Pacific Ocean — Australia
Palm - Shelley
- 22.4 km
- Distance
- Palm ↔ Shelley
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 31
- Swimmers
- 29
- Countries
- 5
- Women
- 45%
- Median time
- 8:00
- Busiest month
- April
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearOther
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:59 | 6:59 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6:20 | 7:51 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6:05 | 7:47:30 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 7:52 | 8:12 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7:48 | 7:48:13 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is April.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 3% |
| February | 4 | 14% |
| March | 8 | 28% |
| April | 13 | 45% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 1 | 3% |
| July | 0 | 0% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 0 | 0% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 2 | 7% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
45%Women
- Women13 · 42%
- Men16 · 52%
- Relays or not stated2 · 6%
Equipment and format
31Crossings
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo27 · 87%
- — · Race4 · 13%
Starting side
31Crossings
- From Palm9 · 29%
- Direction not declared22 · 71%
Where swimmers come from
5Countries
- 🇦🇺 Australia26 · 84%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2 · 6%
- 🇦🇷 Argentina1 · 3%
- 🇦🇹 Austria1 · 3%
- 🇺🇸 United States1 · 3%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Michael Anthony Lawrence Payne🇦🇺, 21 · Oldest: Lynton Charles Mortensen🇦🇺, 54
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 8:00:02, median 8:00.
Times year by year
Median and best time of each year's solo crossings; higher is faster.
Median timeBest
The record over time
Each step is a crossing that beat the best time up to that day, in its category.
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo— · Race
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2023 | Bob Tarr🇦🇺 | 6:20 | −1:28 |
| Apr 13, 2019 | Katya Noble🇦🇺 | 7:48 | — |
— · Race
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Andy Donaldson🇬🇧 | 6:05 | −1:47 |
| Apr 17, 2021 | Ross Charles Youngman🇦🇺 | 7:52 | −0:31 |
| Apr 13, 2019 | Lynton Charles Mortensen🇦🇺 | 8:23 | — |
Countries
- 🇦🇺 Australia26
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2
- 🇦🇷 Argentina1
- 🇦🇹 Austria1
- 🇺🇸 United States1
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 26 | 12 | 6:20 | Marty Filipowski🇦🇺 · Jun 18, 2016 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2 | 0 | 6:05 | Andy Donaldson🇬🇧 · 2022 |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1 | 0 | — | Victor Martin Pineiro🇦🇷 · Apr 17, 2021 |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 1 | 0 | 7:20 | Michael Pranckl🇦🇹 · Mar 11, 2023 |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 1 | 1 | 8:32 | Abigail A. Fairman🇺🇸 · Mar 11, 2023 |
Where swimmers land
- Shelly Beach4
- Shelley Beach3
- Shelley2