Pacific Ocean — Mexico · United States

Imperial Beach - Playas de Tijuana

5.8 km
Distance
Imperial Beach ↔ Playas de Tijuana
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
9
Swimmers
17
Countries
5
Women
17%
Median time
—
Busiest month
May

Crossings per year

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

246201620182020202220242026
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
2026101——
2025000——
2024000——
2023000——
2022000——
2021000——
2020000——
2019000——
2018000——
2017606——
2016202——

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is May.

5JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May889%
June111%
July00%
August00%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

17%Women
  • Women1 · 11%
  • Men5 · 56%
  • Relays or not stated3 · 33%

Equipment and format

9Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay8 · 89%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage1 · 11%

Where swimmers come from

5Countries
  • 🇺🇸 United States3 · 50%
  • 🇿🇦 South Africa2 · 33%
  • 🇮🇱 Israel1 · 17%

The record over time

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

3:05:123:33:304:01:4820162017
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
May 5, 2017Enosh Ben🇮🇱3:03−1:01
May 5, 2016Jean Charl Craven🇿🇦4:04—

Countries

  • 🇺🇸 United States3
  • 🇿🇦 South Africa2
  • 🇮🇱 Israel1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇺🇸 United States31—Dan Simonelli🇺🇸, Oded Rahav🇮🇱, Rene Martínez Sáenz🇲🇽, Kimberley Faith Chambers🇳🇿, Nora Haide Toledano Cadena🇲🇽, Melissa King🇺🇸, Luc Chetboun, Mariel Hawley Dávilas🇲🇽, Antonio Argüelles Díaz González🇲🇽, Kamini Moodley, Neil Macaskill🇿🇦, Ryan Nelson🇺🇸, Enosh Ben🇮🇱, Jean Charl Craven🇿🇦, Nicolene Steynberg · May 5, 2016
🇿🇦 South Africa20—Jean Charl Craven🇿🇦 · May 5, 2016
🇮🇱 Israel10—Enosh Ben🇮🇱 · May 5, 2017

Where swimmers land

  • Playas de Tijuana in Tijuana, Mexico6
  • Playas de Tijuana, Mexico2
  • Playas de Tijuana1

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.