Lake Taupo — New Zealand

Length of Lake Taupo

40.0 km
Distance
Little Waihi, Lake Taupō ↔ Taupō (Yacht Club)
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data

Crossings marked «documented» are historical: reconstructed from chronicles, newspapers, archives and race results, with no governing body to ratify them. In the rankings they stand with the ratified ones. Source New Zealand Open Water Swimming Association.

Traditional knitted textile swimsuit, cap and goggles: no wetsuit and no tech suit; no contact with the boat and no drafting behind it.

Podium · Skin · Solo · One-way

  1. 1
    Karen Bisley🇳🇿
    10:40 · 1984 · 1 in Skin · Solo
  2. 2
    10:47 · Feb 25, 1978 · 2 in Skin · Solo
  3. 2
    10:47 · Feb 25, 1978 · 2 in Skin · Solo
  4. 2
    10:47 · Feb 25, 1978 · 2 in Skin · Solo
  5. 2
    John Coutts🇳🇿
    10:47 · Feb 25, 1978 · 2 in Skin · Solo

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Pos.↑SwimmerDateTime
1Karen Bisley198410:40documented
2Chris HurdleyFeb 25, 197810:47documented
2Patrick BensonFeb 25, 197810:47documented
2Sandra BlewittFeb 25, 197810:47documented
2John CouttsFeb 25, 197810:47documented
6Kaine ThompsonMar 15, 199011:13documented
7Bill Rout197711:31documented
8John Coutts198111:39documented
9Stephen RainbowMar 20, 198811:42documented
10Ingrid GreensladeJan 14, 198711:52documented
11Sheryl McClayFeb 12, 198311:58documented
12Mohamed ElmessiryFeb 16, 198012:43documented
12Mohammed El MeseeryFeb 16, 198012:43documented
14Philip RushFeb 16, 198012:52documented
15Patrick CoxJan 197712:54documented
16John CouttsFeb 16, 198012:55documented
17Carolyn WordsworthFeb 16, 198014:08documented
18Rhonda SmidtFeb 16, 198015:18documented
19Belinda ShieldsMar 8, 198015:58documented
—Michael QuinlivanFeb 1984—documented

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: New Zealand Open Water Swimming Association. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.