countries
  • 🇺🇸 United States59 · 83%
  • 🇧🇷 Brazil3 · 4%
  • 🇨🇦 Canada2 · 3%
  • 🇨🇷 Costa Rica2 · 3%
  • 🇩🇪 Germany1 · 1%
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 · 1%
  • 🇯🇵 Japan1 · 1%
  • 2 other countries2 · 3%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

510<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Joshua Gordon🇺🇸, 23 · Oldest: Judy Caves🇺🇸, 59

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 6:56:13, median 6:42:42.

105:005:306:006:307:007:308:008:309:00

Times year by year

Median and best time of each year's solo crossings; higher is faster.

5:08:497:02:218:55:5320152020
Median timeBest

The record over time

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

5:06:226:28:237:50:232012201420162018
Skin · SoloEquipment not declared · Solo
Skin · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jun 9, 2019Ryan McCabe🇺🇸5:21:37−0:26:09
Jun 16, 2017Stephen Rouch🇺🇸5:47:46−2:08:59
Jun 27, 2016Paige Christie🇺🇸7:56:45—
Equipment not declared · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jun 8, 2015Erica Flickinger🇺🇸5:00−0:28:45
Jun 26, 2012Grace van der Byl🇺🇸5:28:45−0:52:15
Jul 9, 2011John Reagan🇺🇸6:21—
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
2011John Reagan🇺🇸6:21—
— · Race
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jun 9, 2019Jonah Meyer🇺🇸6:18:30—

Countries

  • 🇺🇸 United States59
  • 🇧🇷 Brazil3
  • 🇨🇦 Canada2
  • 🇨🇷 Costa Rica2
  • 🇩🇪 Germany1
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1
  • 🇯🇵 Japan1
  • 🇲🇽 Mexico1
  • 🇸🇬 Singapore1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇺🇸 United States59175:00John Reagan🇺🇸 · 2011
🇧🇷 Brazil316:30:04Marta Mitsui Izo🇧🇷 · Jun 16, 2017
🇨🇦 Canada225:47:05Lisa Neidrauer🇨🇦 · 2012
🇨🇷 Costa Rica216:18:20Rocio Mora Rodriguez🇨🇷 · Jun 20, 2018
🇩🇪 Germany107:01:22Katrin Walter🇩🇪 · Jun 20, 2018
🇬🇧 United Kingdom107:42:39Andrew Wells🇬🇧 · Jun 9, 2019
🇯🇵 Japan106:39:33Yuta Tsuboi🇯🇵 · Jun 16, 2013
🇲🇽 Mexico106:21:31Virgilio Graco Morlan🇲🇽 · Jun 16, 2017
🇸🇬 Singapore108:03:05Jia Long Chua🇸🇬 · Jun 10, 2023

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: New York Open Water. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.