Length of Lake Taupo

Timeline

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

1. 1977
   First crossingBill Rout11:31
2. 1977
   First from countryBill Rout🇳🇿 New Zealand11:31
3. 1977
   RecordBill RoutSkin · Solo · 11:31
4. Feb 25, 1978
   First womanSandra Blewitt10:47
5. Feb 25, 1978
   RecordChris HurdleySkin · Solo · 10:47
6. Feb 16, 1980
   First from countryMohamed Elmessiry🇪🇬 Egypt12:43
7. 1984
   RecordKaren BisleySkin · Solo · 10:40
8. Mar 10, 1985
   RecordPhilip RushEquipment not declared · Solo · 10:14:58
9. Feb 8, 2002
   RecordTrish ColeyWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 18:39
10. Feb 9, 2002
    RecordCorry DeckerWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 13:19
11. Feb 24, 2008
    RecordJason PappsWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 12:38
12. Mar 11, 2008
    RecordAnna MarshallWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 11:26:58
13. Feb 23, 2013
    RecordCasey GloverWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 10:52
14. 2014
    First from countrySasha Downing🇦🇺 Australia
15. Apr 5, 2015
    First from countryTim Robinson🇬🇧 United Kingdom14:34:04
16. Jan 2019
    RecordAlice SagarWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 10:48
17. Mar 18, 2019
    First from countryEliza Cummings🇺🇸 United States11:49:56
18. Apr 1, 2021
    First from countryGrainne Mary Moss🇮🇪 Ireland14:49:19
19. Feb 19, 2023
    First from countryAndrey Bozhko🇷🇺 Russia13:19:55
20. Mar 6, 2023
    First from countryJan Steenkamp🇿🇦 South Africa14:05:03
21. Jan 31, 2024
    First from countryRuth Mariñosa López🇪🇸 Spain16:20:27
22. Mar 2, 2025
    First from countryAttila Mányoki🇭🇺 Hungary13:48:37

Crossings per decade