Lake Taupo — New Zealand

north - south

22.9 km
Distance
north ↔ south
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
4
Swimmers
3
Countries
1
Women
50%
Median time
12:26:30
Busiest month
February

Crossings per year

Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.

12197819791980198119821983
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
198311011:5811:58
1982000——
1981000——
198022012:5514:26:30
1979000——
197811010:4710:47

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is February.

123JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February375%
March125%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August00%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

50%Women
  • Women2 · 50%
  • Men2 · 50%

Equipment and format

4Crossings
  • Skin · Solo4 · 100%

Where swimmers come from

1Countries
  • 🇳🇿 New Zealand4 · 100%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

0.51<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Sheryl McLay🇳🇿, 22 · Oldest: Sheryl McLay🇳🇿, 22

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 12:54:30, median 12:26:30.

0.5110:3011:0011:3012:0012:3013:0013:3014:0014:3015:0015:30

Times year by year

Median and best time of each year's solo crossings; higher is faster.

10:54:5412:36:4514:18:36197819791980198119821983
Median timeBest

Countries

  • 🇳🇿 New Zealand4
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇳🇿 New Zealand4210:47John Coutts🇳🇿 · Feb 25, 1978

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.