Atlantic Ocean — United States

Coney Island - Manhattan

20.2 km
Distance
Coney Island ↔ Manhattan
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. First crossingLori Carena
  2. First womanLori Carena
  3. First from countryLori Carena🇺🇸 United States
  4. RecordJason Christopher MalickWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 6:24:53
  5. First manMatt Gurry5:10:48
  6. RecordMatt Gurry · Race · 5:10:48
  7. First from countryKathryn Mason🇬🇧 United Kingdom5:41:30
  8. RecordKathryn MasonWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 5:41:30
  9. RecordMatt Gurry · Race · 5:10
  10. First from countryBradley Petersen🇿🇦 South Africa

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.