Lake Erie — Canada

Lake Erie – Pelee Island to Leamington (ON)

24.8 km
Distance
Pelee Island ↔ Leamington, Ontario
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
3
Swimmers
2
Countries
2
Women
0%
Median time
10:44
Busiest month
June

Crossings per year

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

12199319941995199619971998199920002001
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
200121110:4410:44
2000000——
1999000——
1998000——
1997000——
1996000——
1995000——
1994000——
199311014:4614:46

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is June.

12JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June267%
July00%
August00%
September133%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

0%Women
  • Women0 · 0%
  • Men2 · 67%
  • Relays or not stated1 · 33%

Equipment and format

3Crossings
  • Skin · Solo2 · 67%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo1 · 33%

Starting side

3Crossings
  • From Pelee Island1 · 33%
  • From Leamington, Ontario2 · 67%

Where swimmers come from

2Countries
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2 · 67%
  • 🇨🇦 Canada1 · 33%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

12<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Ian James🇨🇦, 34 · Oldest: Bryan Finlay🇬🇧, 58

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 12:04:40, median 10:44.

1210:3011:0011:3012:0012:3013:0013:3014:0014:30

The record over time

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

10:52:4312:4514:37:171994199619982000
Skin · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jun 23, 2001Bryan Finlay🇬🇧10:44−4:02
Sep 4, 1993Ian James🇨🇦14:46—
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jun 23, 2001Bryan Finlay🇬🇧10:44—

Countries

  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2
  • 🇨🇦 Canada1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom2010:44Bryan Finlay🇬🇧 · Jun 23, 2001
🇨🇦 Canada1014:46Ian James🇨🇦 · Sep 4, 1993

Where swimmers land

  • Leamington (Ontario)1
  • Pelee Island1
  • Pelee Island lighthouse1

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.