Bluff - Stewart Island

Timeline

Computed from the recorded crossings: the first, the first by sex, the first from each country and every record broken.

1. Feb 7, 1963
   First crossingJohn van Leeuwen13:36
2. Feb 7, 1963
   First from countryJohn van Leeuwen🇳🇿 New Zealand13:36
3. Feb 7, 1963
   RecordJohn van LeeuwenEquipment not declared · Solo · 13:36
4. Feb 7, 1963
   RecordJohn van LeeuwenSkin · Solo · 13:40
5. Mar 20, 1979
   First womanMeda McKenzie14:00
6. Mar 24, 1984
   RecordBelinda ShieldsEquipment not declared · Solo · 9:53
7. Mar 24, 1984
   RecordBelinda ShieldsSkin · Solo · 9:53
8. Feb 13, 1985
   First manMichael Quinlivan9:41
9. Feb 13, 1985
   RecordMichael QuinlivanEquipment not declared · Solo · 9:41
10. Feb 13, 1985
    RecordMichael QuinlivanSkin · Solo · 9:41
11. Feb 15, 1989
    RecordTodd UtteridgeEquipment not declared · Solo · 8:40
12. Feb 15, 1989
    RecordTodd UtteridgeSkin · Solo · 8:40
13. Feb 11, 2013
    RecordWayne EvansWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 9:20
14. Feb 1, 2016
    First from countryChloe Harris🇬🇧 United Kingdom8:30
15. Feb 1, 2016
    RecordChloe HarrisEquipment not declared · Solo · 8:30
16. Feb 1, 2016
    RecordChloe HarrisWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 8:30
17. Feb 22, 2021
    RecordJonathan RidlerWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 7:52:14
18. Feb 10, 2022
    RecordLiana SmithEquipment not declared · Solo · 6:19
19. Mar 14, 2022
    First from countryGrainne Mary Moss🇮🇪 Ireland12:27
20. Mar 21, 2025
    First from countryKen Mignosa🇺🇸 United States12:19:56

Crossings per decade