Tsugaru Strait — Japan

Tsugaru Strait

19.4 km
Distance
Honshu ↔ Hokkaido
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
72
Swimmers
51
Countries
21
Women
24%
Median time
11:02:23
Busiest month
July

Crossings per year

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

5102010201220142016201820202022
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
202250510:59:5611:20:17
20212029:57:059:57:05
2020202——
2019130137:13:1510:00:32
2018140146:20:5211:58:11
20176068:29:4710:36:11
20167078:31:1711:02:23
201550510:37:4512:05:34
20145057:298:33:30
201360615:3115:31
20125057:3014:32
201110111:5511:55
2010000——
2009101——

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is July.

102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June23%
July3042%
August2636%
September1419%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

24%Women
  • Women11 · 15%
  • Men34 · 47%
  • Relays or not stated27 · 38%

Equipment and format

72Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo45 · 63%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay27 · 38%

Starting side

72Crossings
  • From Honshu71 · 99%
  • From Hokkaido1 · 1%

Where swimmers come from

21Countries
  • 🇯🇵 Japan10 · 22%
  • 🇦🇺 Australia5 · 11%
  • 🇺🇸 United States4 · 9%
  • 🇩🇪 Germany3 · 7%
  • 🇳🇿 New Zealand3 · 7%
  • 🇿🇦 South Africa3 · 7%
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2 · 4%
  • 13 other countries15 · 33%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

510<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Qazi Tariq🇯🇵, 16 · Oldest: Toshio Tominaga🇯🇵, 73

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 11:06:56, median 11:02:23.

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Times year by year

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

6:40:4010:55:5615:11:12201220142016201820202022
Median timeBest

The record over time

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

6:33:549:21:5612:09:5820102012201420162018
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · SoloWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jul 1, 2018Nora Toledano🇲🇽, Mariel Hawley Dávilas🇲🇽6:20:52−1:08:08
Aug 9, 2014Attila Mányoki🇭🇺7:29−0:01
Sep 8, 2012Kenichi Setyumasa🇯🇵7:30−4:25
Aug 22, 2011Masayuki Moriya🇯🇵11:55—
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Aug 23, 2013TeamKizuna(チーム絆)6:40−0:04
Jul 12, 2013Team Ocean-Navi(オーシャンナビ)6:44−2:54
Jul 24, 2012Team Ocean-Navi(オーシャンナビ)9:38−2:45
Aug 30, 2009Team24TV(24時間テレビ)12:23—

Countries

  • 🇯🇵 Japan10
  • 🇦🇺 Australia5
  • 🇺🇸 United States4
  • 🇩🇪 Germany3
  • 🇳🇿 New Zealand3
  • 🇿🇦 South Africa3
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2
  • 🇮🇳 India2
  • 🇲🇽 Mexico2
  • 🇨🇿 Czechia1
  • 🇪🇸 Spain1
  • 🇫🇷 France1
  • 🇬🇬 Guernsey1
  • 🇭🇷 Croatia1
  • 🇭🇺 Hungary1
  • 🇮🇪 Ireland1
  • 🇮🇹 Italy1
  • 🇲🇩 Moldova1
  • 🇵🇱 Poland1
  • 🇹🇷 Türkiye1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇯🇵 Japan1037:30Masayuki Moriya🇯🇵 · Aug 22, 2011
🇦🇺 Australia509:34:15Guy Rom Moar🇦🇺 · Aug 21, 2015
🇺🇸 United States418:28Darren Edward Miller🇺🇸 · Jul 10, 2012
🇩🇪 Germany319:45Andre Wiersig🇩🇪 · Jul 11, 2018
🇳🇿 New Zealand329:38Kimberley Faith Chambers🇳🇿 · Jul 3, 2014
🇿🇦 South Africa308:49:05Cameron Bellamy🇿🇦 · Jun 21, 2018
🇬🇧 United Kingdom2011:14:53Adam Peter Walker🇬🇧 · Aug 12, 2013
🇮🇳 India209:52Rohan Dattatrey More🇮🇳 · Sep 14, 2015
🇲🇽 Mexico216:20:52Antonio Argüelles Díaz González🇲🇽 · Sep 15, 2015
🇨🇿 Czechia1112:07:58Abhejali Bernardova🇨🇿 · Aug 12, 2016
🇪🇸 Spain108:29:47Jorge Crivilles Villanueva🇪🇸 · Jul 27, 2017
🇫🇷 France119:51:24Claire Faranda🇫🇷 · Jul 20, 2019
🇬🇬 Guernsey1014:02Adrian Sarchet🇬🇬 · Aug 29, 2017
🇭🇷 Croatia117:13:15Dina Levacic🇭🇷 · Aug 19, 2019
🇭🇺 Hungary107:29Attila Mányoki🇭🇺 · Aug 9, 2014
🇮🇪 Ireland1014:32Stephen Matthew Redmond🇮🇪 · Jul 14, 2012
🇮🇹 Italy108:20:58Luca Pozzi🇮🇹 · Aug 30, 2019
🇲🇩 Moldova1011:20:21Ion Lazarenco🇲🇩 · Jul 25, 2017
🇵🇱 Poland1012:30Bogusław Ogrodnik🇵🇱 · Sep 20, 2018
🇹🇷 Türkiye1016:17Emre Erdogan🇹🇷 · Aug 21, 2019

Where swimmers land

  • 北海道白神岬付近に到達1
  • 福島町のビーチに到達1

Start time

2463456

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: Ocean Navi. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.