Atlantic Ocean — Brazil
Leme - Pontal
- 36.0 km
- Distance
- Pedra do Leme (largada no mar) ↔ Praia do Pontal
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 243
- Swimmers
- 240
- Countries
- 8
- Women
- 27%
- Median time
- 10:21
- Busiest month
- December
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declared
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Equipment not declared | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 9:19 | 10:27 |
| 2025 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 8:40 | 10:13 |
| 2024 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 7:52 | 10:25 |
| 2023 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 8:27 | 10:50:30 |
| 2022 | 42 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 8:00 | 10:48 |
| 2021 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 8:25 | 10:24 |
| 2020 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7:40 | 8:42:30 |
| 2019 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 8:41:41 | 11:05 |
| 2018 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 6:22 | 8:58:49 |
| 2017 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 7:02:04 | 10:49 |
| 2016 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 7:34 | 10:22 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9:23 | 9:23 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8:25 | 8:25 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is December.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 23 | 10% |
| February | 20 | 9% |
| March | 17 | 7% |
| April | 22 | 10% |
| May | 16 | 7% |
| June | 8 | 4% |
| July | 10 | 4% |
| August | 13 | 6% |
| September | 13 | 6% |
| October | 26 | 11% |
| November | 26 | 11% |
| December | 33 | 15% |
Women and men
27%Women
- Women48 · 20%
- Men127 · 52%
- Relays or not stated68 · 28%
Equipment and format
243Crossings
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo124 · 51%
- Skin · Solo53 · 22%
- Skin · Relay38 · 16%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay25 · 10%
- Equipment not declared · Solo3 · 1%
Single and multiple
243Crossings
- One-way240 · 99%
- Two-way3 · 1%
Where swimmers come from
8Countries
- 🇧🇷 Brazil165 · 92%
- 🇦🇷 Argentina4 · 2%
- 🇪🇸 Spain3 · 2%
- 🇲🇽 Mexico3 · 2%
- 🇺🇸 United States2 · 1%
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay2 · 1%
- 🇨🇴 Colombia1 · 1%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Mariana Chevalier Santos🇧🇷, 16 · Oldest: Rubens Vaz Ianelli🇧🇷, 72
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 10:37:44, median 10:21.
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.
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · SoloSkin · SoloSkin · RelayWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · RelayEquipment not declared · Solo
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2018 | Alan Viana🇧🇷 | 6:22 | −0:40:04 |
| Dec 15, 2017 | Thiago Toshio Rebollo🇧🇷 | 7:02:04 | −0:31:56 |
| Dec 19, 2016 | Marcos Campos🇧🇷 | 7:34 | −0:51 |
| Dec 12, 2008 | Anderson🇧🇷 | 8:25 | — |
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2018 | Glauco Rangel🇧🇷 | 7:13:27 | −0:08:33 |
| Mar 19, 2018 | Alan Viana🇧🇷 | 7:22 | −1:31 |
| Oct 2, 2017 | Cesar Saade Jr🇧🇷 | 8:53 | −0:30 |
| Jul 12, 2015 | Adherbal Treidler de Oliveira🇧🇷 | 9:23 | — |
Skin · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2016 | Team Maia 59 | 7:13 | −0:58:32 |
| Nov 6, 2016 | LL Gladiadores I | 8:11:32 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2016 | Team Maia 59 | 7:13 | −0:58 |
| Nov 6, 2016 | LL Gladiadores1 | 8:11 | — |
Equipment not declared · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2022 | Gabriel de Carvalho Antunes🇧🇷, Henrique Pereira Fortes🇧🇷 | 8:12 | −2:12 |
| Apr 26, 2021 | Izabela Oliveira Rodrigues🇧🇷, Ana Paula Lima Vilarinho🇧🇷 | 10:24 | — |
Countries
- 🇧🇷 Brazil165
- 🇦🇷 Argentina4
- 🇪🇸 Spain3
- 🇲🇽 Mexico3
- 🇺🇸 United States2
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay2
- 🇨🇴 Colombia1
Show the data as a table
| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 165 | 42 | 6:22 | Anderson🇧🇷 · Dec 12, 2008 |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 4 | 0 | 10:11 | Hector Mariano Mortara🇦🇷 · Jul 24, 2022 |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 3 | 2 | 13:47 | Margarita Llorens Bagur🇪🇸 · Feb 6, 2024 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 3 | 3 | 8:02 | Aby Ortega González🇲🇽 · Dec 15, 2022 |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 2 | 0 | 15:33 | Anthony McCarley🇺🇸 · Nov 5, 2019 |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 11:25 | Eduardo Daniel Appoloni Rotela🇺🇾 · Mar 4, 2023 |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | 1 | 1 | 11:03 | Monica Biviana Calderon Guzman🇨🇴 · Mar 16, 2024 |
Where swimmers land
- Praia do Pontal139
- Pontal104