OmniathlonOWS
Lake Erie — Canada

Lake Erie – Pelee Island to Leamington (ON)

24.8 km
Distance
Pelee Island ↔ Leamington, Ontario
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data

Timeline

Computed from the recorded crossings: the first, the first by sex, the first from each country and every record broken.

  1. Sep 4, 1993
    First crossingIan James14:46
  2. Sep 4, 1993
    First from countryIan James🇨🇦 Canada14:46
  3. Sep 4, 1993
    RecordIan JamesSkin · Solo · 14:46
  4. Jun 23, 2001
    First manBryan Finlay10:44
  5. Jun 23, 2001
    First from countryBryan Finlay🇬🇧 United Kingdom10:44
  6. Jun 23, 2001
    RecordBryan FinlaySkin · Solo · 10:44
  7. Jun 23, 2001
    RecordBryan FinlayWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 10:44

Crossings per decade

1219902000

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: Solo Swims of Ontario. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.