Atlantic Ocean — United States

Block Island - Narragansett

21.1 km
Distance
Block Island ↔ Narragansett
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
9
Swimmers
9
Countries
6
Women
29%
Median time
8:11
Busiest month
August

Crossings per year

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

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19686008:119:19:30

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is August.

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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August583%
September117%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

29%Women
  • Women2 · 22%
  • Men5 · 56%
  • Relays or not stated2 · 22%

Equipment and format

9Crossings
  • — · Race6 · 67%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo3 · 33%

Starting side

9Crossings
  • From Block Island2 · 22%
  • From Narragansett7 · 78%

Where swimmers come from

6Countries
  • 🇺🇸 United States3 · 33%
  • 🇨🇦 Canada2 · 22%
  • 🇦🇷 Argentina1 · 11%
  • 🇦🇺 Australia1 · 11%
  • 🇪🇬 Egypt1 · 11%
  • 🇮🇹 Italy1 · 11%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

0.51<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Horacio Iglesias🇦🇷, 26 · Oldest: Abdel-Latif Abou-Heif🇪🇬, 40

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 8:28:24, median 8:11.

125:005:306:006:307:007:308:008:309:009:3010:00

Countries

  • 🇺🇸 United States3
  • 🇨🇦 Canada2
  • 🇦🇷 Argentina1
  • 🇦🇺 Australia1
  • 🇪🇬 Egypt1
  • 🇮🇹 Italy1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇺🇸 United States315:04Jim Bayles🇺🇸 · 2005
🇨🇦 Canada2010:28George Park🇨🇦 · 1968
🇦🇷 Argentina108:11Horacio Iglesias🇦🇷 · Aug 24, 1968
🇦🇺 Australia11—Linda McGill🇦🇺 · Aug 28, 1968
🇪🇬 Egypt108:11Abdel-Latif Abou-Heif🇪🇬 · Aug 24, 1968
🇮🇹 Italy1010:28Antonio Scamardella🇮🇹 · Aug 24, 1968

Where swimmers land

  • New Harbor on Block Island4
  • Block Island3
  • mainland1
  • Point Judith1

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.