Lake George — United States

Lake George – length (Ticonderoga to Lake George Village)

50.2 km
Distance
Diane's Rock, Ticonderoga (north end) ↔ Lake George Village (south end)
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. First crossingErnst Vierkoetter
  2. First from countryErnst Vierkoetter🇩🇪 Germany
  3. First womanDiane Struble35:30
  4. First from countryDiane Struble🇺🇸 United States35:30
  5. RecordDiane StrubleEquipment not declared · Solo · 35:30
  6. RecordBill StevensEquipment not declared · Solo · 31:27
  7. RecordStella TaylorEquipment not declared · Solo · 26:51
  8. RecordJohn FreihoferEquipment not declared · Solo · 21:26
  9. RecordDavid DammermanEquipment not declared · Solo · 18:49:22
  10. First from countryCharlotte J. Brynn🇳🇿 New Zealand17:58:34
  11. RecordCharlotte J. BrynnEquipment not declared · Solo · 17:58:34
  12. RecordElizabeth Ann AlmondEquipment not declared · Solo · 17:07:58

Crossings per decade

2419201950196019701980200020102020

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: Lake George Open Water Swim. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.