Santa Barbara Channel — United States

Mainland - Santa Cruz Island

38.8 km
Distance
Diablo Anchorage, Santa Cruz Island ↔ Leadbetter Beach, Santa Barbara
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 crossingDavid Yudovin15:15
  2. First from countryDavid Yudovin🇺🇸 United States15:15
  3. RecordDavid YudovinSkin · Solo · 15:15
  4. RecordSanta Cruz Island RelaySkin · Relay · 11:47
  5. RecordAshby HarperEquipment not declared · Solo · 16:24
  6. First from countryNed Denison🇮🇪 Ireland10:27
  7. RecordNed DenisonWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 10:27
  8. First from countryPaul Lewis🇬🇧 United Kingdom13:16:30
  9. RecordPaul LewisEquipment not declared · Solo · 13:16:30
  10. First womanRendy Lynn Opdycke10:51
  11. RecordRendy Lynn OpdyckeEquipment not declared · Solo · 10:51
  12. First from countryRegina Matheu🇬🇹 Guatemala11:40
  13. RecordJessica Moore, Christopher Mykkanen, Megan Merlihan, Karsten Johnson, Brandon Bass, Mo BourdiWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay · 8:31
  14. First from countryMarilyn Korzekwa🇨🇦 Canada18:45
  15. RecordJessica KierasWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 9:26:41

Crossings per decade

51980200020102020

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