Foveaux Strait — New Zealand
Bluff - Stewart Island
- 31.2 km
- Distance
- Bluff, South Island ↔ Stewart Island / Rakiura
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 30
- Swimmers
- 22
- Countries
- 4
- Women
- 71%
- Median time
- 9:52:35
- Busiest month
- February
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declared
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Equipment not declared | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8:16 | 9:52:09 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:59 | 12:59 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:21:31 | 9:21:31 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6:19 | 11:59 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7:52:14 | 9:07 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:53 | 8:53 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8:30 | 8:30 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:20 | 9:20 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:40 | 8:40 |
| 1988 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:05 | 12:27:30 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1985 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:41 | 9:41 |
| 1984 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9:53 | 9:53 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1979 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:00 | 14:00 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1963 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:36 | 13:38 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is February.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 10% |
| February | 18 | 60% |
| March | 8 | 27% |
| April | 1 | 3% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 0 | 0% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 0 | 0% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
71%Women
- Women12 · 40%
- Men5 · 17%
- Relays or not stated13 · 43%
Equipment and format
30Crossings
- Equipment not declared · Solo17 · 57%
- Skin · Solo7 · 23%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo6 · 20%
Starting side
30Crossings
- From Bluff, South Island16 · 53%
- From Stewart Island / Rakiura14 · 47%
Where swimmers come from
4Countries
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand25 · 86%
- 🇮🇪 Ireland2 · 7%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 · 3%
- 🇺🇸 United States1 · 3%
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 10:25:17, median 9:52:35.
Times year by year
Median and best time of each year's solo crossings; higher is faster.
Median timeBest
The record over time
Each step is a crossing that beat the best time up to that day, in its category.
Equipment not declared · SoloSkin · SoloWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
Equipment not declared · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2022 | Liana Smith🇳🇿 | 6:19 | −2:11 |
| Feb 1, 2016 | Chloe Harris🇬🇧 | 8:30 | −0:10 |
| Feb 15, 1989 | Todd Utteridge🇳🇿 | 8:40 | −1:01 |
| Feb 13, 1985 | Michael Quinlivan🇳🇿 | 9:41 | −0:12 |
| Mar 24, 1984 | Belinda Shields🇳🇿 | 9:53 | −3:43 |
| Feb 7, 1963 | John van Leeuwen🇳🇿 | 13:36 | — |
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 1989 | Todd Utteridge🇳🇿 | 8:40 | −1:01 |
| Feb 13, 1985 | Michael Quinlivan🇳🇿 | 9:41 | −0:12 |
| Mar 24, 1984 | Belinda Shields🇳🇿 | 9:53 | −3:47 |
| Feb 7, 1963 | John van Leeuwen🇳🇿 | 13:40 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2021 | Jonathan Ridler🇳🇿 | 7:52:14 | −0:37:46 |
| Feb 1, 2016 | Chloe Harris🇳🇿 | 8:30 | −0:50 |
| Feb 11, 2013 | Wayne Evans | 9:20 | — |
Countries
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand25
- 🇮🇪 Ireland2
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1
- 🇺🇸 United States1
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 25 | 10 | 6:19 | John van Leeuwen🇳🇿 · Feb 7, 1963 |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 2 | 1 | 11:11 | Grainne Mary Moss🇮🇪 · Mar 14, 2022 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1 | 0 | 8:30 | Chloe Harris🇬🇧 · Feb 1, 2016 |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 1 | 0 | 12:19:56 | Ken Mignosa🇺🇸 · Mar 21, 2025 |
Where swimmers land
- Stewart Island16
- South Island12
- Bluff2