Lake Tahoe — United States

True Width of Lake Tahoe

19.1 km
Distance
Homewood (CA) ↔ Glenbrook (NV)
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 crossingDavid Norman Rich7:24:36
  2. First from countryDavid Norman Rich🇺🇸 United States7:24:36
  3. RecordDavid Norman RichSkin · Solo · 7:24:36
  4. RecordEstelle Pitard, Sarah Weimer, Zoé BezpalkoSkin · Relay · 7:38:44
  5. First womanErika Shanahan Gliebe6:29:16
  6. RecordErika Shanahan GliebeSkin · Solo · 6:29:16
  7. RecordErika Shanahan GliebeWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 6:29:16
  8. First from countryAdrienne Lappan🇨🇦 Canada12:01:08
  9. RecordNicholas KelleySkin · Solo · 5:56:12
  10. RecordAnna NewmanSkin · Solo · 4:48:38
  11. First from countrySteve Berger🇬🇧 United Kingdom6:35:57
  12. RecordSteve BergerAssisted · Solo · 6:35:57
  13. First from countryJorge Angel🇨🇴 Colombia4:43:10
  14. RecordJorge AngelSkin · Solo · 4:43:10
  15. RecordNathan SchottAssisted · Solo · 5:39:02
  16. RecordTodd ChappellAssisted · Solo · 5:37:53
  17. RecordKathryn Duder, Abbey Brau, Brian ShumakerSkin · Relay · 6:40:37
  18. First from countryFatima Maestro🇵🇭 Philippines6:42:02
  19. First from countryRagip Vural Tandogan🇹🇷 Türkiye7:36:49
  20. First from countryKaren Sheehan🇮🇪 Ireland8:42:21
  21. First from countryJosefine Ohlsson🇸🇪 Sweden7:03:49
  22. RecordLauren GrousWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 6:00
  23. First from countryAstolfo Feregrino🇲🇽 Mexico7:31:43
  24. First from countryAbhijeet Kulkarni🇮🇳 India6:52:07
  25. First from countryBen Askew-Renaut🇪🇸 Spain6:13:53
  26. First from countryNicolas Douillet🇫🇷 France6:58:08
  27. First from countryKim Cook🇦🇺 Australia7:41:47
  28. RecordAlex KostichSkin · Solo · 4:28:55

Crossings per decade

10020102020

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: Lake Tahoe Open Water Swimming Association. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.