Strait of Juan de Fuca — United States
Strait of Juan de Fuca
- 16.9 km
- Distance
- Vancouver Island (BC) ↔ Olympic Peninsula (WA)
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 12
- Swimmers
- 12
- Countries
- 3
- Women
- 40%
- Median time
- 10:22:04
- Busiest month
- August
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declared
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Equipment not declared | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:13:16 | 8:13:16 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:48:15 | 6:48:15 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10:22:04 | 10:22:04 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:45 | 7:45 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:59 | 6:59 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:01 | 14:01 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1956 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10:17 | 10:44:30 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:22 | 11:22 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is August.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 1 | 8% |
| August | 8 | 67% |
| September | 3 | 25% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
40%Women
- Women4 · 33%
- Men6 · 50%
- Relays or not stated2 · 17%
Equipment and format
12Crossings
- Equipment not declared · Solo11 · 92%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo1 · 8%
Starting side
12Crossings
- From Vancouver Island (BC)3 · 25%
- From Olympic Peninsula (WA)9 · 75%
Where swimmers come from
3Countries
- 🇺🇸 United States5 · 56%
- 🇨🇦 Canada3 · 33%
- 🇮🇪 Ireland1 · 11%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Kimberly Rutherford🇺🇸, 59 · Oldest: Kimberly Rutherford🇺🇸, 59
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 9:56:08, median 10:22:04.
Times year by year
Median and best time of each year's solo crossings; higher is faster.
Median timeBest
The record over time
Each step is a crossing that beat the best time up to that day, in its category.
Equipment not declared · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2023 | Andrew Packer🇺🇸 | 6:48:15 | −0:10:45 |
| Sep 6, 2015 | Andrew Michael Malinak🇺🇸 | 6:59 | −3:18 |
| Aug 18, 1956 | Ben Laughren | 10:17 | −1:05 |
| Jul 8, 1955 | Bert Thomas🇺🇸 | 11:22 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2019 | Kimberly Rutherford🇺🇸 | 10:22:04 | — |
Countries
- 🇺🇸 United States5
- 🇨🇦 Canada3
- 🇮🇪 Ireland1
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | 5 | 1 | 6:48:15 | Bert Thomas🇺🇸 · Jul 8, 1955 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 3 | 2 | 10:38 | Cliff Lumsdon🇨🇦 · Aug 17, 1956 |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1 | 0 | 8:13:16 | John Charles Curley🇮🇪 · Sep 2, 2025 |