OmniathlonOWS
Santa Barbara Channel — United States

Santa Barbara Island - Point Vicente

63.7 km
Distance
Arch Point, Santa Barbara Island ↔ Point Vicente, Palos Verdes
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. Sep 25, 2009
    First crossingPenny Palfrey17:53:41
  2. Sep 25, 2009
    First womanPenny Palfrey17:53:41
  3. Sep 25, 2009
    First from countryPenny Palfrey🇦🇺 Australia17:53:41
  4. Sep 25, 2009
    RecordPenny PalfreyEquipment not declared · Solo · 17:53:41
  5. Sep 25, 2009
    RecordPenny PalfreyWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 17:53:41
  6. Oct 5, 2022
    First from countryJessica Kieras🇺🇸 United States24:07

Crossings per decade

1220002020

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.