Pacific Ocean — United States

Oxnard - Santa Cruz Island

30.4 km
Distance
San Pedro Point, Santa Cruz Island ↔ Hollywood Beach, Oxnard
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
21
Swimmers
24
Countries
4
Women
67%
Median time
10:39:08
Busiest month
September

Crossings per year

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

2419851990199520002005201020152020
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declared
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declaredBestMedian time
202110019:26:419:26:41
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2019402210:3912:47:38
2018100118:4518:45
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201350328:598:59:58
201210019:47:399:47:39
2011201110:3210:32:35
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200620119:4710:07:03
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1983210115:1515:15:15

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is September.

5JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January212%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July318%
August424%
September741%
October16%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

67%Women
  • Women10 · 48%
  • Men5 · 24%
  • Relays or not stated6 · 29%

Equipment and format

21Crossings
  • Equipment not declared · Solo11 · 52%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo7 · 33%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay2 · 10%
  • Skin · Solo1 · 5%

Starting side

21Crossings
  • From San Pedro Point, Santa Cruz Island19 · 90%
  • From Hollywood Beach, Oxnard2 · 10%

Where swimmers come from

4Countries
  • 🇺🇸 United States16 · 84%
  • 🇨🇦 Canada1 · 5%
  • 🇬🇹 Guatemala1 · 5%
  • 🇮🇪 Ireland1 · 5%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

24<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: David Yudovin🇺🇸, 32 · Oldest: Jim McConica🇺🇸, 62

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 11:53:39, median 10:39:08.

248:309:3010:3011:3012:3013:3014:3015:3016:3017:3018:30

Times year by year

Median and best time of each year's solo crossings; higher is faster.

9:20:0613:5218:23:541990200020102020
Median timeBest

The record over time

Each step is a crossing that beat the best time up to that day, in its category.

9:12:3312:07:1515:01:57198519901995200020052010
Equipment not declared · SoloWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
Equipment not declared · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Sep 20, 2013Jim McConica🇺🇸8:59:58−0:47:41
Sep 15, 2012Evan Morrison🇺🇸9:47:39−0:39:27
Oct 4, 2006Ned Denison🇮🇪10:27:06−4:48:24
Aug 16, 1983David Yudovin🇺🇸15:15:30—
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Sep 20, 2013Jim McConica🇺🇸8:59−0:48
2006Evan Morrison🇺🇸9:47—
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
2013Live Bait12:13—
Skin · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
1983David Yudovin🇺🇸15:15—

Countries

  • 🇺🇸 United States16
  • 🇨🇦 Canada1
  • 🇬🇹 Guatemala1
  • 🇮🇪 Ireland1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇺🇸 United States1688:59David Yudovin🇺🇸 · 1983
🇨🇦 Canada1118:45Marilyn Korzekwa🇨🇦 · Sep 12, 2018
🇬🇹 Guatemala1111:40:44María Regina Matheu Pastorio de Santizo🇬🇹 · Jul 26, 2013
🇮🇪 Ireland1010:27:06Ned Denison🇮🇪 · Oct 4, 2006

Where swimmers land

  • Oxnard3
  • Silver Strand Beach in Oxnard2
  • Silverstrand Beach2
  • Hollywood Beach1
  • Santa Cruz Island1
  • Silver Stand Beach1

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.