Derwent River — Australia
New Norfolk Bridge - Tasman Bridge
- 25.6 km
- Distance
- New Norfolk Bridge ↔ Tasman Bridge, Hobart
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 224
- Swimmers
- 174
- Countries
- 15
- Women
- 46%
- Median time
- 8:34
- Busiest month
- January
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearOther
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 7:21:15 | 8:20:42 |
| 2025 | 45 | 43 | 2 | 5:49:37 | 8:11:51 |
| 2024 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 5:59:14 | 8:01:49 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 7:07:46 | 8:31:47 |
| 2022 | 66 | 35 | 3 | 5:35:21 | 8:51 |
| 2021 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 6:49 | 7:58 |
| 2020 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7:46 | 9:11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15:57 | 15:57 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1976 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9:19 | 9:44 |
| 1975 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10:54 | 10:54 |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is January.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 74 | 33% |
| February | 66 | 29% |
| March | 49 | 22% |
| April | 2 | 1% |
| May | 1 | 0% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 0 | 0% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 0 | 0% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 32 | 14% |
Women and men
46%Women
- Women85 · 38%
- Men100 · 45%
- Relays or not stated39 · 17%
Equipment and format
224Crossings
- Skin · Solo172 · 77%
- — · Race30 · 13%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo20 · 9%
- Skin · Relay1 · 0%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay1 · 0%
Starting side
224Crossings
- From New Norfolk Bridge222 · 99%
- From Tasman Bridge, Hobart2 · 1%
Single and multiple
224Crossings
- One-way223 · 100%
- Two-way1 · 0%
Where swimmers come from
15Countries
- 🇦🇺 Australia181 · 83%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom10 · 5%
- 🇺🇸 United States7 · 3%
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand4 · 2%
- 🇮🇪 Ireland3 · 1%
- 🇱🇻 Latvia3 · 1%
- 🇦🇷 Argentina2 · 1%
- 8 other countries9 · 4%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Felicity Harrison🇦🇺, 33 · Oldest: Peter Stewart🇦🇺, 66
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 8:45:01, median 8:34.
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.
Skin · Solo— · RaceWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2022 | Andrew Alan Donaldson🇬🇧 | 5:35:21 | −1:04:39 |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Brianna Isabelle Thompson🇦🇺 | 6:40 | −0:09 |
| Mar 8, 2021 | John Van Wisse🇦🇺 | 6:49 | −0:15 |
| Jan 9, 2021 | Brenda Norman🇦🇺 | 7:04 | −0:42:37 |
| Jan 1, 2020 | Emma Radford🇦🇺 | 7:46:37 | −1:32:23 |
| Jan 26, 1976 | Dick Campion🇦🇺 | 9:19 | −1:35 |
| Jan 25, 1975 | Des Renford🇦🇺 | 10:54 | — |
— · Race
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2022 | Andrew Alan Donaldson🇬🇧 | 5:35:21 | −2:06:39 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | Joy Symons🇦🇺 | 7:42 | −1:05 |
| Dec 9, 2021 | James Clothier🇦🇺 | 8:47 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2021 | John Van Wisse🇦🇺 | 6:49 | −0:15 |
| Jan 9, 2021 | Brenda Norman🇦🇺 | 7:04 | −0:42 |
| Jan 1, 2020 | Emma Radford🇦🇺 | 7:46 | −8:11 |
| Jan 31, 2015 | Daniel Scott Curtis🇺🇸 | 15:57 | — |
Skin · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 1973 | Park Beach SLSC | 7:43 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2022 | Katie Marx, Duncan Hall | 9:08:01 | — |
Countries
- 🇦🇺 Australia181
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom10
- 🇺🇸 United States7
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand4
- 🇮🇪 Ireland3
- 🇱🇻 Latvia3
- 🇦🇷 Argentina2
- 🇯🇵 Japan2
- 🇦🇹 Austria1
- 🇧🇷 Brazil1
- 🇩🇪 Germany1
- 🇭🇷 Croatia1
- 🇮🇱 Israel1
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands1
- 🇸🇬 Singapore1
Show the data as a table
| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 181 | 74 | 5:49:37 | Des Renford🇦🇺 · Jan 25, 1975 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 10 | 1 | 5:35:21 | Mark Robson🇬🇧 · Mar 15, 2022 |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 7 | 2 | 7:09:09 | Daniel Scott Curtis🇺🇸 · Jan 31, 2015 |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 7:56:26 | Graham Huband🇳🇿 · Feb 21, 2024 |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 3 | 1 | 7:46:05 | John Charles Curley🇮🇪 · Jan 21, 2024 |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | 3 | 0 | 7:37:37 | Val Kalmikovs🇱🇻 · Feb 13, 2021 |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2 | 0 | 8:10:33 | Victor Martin Pineiro🇦🇷 · Mar 27, 2022 |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 2 | 2 | 8:15:20 | Miu Tanaka🇯🇵 · Jan 9, 2025 |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 1 | 0 | 7:53 | Michael Pranckl🇦🇹 · Feb 19, 2023 |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1 | 1 | 7:12:48 | Alessandra Rossi Cima🇧🇷 · Dec 13, 2024 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 1 | 1 | 6:55:48 | Nathalie Luisa Pohl🇩🇪 · Mar 7, 2025 |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1 | 1 | 7:27:52 | Dina Levacic🇭🇷 · Mar 9, 2025 |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | 1 | 0 | 8:35:24 | Richards Zaacks🇮🇱 · Feb 27, 2026 |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 8:25 | Joep Buijs🇳🇱 · Jan 14, 2022 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 1 | 0 | 7:02:45 | Chen Wei Ng🇸🇬 · Feb 17, 2024 |
Where swimmers land
- Tasman Bridge51
- New Norfolk1
- New Norfolk Bridge1