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Lake Erie — Canada · United States

Freeport Beach - Long Point

38.5 km
Distance
Freeport Beach ↔ Long Point
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
23
Swimmers
24
Countries
2
Women
22%
Median time
13:35:33
Busiest month
July

Crossings per year

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

241990199520002005201020152020
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declared
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declaredBestMedian time
2022101015:2715:27
20210000——
20200000——
20190000——
2018202010:56:4513:50:23
2017402211:15:4011:32:16
20160000——
2015101011:5011:50
2014101011:2811:28
2013202015:2017:43:30
2012101014:3414:34
2011202011:16:4012:26:07
2010101017:4717:47
2009101011:23:3311:23:33
20080000——
2007101014:0914:09
2006101011:5311:53
20051010——
20040000——
20030000——
20020000——
20010000——
20000000——
19990000——
19980000——
19970000——
19960000——
1995110013:3013:30
19940000——
1993110017:0017:00
19920000——
19910000——
19900000——
19891100——

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is July.

510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July1150%
August1150%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

22%Women
  • Women4 · 17%
  • Men14 · 61%
  • Relays or not stated5 · 22%

Equipment and format

23Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo18 · 78%
  • Skin · Solo3 · 13%
  • Equipment not declared · Solo2 · 9%

Where swimmers come from

2Countries
  • 🇺🇸 United States9 · 90%
  • 🇩🇪 Germany1 · 10%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

12<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Greg Sarbak, 23 · Oldest: Thomas Minnock🇺🇸, 54

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 13:50:03, median 13:35:33.

2410:3011:3012:3013:3014:3015:3016:3017:3018:3019:30

Times year by year

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

11:11:3114:21:5317:32:14199520002005201020152020
Median timeBest

The record over time

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

11:09:5013:58:2316:46:5519952000200520102015
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · SoloSkin · Solo
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Aug 4, 2018Conrad Kubaney🇺🇸10:56:45−0:19:55
Jul 9, 2011Josh Heynes11:16:40−0:06:53
Aug 24, 2009Randy McElwain11:23:33−0:29:27
Aug 9, 2006Josh Heynes11:53—
Skin · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Aug 21, 1995Greg Sarbak13:30−3:30
Aug 9, 1993Halli Reid17:00—
Equipment not declared · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jul 31, 2017Tom Vanvolkenburg🇺🇸, Greg Vanvolkenburg11:15:40—

Countries

  • 🇺🇸 United States9
  • 🇩🇪 Germany1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇺🇸 United States9210:56:45Melanie Reade🇺🇸 · Jul 31, 2011
🇩🇪 Germany1113:57:30—

Where swimmers land

  • Freeport Beach - North East Twp., Pennsylvania, USA14
  • Freeport Beach, Pennsylvania, USA3
  • Freeport Beach, North East Twp., Pennsylvania, USA2
  • Freeport Beach1
  • Freeport Beach in North East, Pennsylvania, USA1
  • Freeport Beach, PA1
  • Freeport Beach, USA1

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.