Hudson River — United States

8 Bridges Hudson River Swim – Stage 5

27.9 km
Distance
Bear Mountain Bridge ↔ Tappan Zee Bridge
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
62
Swimmers
53
Countries
7
Women
45%
Median time
8:31:13
Busiest month
June

Crossings per year

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

5102012201420162018202020222024
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declared
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declaredBestMedian time
202433007:23:188:31:13
202322008:58:439:14:53
202233008:49:458:49:45
202111008:01:368:01:36
20200000——
201977007:55:299:21:14
20181312108:42:449:14:20
20171413107:10:528:06:36
201622008:24:388:26:36
201570076:22:567:20:29
201430129:22:419:31:21
20130000——
201240046:056:44:22
201130128:129:52

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is June.

2040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June5287%
July610%
August00%
September23%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

45%Women
  • Women21 · 34%
  • Men26 · 42%
  • Relays or not stated15 · 24%

Equipment and format

62Crossings
  • Skin · Solo43 · 69%
  • Equipment not declared · Solo15 · 24%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage4 · 6%

Where swimmers come from

7Countries
  • 🇺🇸 United States50 · 82%
  • 🇧🇷 Brazil3 · 5%
  • 🇩🇪 Germany2 · 3%
  • 🇪🇸 Spain2 · 3%
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2 · 3%
  • 🇲🇽 Mexico1 · 2%
  • 🇸🇬 Singapore1 · 2%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

510<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Devon Clifford🇺🇸, 28 · Oldest: David Watterson🇺🇸, 61

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 8:30:28, median 8:31:13.

5106:006:307:007:308:008:309:009:3010:0010:30

Times year by year

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

6:13:107:58:309:43:5020152020
Median timeBest

The record over time

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

6:13:107:58:309:43:50201220142016
Skin · SoloEquipment not declared · SoloWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage
Skin · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jun 20, 2017Stephen Rouch🇺🇸7:10:52−1:13:46
Jul 1, 2016Paige Christie🇺🇸8:24:38—
Equipment not declared · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jun 30, 2012Grace van der Byl🇺🇸6:05−2:07
Jul 12, 2011John Humenik🇺🇸8:12—
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jun 20, 2017Edward Riley🇺🇸8:06:36−1:45:24
2011Tobey-Anne Saracino🇺🇸9:52—

Countries

  • 🇺🇸 United States50
  • 🇧🇷 Brazil3
  • 🇩🇪 Germany2
  • 🇪🇸 Spain2
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2
  • 🇲🇽 Mexico1
  • 🇸🇬 Singapore1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇺🇸 United States50196:05Tobey-Anne Saracino🇺🇸 · 2011
🇧🇷 Brazil317:45:38Flavio Toi🇧🇷 · Jun 20, 2017
🇩🇪 Germany208:04:58Katrin Walter🇩🇪 · Jun 20, 2017
🇪🇸 Spain208:42:44Diego López Dominguez🇪🇸 · Jun 24, 2018
🇬🇧 United Kingdom218:05:37Karen Throsby🇬🇧 · Jun 12, 2015
🇲🇽 Mexico107:50:05Virgilio Graco Morlan🇲🇽 · Jun 20, 2017
🇸🇬 Singapore109:31:03Jia Long Chua🇸🇬 · Jun 14, 2023

Where swimmers land

  • Tappan Zee Bridge60
  • New Tappan Zee Bridge1
  • south side of the Tappan Zee Bridge in Tarrytown, New York1

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: New York Open Water. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.