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
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Crossings
3
Swimmers
2
Countries
2
Women
100%
Median time
17:53:41
Busiest month
September

Crossings per year

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

122010201220142016201820202022
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declared
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declaredBestMedian time
2022100124:0724:07
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2009201117:53:4117:53:41

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is September.

12JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August00%
September267%
October133%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

100%Women
  • Women3 · 100%
  • Men0 · 0%

Equipment and format

3Crossings
  • Equipment not declared · Solo2 · 67%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo1 · 33%

Where swimmers come from

2Countries
  • 🇦🇺 Australia2 · 67%
  • 🇺🇸 United States1 · 33%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

12<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Jessica Kieras🇺🇸, 42 · Oldest: Penny Palfrey🇦🇺, 47

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 19:58:07, median 17:53:41.

1217:3018:3019:3020:3021:3022:3023:30

Countries

  • 🇦🇺 Australia2
  • 🇺🇸 United States1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇦🇺 Australia2217:53:41Penny Palfrey🇦🇺 · Sep 25, 2009
🇺🇸 United States1124:07Jessica Kieras🇺🇸 · Oct 5, 2022

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.