Pacific Ocean — Australia

Palm - Shelley

22.4 km
Distance
Palm ↔ Shelley
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 crossingMarty Filipowski
  2. First from countryMarty Filipowski🇦🇺 Australia
  3. First womanKatya Noble7:48
  4. RecordKatya NobleWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 7:48
  5. RecordLynton Charles Mortensen · Race · 8:23
  6. First from countryVictor Martin Pineiro🇦🇷 Argentina
  7. RecordRoss Charles Youngman · Race · 7:52
  8. First from countryAndy Donaldson🇬🇧 United Kingdom6:05
  9. RecordAndy Donaldson · Race · 6:05
  10. First from countryMichael Pranckl🇦🇹 Austria7:20
  11. First from countryAbigail A. Fairman🇺🇸 United States8:32
  12. RecordBob TarrWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 6:20

Crossings per decade

102020102020

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.