Lake Michigan — United States

Chicago - St. Joseph

98.1 km
Distance
Chicago ↔ St. Joseph
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
3
Swimmers
3
Countries
2
Women
0%
Median time
42:20
Busiest month
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Crossings per year

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

12196319641965
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearOther
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
196520042:2042:20
1964000——
196311037:2537:25

Women and men

0%Women
  • Women0 · 0%
  • Men3 · 100%

Equipment and format

3Crossings
  • — · Race2 · 67%
  • Skin · Solo1 · 33%

Where swimmers come from

2Countries
  • 🇧🇷 Brazil2 · 67%
  • 🇺🇸 United States1 · 33%

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 40:41:40, median 42:20.

1237:0037:3038:0038:3039:0039:3040:0040:3041:0041:3042:00

Countries

  • 🇧🇷 Brazil2
  • 🇺🇸 United States1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇧🇷 Brazil2042:20Abilio Alvaro da Costa Couto🇧🇷 · 1965
🇺🇸 United States1037:25Ted Erikson🇺🇸 · 1963

Where swimmers land

  • Saint Joseph1
  • Saint Joseph (Canadá)1
  • St. Joseph, Michigan1

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.