Santa Barbara Channel — United States
Mainland - Santa Cruz Island
- 38.8 km
- Distance
- Diablo Anchorage, Santa Cruz Island ↔ Leadbetter Beach, Santa Barbara
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 18
- Swimmers
- 24
- Countries
- 5
- Women
- 40%
- Median time
- 14:15:45
- Busiest month
- August
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearEquipment not declared
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Equipment not declared | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:26:41 | 9:26:41 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:45 | 18:45 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:40 | 11:40 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10:51 | 11:43 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10:27 | 11:51:45 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:24 | 16:24 |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:15 | 15:15 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is August.
Show the data as a table
| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 3 | 23% |
| August | 5 | 38% |
| September | 5 | 38% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
40%Women
- Women6 · 33%
- Men9 · 50%
- Relays or not stated3 · 17%
Equipment and format
18Crossings
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo10 · 56%
- Equipment not declared · Solo4 · 22%
- Skin · Solo2 · 11%
- Skin · Relay1 · 6%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay1 · 6%
Single and multiple
18Crossings
- One-way17 · 94%
- Two-way1 · 6%
Where swimmers come from
5Countries
- 🇺🇸 United States9 · 56%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom4 · 25%
- 🇨🇦 Canada1 · 6%
- 🇬🇹 Guatemala1 · 6%
- 🇮🇪 Ireland1 · 6%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Rendy Lynn Opdycke🇺🇸, 23 · Oldest: Ashby Harper🇺🇸, 67
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 14:06:52, median 14:15:45.
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.
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · SoloEquipment not declared · Solo
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2021 | Jessica Kieras🇺🇸 | 9:26:41 | −1:00:19 |
| 2006 | Ned Denison🇮🇪 | 10:27 | — |
Equipment not declared · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2007 | Rendy Lynn Opdycke🇺🇸 | 10:51 | −2:25:30 |
| Sep 7, 2006 | Paul Lewis🇬🇧 | 13:16:30 | −3:07:30 |
| Aug 18, 1984 | Ashby Harper🇺🇸 | 16:24 | — |
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | David Yudovin🇺🇸 | 15:15 | — |
Skin · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Santa Cruz Island Relay | 11:47 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2015 | Jessica Moore, Christopher Mykkanen, Megan Merlihan, Karsten Johnson, Brandon Bass🇺🇸, Mo Bourdi | 8:31 | — |
Countries
- 🇺🇸 United States9
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom4
- 🇨🇦 Canada1
- 🇬🇹 Guatemala1
- 🇮🇪 Ireland1
Show the data as a table
| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | 9 | 4 | 9:26:41 | David Yudovin🇺🇸 · 1983 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 4 | 0 | 13:16:30 | Paul Lewis🇬🇧 · Sep 7, 2006 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 1 | 1 | 18:45 | Marilyn Korzekwa🇨🇦 · Sep 12, 2018 |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 1 | 1 | 11:40 | Regina Matheu🇬🇹 · Jul 26, 2013 |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1 | 0 | 10:27 | Ned Denison🇮🇪 · 2006 |
Where swimmers land
- California mainland8
- mainland2
- East Beach1
- Leadbetter Beach1
- Mainland1
- Santa Barbara, California1