Salish Sea — United States

Alki Point - Bremerton

16.6 km
Distance
Bremerton ↔ Alki Beach, West Seattle
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 crossingAmy Hiland5:59
  2. RecordAmy HilandEquipment not declared · Solo · 5:59
  3. First womanErika Norris4:09:20
  4. First from countryErika Norris🇺🇸 United States4:09:20
  5. RecordErika NorrisEquipment not declared · Solo · 4:09:20
  6. RecordErika NorrisWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 4:09:20
  7. First manJerome Leslie6:11:47
  8. RecordAmanda WinansEquipment not declared · Solo · 3:58:46
  9. RecordThe Silver SealsWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay · 4:24:43
  10. RecordSilver SealsSkin · Relay · 4:24:43
  11. RecordJustin DavisEquipment not declared · Solo · 3:52:16

Crossings per decade

5195020102020

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