Hudson River — United States
8 Bridges Hudson River Swim – Stage 3
- 20.8 km
- Distance
- Mid-Hudson Bridge ↔ Newburgh-Beacon Bridge
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 110
- Swimmers
- 95
- Countries
- 9
- Women
- 52%
- Median time
- 4:37:28
- Busiest month
- June
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declaredOther
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Equipment not declared | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:11:47 | 4:32:21 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:53:21 | 4:53:21 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:02:53 | 4:12:52 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4:15:13 | 4:15:13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4:15:02 | 4:30:49 |
| 2018 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4:17:53 | 4:43:33 |
| 2017 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3:51:48 | 4:19:59 |
| 2016 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4:17:55 | 5:11:45 |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3:57:55 | 4:42:38 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3:52:26 | 4:11:28 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4:20:33 | 4:20:40 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3:42:31 | 4:16:59 |
| 2011 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4:24:38 | 4:45 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is June.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 96 | 91% |
| July | 8 | 8% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 2 | 2% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
52%Women
- Women32 · 29%
- Men30 · 27%
- Relays or not stated48 · 44%
Equipment and format
110Crossings
- Skin · Solo74 · 67%
- Equipment not declared · Solo31 · 28%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage3 · 3%
- — · Race2 · 2%
Starting side
110Crossings
- From Mid-Hudson Bridge109 · 99%
- From Newburgh-Beacon Bridge1 · 1%
Where swimmers come from
9Countries
- 🇺🇸 United States94 · 85%
- 🇲🇽 Mexico5 · 5%
- 🇧🇷 Brazil3 · 3%
- 🇩🇪 Germany2 · 2%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2 · 2%
- 🇪🇸 Spain1 · 1%
- 🇮🇹 Italy1 · 1%
- 2 other countries2 · 2%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Devon Clifford🇺🇸, 22 · Oldest: Charles van der Horst🇺🇸, 67
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 4:40:41, median 4:37:28.
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.
Skin · SoloEquipment not declared · SoloWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2017 | Stephen Rouch🇺🇸 | 3:51:48 | −0:26:07 |
| Jun 28, 2016 | Cheryl Reinke🇺🇸 | 4:17:55 | — |
Equipment not declared · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2012 | Grace van der Byl🇺🇸 | 3:42:31 | −0:42:07 |
| Jul 10, 2011 | Rondi Davies🇺🇸 | 4:24:38 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2017 | Edward Riley🇺🇸 | 4:14:21 | −0:57:24 |
| 2011 | Cara McAteer🇺🇸 | 5:11:45 | — |
— · Race
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Rebecca Wassner🇺🇸 | 4:29:59 | — |
Countries
- 🇺🇸 United States94
- 🇲🇽 Mexico5
- 🇧🇷 Brazil3
- 🇩🇪 Germany2
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2
- 🇪🇸 Spain1
- 🇮🇹 Italy1
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand1
- 🇸🇬 Singapore1
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | 94 | 29 | 3:42:31 | Rebecca Wassner🇺🇸 · 2011 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 5 | 1 | 4:13:56 | Leticia Flores Hernández🇲🇽 · Jul 10, 2011 |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 3 | 1 | 4:13:34 | Flavio Toi🇧🇷 · Jun 17, 2017 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 2 | 0 | 4:23:40 | Katrin Walter🇩🇪 · Jun 17, 2017 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2 | 1 | 4:40:56 | Karen Throsby🇬🇧 · Jun 9, 2015 |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 1 | 0 | 3:52:56 | Diego López Dominguez🇪🇸 · Jun 17, 2017 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 1 | 0 | 4:47:04 | Doug Thompson🇮🇹 · Jun 28, 2016 |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 4:43:15 | Katrina Price🇳🇿 · Jun 9, 2015 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 1 | 0 | 4:22:51 | Jia Long Chua🇸🇬 · Jun 11, 2023 |
Where swimmers land
- Newburgh-Beacon Bridge104
- southwest side of the Beacon-Newburgh Bridge in Beacon, New York3
- Mid-Hudson Bridge1
- Newburgh Beacon Br.1
- Newburgh Beacon Bridge1