Hauraki Gulf — New Zealand

Auckland - Waiheke Island

21.6 km
Distance
Auckland ↔ Waiheke Island
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 crossingMike Cochrane5:31
  2. First from countryMike Cochrane🇳🇿 New Zealand5:31
  3. RecordMike CochraneWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 5:31
  4. First womanSally Catt6:22
  5. First from countryDavid Conradie🇮🇪 Ireland5:47
  6. First from countrySally Catt🇦🇺 Australia6:22
  7. RecordRebecca ClarkeWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 5:04
  8. RecordBen Grenfell · Race · 5:29

Crossings per decade

102020102020

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.