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
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Crossings
7
Swimmers
4
Countries
3
Women
40%
Median time
2:52:05
Busiest month
June

Crossings per year

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

242008200920102011201220132014201520162017
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declared
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declaredBestMedian time
201720114:05:304:05:30
20160000——
20150000——
201410014:04:154:04:15
20130000——
20120000——
20110000——
20100000——
20090000——
200840222:302:41:56

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is June.

12JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June240%
July00%
August00%
September240%
October120%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

40%Women
  • Women2 · 29%
  • Men3 · 43%
  • Relays or not stated2 · 29%

Equipment and format

7Crossings
  • Equipment not declared · Solo4 · 57%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo3 · 43%

Starting side

7Crossings
  • From Kinton Point, Santa Cruz Island1 · 14%
  • From Skunk Point, Santa Rosa Island6 · 86%

Where swimmers come from

3Countries
  • 🇦🇺 Australia4 · 57%
  • 🇺🇸 United States2 · 29%
  • 🇮🇳 India1 · 14%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

123<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Santosh Manohar Patil🇮🇳, 33 · Oldest: Chris Palfrey🇦🇺, 51

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 3:17:19, median 2:52:05.

242:303:003:304:00

Times year by year

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

2:33:263:17:454:02:0420082010201220142016
Median timeBest

Countries

  • 🇦🇺 Australia4
  • 🇺🇸 United States2
  • 🇮🇳 India1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇦🇺 Australia422:30Penny Palfrey🇦🇺 · 2008
🇺🇸 United States204:05:30Dan Simonelli🇺🇸 · Sep 26, 2017
🇮🇳 India104:04:15Santosh Manohar Patil🇮🇳 · Oct 25, 2014

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.