Lake Superior — Canada · United States

Lake Superior – Whitefish Point (MI) to Pancake Bay (ON)

29.3 km
Distance
Whitefish Point, Michigan ↔ Pancake Bay, Ontario
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
4
Swimmers
2
Countries
2
Women
100%
Median time
10:50:32
Busiest month
August

Crossings per year

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

1220182019202020212022
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
20222119:329:32:02
2021000——
2020000——
2019000——
201821112:0912:09:07

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is August.

24JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August4100%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

100%Women
  • Women4 · 100%
  • Men0 · 0%

Equipment and format

4Crossings
  • Skin · Solo2 · 50%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo2 · 50%

Where swimmers come from

2Countries
  • 🇨🇦 Canada2 · 50%
  • 🇺🇸 United States2 · 50%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

24<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Marilyn Korzekwa🇨🇦, 61 · Oldest: Elizabeth Anne Fry🇺🇸, 63

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 10:50:35, median 10:50:32.

129:3010:0010:3011:0011:3012:00

The record over time

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

9:37:4010:50:3712:03:3420182019202020212022
Skin · SoloWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
Skin · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Aug 24, 2022Elizabeth Anne Fry🇺🇸9:32:04−2:37:10
Aug 19, 2018Marilyn Korzekwa🇨🇦12:09:14—
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Aug 24, 2022Elizabeth Anne Fry🇺🇸9:32−2:37
Aug 19, 2018Marilyn Korzekwa🇨🇦12:09—

Countries

  • 🇨🇦 Canada2
  • 🇺🇸 United States2
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇨🇦 Canada2212:09Marilyn Korzekwa🇨🇦 · Aug 19, 2018
🇺🇸 United States229:32Elizabeth Anne Fry🇺🇸 · Aug 24, 2022

Where swimmers land

  • Pancake Bay, Ontario3
  • Pancake Bay1

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.