Santa Barbara Channel — United States

Santa Cruz Island - Santa Rosa Island

9.0 km
Distance
Kinton Point, Santa Cruz Island ↔ Skunk Point, Santa Rosa Island
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 crossingPenny Palfrey2:30
  2. First womanPenny Palfrey2:30
  3. First from countryPenny Palfrey🇦🇺 Australia2:30
  4. RecordPenny PalfreyWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 2:30
  5. RecordPenny PalfreyEquipment not declared · Solo · 2:31:52
  6. First manSantosh Manohar Patil4:04:15
  7. First from countrySantosh Manohar Patil🇮🇳 India4:04:15
  8. First from countryDan Simonelli🇺🇸 United States4:05:30

Crossings per decade

2420002010

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.