Hudson River — United States
Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge - Mid-Hudson Bridge
- 30.6 km
- Distance
- Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge ↔ Mid-Hudson Bridge
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 71
- Swimmers
- 53
- Countries
- 9
- Women
- 42%
- Median time
- 6:42:42
- Busiest month
- June
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declaredOther
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Equipment not declared | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:39:31 | 6:01:26 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:13:40 | 7:08:23 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:17:35 | 7:07:01 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5:21:37 | 6:42:47 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6:13:11 | 7:05:50 |
| 2017 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5:47:46 | 6:49:35 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7:56:45 | 9:04:42 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5:00 | 6:30:29 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5:50:53 | 6:39:19 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6:27:15 | 6:33:24 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5:28:45 | 5:42:21 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6:21 | 6:23 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is June.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 66 | 96% |
| July | 3 | 4% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 0 | 0% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
42%Women
- Women21 · 30%
- Men29 · 41%
- Relays or not stated21 · 30%
Equipment and format
71Crossings
- Skin · Solo44 · 62%
- Equipment not declared · Solo16 · 23%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage10 · 14%
- — · Race1 · 1%
Where swimmers come from
9Countries
- 🇺🇸 United States59 · 83%
- 🇧🇷 Brazil3 · 4%
- 🇨🇦 Canada2 · 3%
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica2 · 3%
- 🇩🇪 Germany1 · 1%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 · 1%
- 🇯🇵 Japan1 · 1%
- 2 other countries2 · 3%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Joshua Gordon🇺🇸, 23 · Oldest: Judy Caves🇺🇸, 59
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 6:56:13, median 6:42:42.
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.
Skin · SoloEquipment not declared · Solo
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2019 | Ryan McCabe🇺🇸 | 5:21:37 | −0:26:09 |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Stephen Rouch🇺🇸 | 5:47:46 | −2:08:59 |
| Jun 27, 2016 | Paige Christie🇺🇸 | 7:56:45 | — |
Equipment not declared · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2015 | Erica Flickinger🇺🇸 | 5:00 | −0:28:45 |
| Jun 26, 2012 | Grace van der Byl🇺🇸 | 5:28:45 | −0:52:15 |
| Jul 9, 2011 | John Reagan🇺🇸 | 6:21 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | John Reagan🇺🇸 | 6:21 | — |
— · Race
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2019 | Jonah Meyer🇺🇸 | 6:18:30 | — |
Countries
- 🇺🇸 United States59
- 🇧🇷 Brazil3
- 🇨🇦 Canada2
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica2
- 🇩🇪 Germany1
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1
- 🇯🇵 Japan1
- 🇲🇽 Mexico1
- 🇸🇬 Singapore1
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | 59 | 17 | 5:00 | John Reagan🇺🇸 · 2011 |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 3 | 1 | 6:30:04 | Marta Mitsui Izo🇧🇷 · Jun 16, 2017 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 2 | 2 | 5:47:05 | Lisa Neidrauer🇨🇦 · 2012 |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 6:18:20 | Rocio Mora Rodriguez🇨🇷 · Jun 20, 2018 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 1 | 0 | 7:01:22 | Katrin Walter🇩🇪 · Jun 20, 2018 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1 | 0 | 7:42:39 | Andrew Wells🇬🇧 · Jun 9, 2019 |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 1 | 0 | 6:39:33 | Yuta Tsuboi🇯🇵 · Jun 16, 2013 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1 | 0 | 6:21:31 | Virgilio Graco Morlan🇲🇽 · Jun 16, 2017 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 1 | 0 | 8:03:05 | Jia Long Chua🇸🇬 · Jun 10, 2023 |