Cook Strait — New Zealand

Cook Strait

22.5 km
Distance
North Island ↔ South Island
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data

Traditional knitted textile swimsuit, cap and goggles: no wetsuit and no tech suit; no contact with the boat and no drafting behind it.

Podium · Skin · Solo · One-way

  1. 1
    5:04 · Jan 20, 1986 · 1 in Skin · Solo
  2. 2
    John Koorey🇦🇺
    5:37 · Feb 1, 1981 · 2 in Skin · Solo
  3. 3
    6:34 · Mar 30, 1986 · 3 in Skin · Solo

43 of 135

Pos.↑SwimmerDateTime
1Denise AndersonJan 20, 19865:04
2John KooreyFeb 1, 19815:37
3Helen BarrettMar 30, 19866:34
4John CouttsFeb 18, 19786:46
4Karen BisleyFeb 14, 19826:46
6Tammy Van WisseMar 10, 19996:49
7Thomas PearsonFeb 8, 19996:50
8Sheryl McLayJan 17, 19826:59
8John KooreyFeb 18, 19866:59
10Jeffrey ReidMar 23, 19877:10
11Carolyn WordsworthApr 8, 19807:15
12Richard DaveyFeb 12, 19887:17
13Ingrid GreensladeFeb 25, 19877:18
14Elizabeth HornerMar 14, 19817:22
15Taranath N ShenovMar 25, 19967:46
16Scott BarryMar 29, 19857:51
17Kristine CarrFeb 14, 19817:54
18Michael QuinlivanFeb 28, 19817:58
19Myra WilliamsonFeb 5, 19948:01
20Donna BouzaidMay 1, 19858:15
21Alan VincentMar 30, 19818:21
22Philip RushMar 23, 19878:27
23Karena DoigFeb 18, 19898:31
24Belinda ShieldsMar 24, 19808:32
25Philip RushFeb 24, 19808:56
25Rhonda SmidtMar 10, 19808:56
27Chris HurdleyDec 24, 19789:04
28Alan ChristieDec 24, 19789:05
29Mohammad El-MeseeryFeb 24, 19809:12
30John CouttsFeb 13, 19779:25
31Keith HancoxFeb 7, 19649:34
32Perry CameronJan 12, 19729:36
33Wayne JackFeb 21, 198210:02
34Pat BensonFeb 24, 197910:18
35Jo KaneMar 26, 199610:52
36Karen BisleyMar 29, 198511:11
37Barry DevonportNov 20, 196211:20
38Meda McKenzieFeb 17, 197811:23
39Elizabeth HornerMay 10, 198111:33
40Lynne CoxFeb 4, 197512:07
40Meda McKenzieFeb 3, 197812:07
42Sandra BlewettMar 26, 198413:30
43Rupali Romdas RepaleMar 9, 199819:44

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: Cook Strait Swim. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.