Lake Simcoe — Canada

Lake Simcoe – Barrie to Orillia

33.1 km
Distance
Centennial Park, Barrie, Ontario ↔ Orillia, Ontario
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
5
Swimmers
3
Countries
2
Women
60%
Median time
18:45
Busiest month
July

Crossings per year

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

1219901995200020052010
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
201121118:4418:44:30
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2000000——
199922021:0921:09
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198711017:1417:14

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is July.

123JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June125%
July375%
August00%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

60%Women
  • Women3 · 60%
  • Men2 · 40%

Equipment and format

5Crossings
  • Skin · Solo4 · 80%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo1 · 20%

Where swimmers come from

2Countries
  • 🇨🇦 Canada3 · 60%
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2 · 40%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

12<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Kim Middleton🇨🇦, 28 · Oldest: Bryan Finlay🇬🇧, 56

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 19:24:12, median 18:45.

1217:0017:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:3021:00

Times year by year

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

17:22:2819:11:3021:00:3219901995200020052010
Median timeBest

Countries

  • 🇨🇦 Canada3
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇨🇦 Canada3317:14Kim Middleton🇨🇦 · Jul 31, 1987
🇬🇧 United Kingdom2021:09Bryan Finlay🇬🇧 · Jul 24, 1999

Where swimmers land

  • Orillia2
  • Huronia Regional Centre, Orillia1
  • Kitchener Park, Orillia1
  • Port of Orillia via The Narrows and Lake Couchiching1

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.