Rottnest Channel — Australia
Fremantle - Rottnest Island
- 23.0 km
- Distance
- Fremantle ↔ Rottnest Island
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 11
- Swimmers
- 10
- Countries
- 1
- Women
- 55%
- Median time
- 7:53
- Busiest month
- March
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearOther
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7:53 | 8:20:30 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5:45:40 | 5:45:40 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:37:42 | 5:37:42 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:20 | 5:20 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:04 | 11:04 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:19:22 | 9:19:22 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1969 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is March.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 4 | 57% |
| April | 3 | 43% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 0 | 0% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 0 | 0% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
55%Women
- Women6 · 55%
- Men5 · 45%
Equipment and format
11Crossings
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo7 · 64%
- — · Race2 · 18%
- Skin · Solo2 · 18%
Starting side
11Crossings
- From Fremantle7 · 64%
- Direction not declared4 · 36%
Where swimmers come from
1Countries
- 🇦🇺 Australia10 · 100%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Ceinwen Elizabeth Roberts🇦🇺, 32 · Oldest: Michael Christie🇦🇺, 66.17
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 7:41:06, median 7:53.
Times year by year
Median and best time of each year's solo crossings; higher is faster.
Median timeBest
The record over time
Each step is a crossing that beat the best time up to that day, in its category.
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2014 | Ceinwen Elizabeth Roberts🇦🇺 | 5:20 | −3:59:22 |
| 2008 | Michael Christie🇦🇺 | 9:19:22 | — |
— · Race
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2021 | William Rollo🇦🇺 | 5:45:40 | — |
Countries
- 🇦🇺 Australia10
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 10 | 5 | 5:20 | Lesley Cherriman-Meaney - Half Century Club Member🇦🇺 · Apr 13, 1969 |
Where swimmers land
- Rottnest Island5
- Western Australia3
- Rottnest Channel1
- Rottnest Hotel on Rottnest Island1