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Pacific Ocean — Chile

Concón - Viña del Mar (Playa La Boca - Caleta Abarca)

12.7 km
Distance
Playa La Boca, Concón ↔ Playa Caleta Abarca, Viña del Mar
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. Feb 24, 2024
    First crossingRoss Charles Youngman5:53
  2. Feb 24, 2024
    First from countryRoss Charles Youngman🇦🇺 Australia5:53
  3. Feb 24, 2024
    RecordRoss Charles YoungmanWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 5:53
  4. Feb 27, 2024
    First from countryFrancisco Javier Aguirre Barros🇨🇱 Chile5:53:15

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.

Source: Chile Open Water Swimming. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.