Pailolo Channel

Timeline

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

1. 1973
   First crossingJim Caldwell
2. 1973
   First manJames Caldwell5:20
3. 1973
   First from countryJim Caldwell🇺🇸 United States
4. 1973
   RecordJames CaldwellSkin · Solo · 5:20
5. 1990
   RecordLinda KaiserSkin · Solo · 4:46
6. 1991
   First from countryUlrich Klinke🇩🇪 Germany
7. Mar 15, 2009
   First from countryChris Palfrey🇦🇺 Australia
8. 2011
   First womanTina Neill
9. May 2011
   RecordForrest Nelson, Tina NeillEquipment not declared · Solo · 6:05
10. Jul 13, 2011
    RecordKarah NazorWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 4:30
11. 2012
    RecordWilliam Eugene BrownWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 3:59
12. 2018
    First from countryScott Schroeder🇨🇦 Canada
13. Sep 2018
    RecordPaul TowersWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage · 5:52
14. Sep 2019
    RecordPaul TowersWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage · 5:50:10
15. Sep 2019
    Record7 swimmers · Race · 5:50:10
16. 2022
    First from countryNatalia Chuich🇷🇺 Russia
17. 2025
    First from countryBoguslaw Stanislaw Ogrodnik🇵🇱 Poland
18. 2025
    First from countryNorihito Yoshioka🇯🇵 Japan

Crossings per decade