Au'au Channel — United States

Lanai - Maui

15.2 km
Distance
Lānaʻi ↔ Maui
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data

Timeline

Computed from the recorded crossings: the first, the first by sex, the first from each country and every record broken.

  1. First crossingJim Caldwell
  2. First manJames Caldwell5:30
  3. First from countryJim Caldwell🇺🇸 United States
  4. RecordJames CaldwellSkin · Solo · 5:30
  5. RecordSan Francisco teamSkin · Relay · 3:37
  6. RecordThe SanfranciscansSkin · Relay · 3:36
  7. RecordWaikiki Swim ClubSkin · Relay · 3:17
  8. RecordBob Luce, Judy Collins, Bob JustmanEquipment not declared · Solo · 6:30
  9. RecordMichael David MillerSkin · Solo · 4:02
  10. First womanCarol Lee
  11. RecordMichael David MillerSkin · Solo · 3:37
  12. First from countryDavid O'Brien🇦🇺 Australia
  13. First from countryUlrich Klinke🇩🇪 Germany
  14. First from countryAlfie Calpito🇵🇭 Philippines
  15. RecordBob West, Janet Lamott, Kaeti BailieEquipment not declared · Solo · 6:20
  16. First from countryShane Richard Collins🇨🇦 Canada
  17. RecordIrvine NovaquaticsWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay · 3:19
  18. RecordAnne ClevelandWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 4:09:46
  19. First from countryMarcos Diaz🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
  20. RecordMarcos Diaz · Race · 3:24
  21. RecordMichelle DeasyWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 3:49:48
  22. First from countryMichelle Santilhano🇿🇦 South Africa
  23. First from countryPam Dickson🇳🇿 New Zealand
  24. First from countryMadhu Nagaraja🇮🇳 India
  25. First from countryEllen Olson🇸🇪 Sweden
  26. First from countrySakura Hingley🇬🇧 United Kingdom
  27. RecordForrest Nelson, Tina NeillEquipment not declared · Solo · 5:38
  28. RecordBill Goding, Quinn RiordanEquipment not declared · Solo · 3:41
  29. RecordPaul TowersWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage · 6:06
  30. First from countryNatalia Chuich🇷🇺 Russia
  31. First from countryAby Ortega González🇲🇽 Mexico
  32. First from countryBoguslaw Stanislaw Ogrodnik🇵🇱 Poland
  33. First from countryNorihito Yoshioka🇯🇵 Japan

Crossings per decade

100200197019801990200020102020

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: Hawaiian Channel Swimming Association. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.