Hudson River — United States

Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge - Rip Van Winkle Bridge

28.4 km
Distance
Rip Van Winkle Bridge ↔ Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data

Crossings marked «documented» are historical: reconstructed from chronicles, newspapers, archives and race results, with no governing body to ratify them. In the rankings they stand with the ratified ones. Source New York Open Water.

Traditional knitted textile swimsuit, cap and goggles: no wetsuit and no tech suit; no contact with the boat and no drafting behind it.

Podium · Skin · Solo · One-way

  1. 1
    4:38:49 · Jun 8, 2019 · 1 in Skin · Solo
  2. 2
    Liz Uribe🇺🇸
    4:56:09 · Jun 9, 2023 · 2 in Skin · Solo
  3. 3
    4:58:45 · Jun 26, 2016 · 3 in Skin · Solo

50 of 98

Pos.↑SwimmerDateTime
1Chad SchneiderJun 8, 20194:38:49
2Liz UribeJun 9, 20234:56:09
3Cheryl ReinkeJun 26, 20164:58:45
4Joe ZemaitisJun 19, 20185:00:55
5Katrin WalterJun 19, 20185:04:22
6Paige ChristieJun 26, 20165:04:38
7Patrick ReyesJun 27, 20245:05:45
8John Andrew ZemaitisJun 19, 20185:14:35
9Stephen RouchJun 15, 20175:18:19
10Greg OConnorJun 19, 20185:18:21
11Virgilio Graco MorlanJun 15, 20175:19:53
12Steve GruenwaldJun 8, 20195:22:07
13Dana PageJun 8, 20195:23:40
14Lauren ByronJun 8, 20195:24:32
15Joseph KaufmanJun 8, 20195:25:13
16Flavio ToiJun 15, 20175:26:49
17Leslie HamiltonJun 19, 20225:26:50
18Andrew WallaceJun 8, 20195:27
19John BatchelderJun 8, 20195:27:30
20Abigail A. FairmanJun 15, 20175:27:43
21Edward RileyJun 19, 20185:27:47
22Edward RileyJun 8, 20195:28:03
23Devon CliffordJun 19, 20185:28:41
23Steven Michael MinagliaJun 19, 20185:28:41
25Marta Mitsui IzoJun 15, 20175:28:49
26Andrew WellsJun 8, 20195:29:36
27Jim ChiudioniJun 8, 20195:29:49
28Charlie NadelJun 26, 20165:30:15
29Janice BurtonJun 19, 20185:31:30
30Jonah MeyerJun 19, 20185:34:15
31David BlankeJun 19, 20225:36:18
32Abigail A. FairmanJun 26, 20205:37:16
32Leslie HamiltonJun 26, 20205:37:16
34Edward RileyJun 15, 20175:38:18
35Bridgette HobartJun 19, 20185:38:40
36Jamie ToutJun 26, 20165:39:23
37Todd EricksonJun 26, 20165:40:49
38John HughesJun 26, 20165:48:32
39Katrin WalterJun 15, 20175:49:44
40Devon CliffordJun 26, 20165:50:34
41Jeannie ZappeJun 19, 20185:50:59
42Mary StellaJun 8, 20195:52:45
43Jamie ToutJun 15, 20175:53:29
44Spencer SchneiderJun 15, 20175:53:49
45Patrick McDermotJun 19, 20185:54:55
46Jia Long ChuaJun 9, 20235:56:12
47Steve GruenwaldJun 15, 20176:00:41
48Harry FingerJun 15, 20176:02
49Kimberly A. PlewaJun 26, 20166:05:08
50Judy CavesJun 15, 20176:06:41

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: New York Open Water. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.