Lake Ontario — Canada

Lake Ontario – Port Dalhousie to Oakville

42.1 km
Distance
Lakeside Park, Port Dalhousie, Ontario ↔ Oakville, Ontario
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
6
Swimmers
4
Countries
2
Women
0%
Median time
20:52
Busiest month
August

Crossings per year

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

12320122014201620182020
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
202111019:49:5719:49:57
2020000——
2019000——
2018000——
2017000——
2016000——
2015000——
2014000——
2013000——
201232120:5220:52:50
201121118:09:2418:09:24

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is August.

24JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July120%
August480%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

0%Women
  • Women0 · 0%
  • Men1 · 17%
  • Relays or not stated5 · 83%

Equipment and format

6Crossings
  • Skin · Solo4 · 67%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo2 · 33%

Starting side

6Crossings
  • From Lakeside Park, Port Dalhousie, Ontario5 · 83%
  • From Oakville, Ontario1 · 17%

Where swimmers come from

2Countries
  • 🇨🇦 Canada5 · 83%
  • 🇮🇳 India1 · 17%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

123<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Melanie Price🇨🇦, 38 · Oldest: Rob Kent🇨🇦, 47

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 20:50:03, median 20:52.

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Times year by year

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

18:15:1719:31:0720:46:5720122014201620182020
Median timeBest

Countries

  • 🇨🇦 Canada5
  • 🇮🇳 India1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇨🇦 Canada5018:09:24Melanie Price🇨🇦 · 2011
🇮🇳 India1024:26:03Madhu Nagaraja🇮🇳 · Jul 28, 2012

Where swimmers land

  • Coronation Park, Oakville1
  • Lakeside Park, Oakville1
  • Lakeside Park, Port Dalhousie1
  • Oakville1
  • Oakville, Canada1
  • Wilder Park, Oakville1

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.