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Apolima Strait — Samoa

Apolima Strait crossing

22.7 km
Distance
Savai'i ↔ Upolu
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. 1986
    First crossingDon Carlaw, Pa Teuruaa
  2. 1986
    First from countryDon Carlaw, Pa Teuruaa🇨🇰 Cook Islands
  3. 1988
    First from countryIosia Leau🇼🇸 Samoa5:00
  4. 1988
    RecordIosia LeauSkin · Solo · 5:00
  5. 2015
    First womanRosie Sharman8:30
  6. 2015
    First from countryMike Cochrane🇳🇿 New Zealand8:01
  7. 2015
    RecordMike CochraneWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 8:01
  8. 2016
    First from countryKate Sinclair🇦🇺 Australia8:15
  9. 2016
    RecordPhillip RyanWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 5:03
  10. Apr 2017
    RecordTeam TongaWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay · 6:35
  11. Apr 11, 2017
    First from countryRobin Rasmussen Rose🇺🇸 United States8:31:55
  12. Apr 11, 2017
    RecordSitivi So'oa'emalelagi · Race · 5:37:24

Crossings per decade

102019802010

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.