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Lake Ontario — Canada

Lake Ontario – Niagara to Toronto

50.8 km
Distance
Niagara-on-the-Lake (Queen's Royal Park) ↔ Marilyn Bell Park, Toronto
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
85
Swimmers
72
Countries
9
Women
68%
Median time
19:20:30
Busiest month
August

Crossings per year

Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.

2461960197019801990200020102020
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declared
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declaredBestMedian time
2026220016:08:4316:57:47
2025651014:45:2417:17:01
2024220022:07:5222:07:52
2023110014:08:4714:08:47
2022440016:16:2618:32:20
2021220018:3618:47:13
20200000——
20190000——
2018220021:0521:05
2017422015:46:1620:07:08
2016110018:35:0818:35:08
2015110022:23:0622:23:06
2014220021:33:4922:26:53
2013110018:22:3518:22:35
2012211026:40:5426:40:57
2011220015:33:1518:57:50
2010220018:03:4921:15:55
2009110019:59:4919:59:49
2008220019:2330:12
2007110018:05:3718:05:37
2006330015:11:1116:30:17
2005110016:1116:11
2004110018:4018:40
2003110019:2319:23
20020000——
20010000——
20000000——
19990000——
1998110019:1219:12
1997110016:1016:10
1996220022:3022:57:30
19950000——
1994330014:4226:14
1993330026:0329:00
1992110014:5014:50
1991110019:1819:18
1990220017:5620:56:30
1989330021:3322:08
1988110023:3323:33
19871100——
1986110026:5926:59
1985220018:3418:34
1984220020:0720:33:30
1983110021:2921:29
19820000——
1981110015:5515:55
19800000——
1979110015:4315:43
19780000——
19770000——
1976330021:2722:37:30
1975110018:3018:30
1974200215:1016:42:30
19730000——
19720000——
19710000——
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19690000——
19680000——
19670000——
19660000——
19650000——
19640000——
19630000——
19620000——
1961100117:0717:07
19600000——
19590000——
19580000——
1957200218:3521:48
1956200218:5120:02
19550000——
1954210120:5520:55

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is August.

2040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July1113%
August5970%
September1417%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

68%Women
  • Women44 · 52%
  • Men21 · 25%
  • Relays or not stated20 · 24%

Equipment and format

85Crossings
  • Skin · Solo70 · 82%
  • Equipment not declared · Solo8 · 9%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo5 · 6%
  • Skin · Relay2 · 2%

Starting side

85Crossings
  • From Niagara-on-the-Lake (Queen's Royal Park)76 · 89%
  • From Marilyn Bell Park, Toronto9 · 11%

Single and multiple

85Crossings
  • One-way83 · 98%
  • Two-way2 · 2%

Where swimmers come from

9Countries
  • 🇨🇦 Canada60 · 72%
  • 🇺🇸 United States14 · 17%
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom3 · 4%
  • 🇦🇺 Australia1 · 1%
  • 🇧🇧 Barbados1 · 1%
  • 🇨🇴 Colombia1 · 1%
  • 🇭🇺 Hungary1 · 1%
  • 2 other countries2 · 2%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

10<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Trinity Arsenault🇨🇦, 14 · Oldest: Pat Gallant-Charette🇺🇸, 66

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 20:40:29, median 19:20:30.

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Times year by year

Median and best time of each year's solo crossings; higher is faster.

14:43:2822:10:2429:37:191960198020002020
Median timeBest

The record over time

Each step is a crossing that beat the best time up to that day, in its category.

14:35:5220:24:5426:13:551960198020002020
Skin · SoloEquipment not declared · SoloWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · SoloSkin · Relay
Skin · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Aug 22, 2023Margaret Regan🇺🇸14:08:47−0:33:13
Aug 12, 1994John Scott🇨🇦14:42−0:08
Aug 7, 1992John Scott🇨🇦14:50−0:53
Sep 1, 1979Loreen Passfield🇨🇦15:43−2:47
Aug 16, 1975Debbie Roach🇨🇦18:30—
Equipment not declared · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Aug 17, 1974Cindy Nicholas🇨🇦15:10−1:57
Sep 2, 1961Jim Woods🇺🇸17:07−1:28
Aug 26, 1957Jim Woods🇺🇸18:35−0:16
Aug 12, 1956Brenda Fisher🇬🇧18:51−2:04
Sep 8, 1954Marilyn Bell🇨🇦20:55—
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Aug 4, 2025William Leonard🇨🇦14:45:24−1:00:52
Sep 11, 2017Elizabeth Anne Fry🇺🇸15:46:16−8:41:44
Aug 30, 2017Pat Gallant-Charette🇺🇸24:28−2:13
Aug 19, 2012Annaleise Carr🇨🇦26:41—
Skin · Relay
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Sep 6, 2018Machine Men19:42−3:01
Aug 18, 1976Roach Family22:43—

Countries

  • 🇨🇦 Canada60
  • 🇺🇸 United States14
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom3
  • 🇦🇺 Australia1
  • 🇧🇧 Barbados1
  • 🇨🇴 Colombia1
  • 🇭🇺 Hungary1
  • 🇮🇹 Italy1
  • 🇲🇽 Mexico1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇨🇦 Canada603514:42Marilyn Bell🇨🇦 · Sep 8, 1954
🇺🇸 United States14614:08:47Bill Sadlo🇺🇸 · Aug 23, 1957
🇬🇧 United Kingdom3118:51Brenda Fisher🇬🇧 · Aug 12, 1956
🇦🇺 Australia1123:25Ingrid Martin🇦🇺 · Aug 11, 1996
🇧🇧 Barbados1118:40Peter Gibbs🇧🇧 · Aug 7, 2004
🇨🇴 Colombia1018:58:25Juan Gabriel Acosta Vélez🇨🇴 · Aug 5, 2021
🇭🇺 Hungary1016:08:43Attila Mányoki🇭🇺 · Jul 19, 2026
🇮🇹 Italy1023:57Paolo Pinto (intento Doble)🇮🇹 · Jul 28, 1990
🇲🇽 Mexico1018:03:49Miguel Vadillo Sanchez🇲🇽 · Aug 10, 2010

Where swimmers land

  • Marilyn Bell Park, Toronto37
  • Leslie Street Spit (Vicki Keith Point), Toronto17
  • Ontario Place, Toronto7
  • Marilyn Bell Park4
  • Port Dalhousie4
  • Beach east of Boulevard Club, Toronto2
  • Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto2
  • Beamsville1
  • breakwater at the Marilyn Bell Park in Toronto1
  • Budapest Park, Toronto1
  • Cherry Beach Jetty, Toronto1
  • Cherry Beach, Hearn Hydro Plant, Toronto1

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.