Lake Erie — Canada · United States

Lake Erie – Dunkirk (NY) to Port Maitland area (ON)

46.2 km
Distance
Dunkirk, New York ↔ Port Maitland area, Ontario
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
3
Swimmers
2
Countries
1
Women
—
Median time
18:23
Busiest month
July

Crossings per year

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

121992199319941995199619971998
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
199822018:2318:23
1997000——
1996000——
1995000——
1994000——
1993000——
199211023:4123:41

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is July.

12JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July267%
August133%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

—Women
  • Women0 · 0%
  • Men0 · 0%
  • Relays or not stated3 · 100%

Equipment and format

3Crossings
  • Skin · Solo3 · 100%

Where swimmers come from

1Countries
  • 🇨🇦 Canada3 · 100%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

0.51<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Paula Stephanson🇨🇦, 19 · Oldest: Bob Weir🇨🇦, 49

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 20:09, median 18:23.

1218:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:3021:0021:3022:0022:3023:0023:30

The record over time

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

18:34:2721:0223:29:331992199419961998
Skin · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jul 1998Paula Stephanson🇨🇦18:23−5:18
Aug 26, 1992Bob Weir🇨🇦23:41—

Countries

  • 🇨🇦 Canada3
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇨🇦 Canada3018:23Bob Weir🇨🇦 · Aug 26, 1992

Where swimmers land

  • Mohawk Point (Ontario)1
  • Rock Point Provincial Park (Ontario)1
  • Rock Point Provincial Park, Ontario Canada1

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: Solo Swims of Ontario. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.