Lake Memphremagog — Canada · United States
Magog - Newport
- 36.6 km
- Distance
- Newport City Docks, Newport, Vermont ↔ Magog, Quebec
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 344
- Swimmers
- 200
- Countries
- 27
- Women
- 52%
- Median time
- 12:58:30
- Busiest month
- July
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declaredOther
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Equipment not declared | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14:38 | 17:37:30 |
| 2025 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 12:28 | 14:51 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11:16 | 17:22 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13:03 | 15:17 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8:10:08 | 15:26 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:49 | 9:49 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 13:08 | 14:01 |
| 2018 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12:59 | 14:26 |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5:49:55 | 14:23:30 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8:48:31 | 13:46:15 |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6:57:37 | 15:15 |
| 2014 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8:12:22 | 13:46 |
| 2013 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7:37:30 | 8:51:41 |
| 2012 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11:27 | 15:06 |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7:25:14 | 15:06 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:23 | 6:23 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:26:25 | 6:57:18 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:44:40 | 6:44:40 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:20:16 | 8:40:01 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:16:48 | 8:41:15 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:22:34 | 9:51:45 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:55:39 | 9:37:56 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:52:14 | 11:24 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:41:02 | 10:34:14 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:08:50 | 11:30:50 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:52:01 | 9:54:53 |
| 1994 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:24:12 | 8:29:48 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:08:56 | 10:48:19 |
| 1992 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:05:29 | 10:23:22 |
| 1991 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:14:13 | 9:48:33 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:47:06 | 10:12:28 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:27:43 | 9:54:44 |
| 1988 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:38:18 | 10:07:36 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:43:47 | 11:41:06 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:16:11 | 10:16:11 |
| 1985 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:31:48 | 9:16:42 |
| 1984 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:35:15 | 9:28:36 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:50:21 | 9:50:55 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:40:29 | 10:16:34 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:11 | 11:15:16 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:44 | 10:54 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1955 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:35 | 18:35 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is July.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 3 | 1% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 1 | 0% |
| June | 11 | 4% |
| July | 135 | 51% |
| August | 60 | 23% |
| September | 56 | 21% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
52%Women
- Women157 · 46%
- Men146 · 42%
- Relays or not stated41 · 12%
Equipment and format
344Crossings
- — · Race190 · 55%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo85 · 25%
- Equipment not declared · Solo58 · 17%
- Skin · Solo8 · 2%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay3 · 1%
Starting side
344Crossings
- From Newport City Docks, Newport, Vermont158 · 46%
- From Magog, Quebec3 · 1%
- Direction not declared183 · 53%
Single and multiple
344Crossings
- One-way337 · 98%
- Two-way7 · 2%
Where swimmers come from
27Countries
- 🇺🇸 United States170 · 52%
- 🇨🇦 Canada42 · 13%
- 🇪🇬 Egypt23 · 7%
- 🇦🇷 Argentina16 · 5%
- 🇫🇷 France9 · 3%
- 🇯🇵 Japan8 · 2%
- 🇩🇪 Germany7 · 2%
- 20 other countries49 · 15%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Vera Rivard🇺🇸, 12 · Oldest: Dan Shub🇺🇸, 70
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 13:07:15, median 12:58:30.
Times year by year
Median and best time of each year's solo crossings; higher is faster.
Median timeBest
The record over time
Each step is a crossing that beat the best time up to that day, in its category.
— · RaceWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · SoloEquipment not declared · SoloSkin · Solo
— · Race
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1990 | Kimberley Boyd🇨🇦 | 5:47:06 | −1:23:54 |
| 1980 | James Kegley🇺🇸 | 7:11 | −3:33 |
| Aug 12, 1979 | Claudio Plit🇦🇷 | 10:44 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2015 | Susan Knight🇺🇸 | 6:57:37 | −4:29:23 |
| Sep 8, 2012 | David Dammerman🇺🇸 | 11:27 | −1:11 |
| 2012 | William Mc Kay Shipp🇺🇸 | 12:38 | −0:47 |
| Sep 10, 2011 | Elizabeth Anne Fry🇺🇸 | 13:25 | — |
Equipment not declared · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2024 | Joe Infantino🇺🇸 | 11:16 | −0:39 |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Laurie Craigen🇺🇸 | 11:55 | −1:04 |
| Sep 12, 2018 | Susan Knight🇺🇸 | 12:59 | −2:52 |
| Jul 18, 2018 | Sharessa Gutierrez🇺🇸 | 15:51 | −2:44 |
| Aug 21, 1955 | Billy Conner🇨🇦 | 18:35 | — |
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Steven Munatones🇺🇸 | 9:08 | −0:08 |
| 1984 | Steven Munatones🇺🇸 | 9:16 | −9:19 |
| Aug 21, 1955 | William Francis Billy O'Connor | 18:35 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2016 | Swim for Hope | 12:50 | — |
Countries
- 🇺🇸 United States170
- 🇨🇦 Canada42
- 🇪🇬 Egypt23
- 🇦🇷 Argentina16
- 🇫🇷 France9
- 🇯🇵 Japan8
- 🇩🇪 Germany7
- 🇲🇽 Mexico7
- 🇦🇺 Australia6
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria4
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands4
- 🇨🇿 Czechia3
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom3
- 🇮🇪 Ireland3
- 🇮🇹 Italy3
- 🇭🇷 Croatia2
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia2
- 🇵🇱 Poland2
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia2
- 🇧🇪 Belgium1
Show the data as a table
| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | 170 | 97 | 5:49:55 | Penny Lee Dean🇺🇸 · Aug 12, 1979 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 42 | 26 | 5:47:06 | Billy Conner🇨🇦 · Aug 21, 1955 |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | 23 | 0 | 7:28:10 | Nasser Elshazly🇪🇬 · Aug 12, 1979 |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 16 | 1 | 8:35:23 | Claudio Plit🇦🇷 · Aug 12, 1979 |
| 🇫🇷 France | 9 | 1 | 8:16:48 | Stéphane Lecat🇫🇷 · 1995 |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 8 | 8 | 11:01 | Yuko Matsuzaki🇯🇵 · Jul 23, 1995 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 7 | 5 | 8:59:46 | Angela Maurer🇩🇪 · Aug 4, 2002 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 7 | 2 | 12:18 | Juan Carlos Tellez Mosqueda🇲🇽 · Aug 12, 1979 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 6 | 3 | 8:55:39 | Shelley Taylor-Smith🇦🇺 · Jul 1991 |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 4 | 0 | 6:26:25 | Petar Raychev Stoychev🇧🇬 · Aug 4, 2006 |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 7:25:14 | Joke Van Staveren🇳🇱 · Aug 12, 1979 |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | 3 | 0 | — | Michael Sanda🇨🇿 · Jul 21, 1991 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 3 | 1 | 13:08 | Mark Sheridan🇬🇧 · Jul 16, 2019 |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 3 | 0 | 17:59 | Conor Turner🇮🇪 · 2018 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 3 | 2 | 7:37:30 | Sergio Chariandini🇮🇹 · Jul 21, 1991 |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2 | 2 | 8:12:22 | Karla Sitic🇭🇷 · Aug 3, 2013 |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 2 | 0 | — | Tomi Stefanovski🇲🇰 · 2012 |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 2 | 0 | 15:58 | Piotr Biankowski🇵🇱 · Aug 22, 2024 |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 2 | 0 | 8:20:16 | Nace Majcen🇸🇮 · Jul 22, 2000 |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1 | 0 | — | Davy Billiau🇧🇪 · 2013 |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 🇮🇳 India | 1 | 1 | 6:23 | Swapnil Yadav🇮🇳 · 2010 |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1 | 1 | — | Charlotte J. Brynn🇳🇿 · 2011 |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | 1 | 0 | — | Mohamed Al-Hussien🇸🇾 · Jul 22, 1990 |
| 🇾🇺 Serbia | 1 | 0 | — | Miodrag Vasić🇾🇺 · Jul 24, 1999 |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1 | 0 | — | Derek Yach🇿🇦 · Feb 2026 |
Where swimmers land
- Magog, Quebec, Canada43
- Quebec, Canada10
- Canada9
- Magog, Quebec Canada7
- Magog, Quebec4
- Québec3
- Lake Memphremagog, Vermont2
- Magog2
- Magog, Canada2
- north2
- beach of Magog Bay Park1
- beach of Magog Bay Park in Magog, Quebec, Canada1