Derwent River — Australia

Derwent River Tasman Bridge - Iron Pot

22.3 km
Distance
Tasman Bridge, Hobart ↔ Iron Pot Lighthouse
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
10
Swimmers
8
Countries
2
Women
63%
Median time
6:51:42
Busiest month
February

Crossings per year

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

2420222023202420252026
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declared
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declaredBestMedian time
202620027:09:567:31:53
202510016:51:296:51:29
202440045:486:55:38
202310016:306:30
202220116:516:51:28

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is February.

24JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January330%
February550%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August00%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December220%

Women and men

63%Women
  • Women5 · 50%
  • Men3 · 30%
  • Relays or not stated2 · 20%

Equipment and format

10Crossings
  • Equipment not declared · Solo9 · 90%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo1 · 10%

Where swimmers come from

2Countries
  • 🇦🇺 Australia9 · 90%
  • 🇳🇿 New Zealand1 · 10%

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 6:59:04, median 6:51:42.

245:306:006:307:007:308:00

Times year by year

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

5:51:446:39:577:28:0920222023202420252026
Median timeBest

The record over time

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

5:50:186:19:586:49:37202220232024
Equipment not declared · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Dec 26, 2024Samantha Poulsen🇦🇺5:48−0:42
Jan 27, 2023Brenda Norman🇦🇺6:30−0:21:55
Feb 12, 2022Rod Watkins🇦🇺6:51:55—
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Feb 12, 2022Rod Watkins🇦🇺6:51—

Countries

  • 🇦🇺 Australia9
  • 🇳🇿 New Zealand1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇦🇺 Australia955:48Rod Watkins🇦🇺 · Feb 12, 2022
🇳🇿 New Zealand107:53:50Debbie Lewry🇳🇿 · Feb 20, 2026

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: Derwent River Big Swim. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.