Atlantic Ocean — United States

Coney Island - Manhattan

20.2 km
Distance
Coney Island ↔ Manhattan
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
19
Swimmers
18
Countries
3
Women
22%
Median time
5:25:30
Busiest month
August

Crossings per year

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

5102011201220132014201520162017
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearOther
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
201711011——
20161005:105:10
2015000——
20141015:41:305:41:30
20131005:31:185:31:18
20123005:10:485:19:33
20112016:24:536:24:53

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is August.

10JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August18100%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

22%Women
  • Women4 · 21%
  • Men14 · 74%
  • Relays or not stated1 · 5%

Equipment and format

19Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay11 · 58%
  • — · Race6 · 32%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo2 · 11%

Where swimmers come from

3Countries
  • 🇿🇦 South Africa11 · 61%
  • 🇺🇸 United States6 · 33%
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 · 6%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

12<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Matt Gurry🇺🇸, 30 · Oldest: Matt Gurry🇺🇸, 34

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 5:31:56, median 5:25:30.

245:005:306:00

Times year by year

Median and best time of each year's solo crossings; higher is faster.

5:12:425:47:276:22:11201120122013201420152016
Median timeBest

The record over time

Each step is a crossing that beat the best time up to that day, in its category.

5:12:425:47:276:22:11201120122013201420152016
— · RaceWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
— · Race
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Aug 13, 2016Matt Gurry🇺🇸5:10−0:00:48
Aug 18, 2012Matt Gurry🇺🇸5:10:48—
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
2014Kathryn Mason🇬🇧5:41:30−0:43:23
Aug 13, 2011Jason Christopher Malick6:24:53—

Countries

  • 🇿🇦 South Africa11
  • 🇺🇸 United States6
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇿🇦 South Africa110—Bradley Petersen🇿🇦 · Aug 19, 2017
🇺🇸 United States635:10Lori Carena🇺🇸 · Aug 2011
🇬🇧 United Kingdom115:41:30Kathryn Mason🇬🇧 · 2014

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.