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Lake Simcoe — Canada

Lake Simcoe – Barrie to Orillia

33.1 km
Distance
Centennial Park, Barrie, Ontario ↔ Orillia, 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. Jul 31, 1987
    First crossingKim Middleton17:14
  2. Jul 31, 1987
    First womanKim Middleton17:14
  3. Jul 31, 1987
    First from countryKim Middleton🇨🇦 Canada17:14
  4. Jul 31, 1987
    RecordKim MiddletonSkin · Solo · 17:14
  5. Jul 24, 1999
    First manBryan Finlay21:09
  6. Jul 24, 1999
    First from countryBryan Finlay🇬🇧 United Kingdom21:09
  7. 2011
    RecordMarilyn KorzekwaWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 18:44

Crossings per decade

12198019902010

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.