Lake Ontario — Canada · United States

Lake Ontario – Sackets Harbor (NY) to Kingston (ON)

42.5 km
Distance
Sackets Harbor, New York ↔ Confederation Basin, Kingston, Ontario
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
4
Swimmers
2
Countries
1
Women
—
Median time
35:15
Busiest month
August

Crossings per year

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

12320032004200520062007
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
200711023:1523:15
2006000——
2005000——
2004000——
200331235:1535:15

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is August.

24JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August4100%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

—Women
  • Women0 · 0%
  • Men0 · 0%
  • Relays or not stated4 · 100%

Equipment and format

4Crossings
  • Skin · Solo2 · 50%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo2 · 50%

Where swimmers come from

1Countries
  • 🇨🇦 Canada4 · 100%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

123<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Natalie Lambert🇨🇦, 14 · Oldest: John Munro🇨🇦, 52

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 32:15, median 35:15.

12323:0024:0025:0026:0027:0028:0029:0030:0031:0032:0033:0034:0035:00

The record over time

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

23:40:5529:1534:49:0520032004200520062007
Skin · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Aug 27, 2007Natalie Lambert🇨🇦23:15−12:00
Aug 12, 2003John Munro🇨🇦35:15—
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Aug 12, 2003John Munro🇨🇦35:15—

Countries

  • 🇨🇦 Canada4
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇨🇦 Canada4023:15John Munro🇨🇦 · Aug 12, 2003

Where swimmers land

  • Confederation Basin in Kingston, Ontario1
  • Confederation Basin, Kingston (ON)1
  • Confederation Basin, Kingston, Ontario1
  • Confederation Park, Kingston, Ontario1

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.