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
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- Crossings
- 98
- Swimmers
- 77
- Countries
- 11
- Women
- 43%
- Median time
- 5:37:16
- Busiest month
- June
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declared
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Equipment not declared | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:05:45 | 5:05:45 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:56:09 | 5:26:11 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:26:50 | 5:31:34 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5:37:16 | 5:37:16 |
| 2019 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4:38:49 | 5:27 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5:00:55 | 5:28:41 |
| 2017 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5:18:19 | 5:51:37 |
| 2016 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4:58:45 | 6:12:02 |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4:59:49 | 5:38:33 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4:44:41 | 4:59:37 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4:44 | 5:08 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4:31:18 | 5:04:41 |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5:25 | 5:47 |
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 | 90 | 95% |
| July | 5 | 5% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 0 | 0% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
43%Women
- Women30 · 31%
- Men40 · 41%
- Relays or not stated28 · 29%
Equipment and format
98Crossings
- Skin · Solo62 · 63%
- Equipment not declared · Solo30 · 31%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage5 · 5%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo1 · 1%
Where swimmers come from
11Countries
- 🇺🇸 United States81 · 84%
- 🇧🇷 Brazil3 · 3%
- 🇦🇺 Australia2 · 2%
- 🇨🇦 Canada2 · 2%
- 🇩🇪 Germany2 · 2%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2 · 2%
- 🇨🇱 Chile1 · 1%
- 4 other countries4 · 4%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Leslie Hamilton🇺🇸, 27 · Oldest: David Blanke🇺🇸, 62
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 5:44:02, median 5:37:16.
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 · SoloWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2019 | Chad Schneider🇦🇺 | 4:38:49 | −0:19:56 |
| Jun 26, 2016 | Cheryl Reinke🇺🇸 | 4:58:45 | — |
Equipment not declared · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2012 | Grace van der Byl🇺🇸 | 4:31:18 | −0:53:42 |
| Jul 8, 2011 | Rondi Davies🇺🇸 | 5:25 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Stage
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2019 | Andrew Wallace🇺🇸 | 5:27 | −0:00:30 |
| 2019 | John Batchelder🇺🇸 | 5:27:30 | −0:10:48 |
| Jun 15, 2017 | Edward Riley🇺🇸 | 5:38:18 | −0:26:42 |
| 2011 | Gilles Chalandon🇺🇸 | 6:05 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2016 | Laura Picardo🇺🇸 | 6:13:49 | — |
Countries
- 🇺🇸 United States81
- 🇧🇷 Brazil3
- 🇦🇺 Australia2
- 🇨🇦 Canada2
- 🇩🇪 Germany2
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2
- 🇨🇱 Chile1
- 🇮🇹 Italy1
- 🇲🇽 Mexico1
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand1
- 🇸🇬 Singapore1
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | 81 | 26 | 4:31:18 | Gilles Chalandon🇺🇸 · 2011 |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 3 | 1 | 5:26:49 | Flavio Toi🇧🇷 · Jun 15, 2017 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 2 | 0 | 4:38:49 | Mark Stewart Sowerby🇦🇺 · Jun 7, 2015 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 2 | 2 | 5:39 | Lisa Neidrauer🇨🇦 · 2011 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 2 | 0 | 5:04:22 | Katrin Walter🇩🇪 · Jun 15, 2017 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2 | 1 | 5:29:36 | Karen Throsby🇬🇧 · Jun 7, 2015 |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 1 | 0 | 6:45:15 | Cristian Vergara🇨🇱 · Jun 26, 2016 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 1 | 0 | 7:34 | Thomas W. Kofler🇮🇹 · Jun 26, 2016 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1 | 0 | 5:19:53 | Virgilio Graco Morlan🇲🇽 · Jun 15, 2017 |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 5:42:05 | Katrina Price🇳🇿 · Jun 7, 2015 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 1 | 0 | 5:56:12 | Jia Long Chua🇸🇬 · Jun 9, 2023 |
Where swimmers land
- Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge92
- Kingston Rhinecliff Bridge5
- Kingston Rhinecliff Br.1