Lake Superior — Canada · United States
Lake Superior – Port Wing (WI) to Two Harbors (MN)
- 35.3 km
- Distance
- Port Wing area, Wisconsin ↔ Two Harbors, Minnesota
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 4
- Swimmers
- 3
- Countries
- 2
- Women
- 50%
- Median time
- 13:15
- Busiest month
- August
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:16:35 | 11:16:35 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13:15 | 13:15 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1988 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is August.
Show the data as a table
| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 0 | 0% |
| August | 4 | 100% |
| September | 0 | 0% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
50%Women
- Women1 · 25%
- Men1 · 25%
- Relays or not stated2 · 50%
Equipment and format
4Crossings
- Skin · Solo3 · 75%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo1 · 25%
Starting side
4Crossings
- From Port Wing area, Wisconsin3 · 75%
- From Two Harbors, Minnesota1 · 25%
Where swimmers come from
2Countries
- 🇨🇦 Canada3 · 75%
- 🇺🇸 United States1 · 25%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Vicki Keith🇨🇦, 27 · Oldest: Bryan Huffman🇺🇸, 51
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 13:41:39, median 13:15.
Times year by year
Median and best time of each year's solo crossings; higher is faster.
Median timeBest
The record over time
Each step is a crossing that beat the best time up to that day, in its category.
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2025 | Bryan Huffman🇺🇸 | 11:16:35 | −1:58:25 |
| Aug 18, 2007 | Paula Stephanson🇨🇦 | 13:15 | −3:45 |
| Aug 15, 1988 | Vicki Keith🇨🇦 | 17:00 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2007 | Paula Stephanson🇨🇦 | 13:15 | — |
Countries
- 🇨🇦 Canada3
- 🇺🇸 United States1
Show the data as a table
| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 3 | 1 | 13:15 | Vicki Keith🇨🇦 · Aug 15, 1988 |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 1 | 0 | 11:16:35 | Bryan Huffman🇺🇸 · Aug 30, 2025 |
Where swimmers land
- Foot of Break-Wall, Two Harbors, Minnesota2
- 9160 Beach Road, Port Wing (WI)1
- Two Harbors, Minnesota1