Pacific Ocean — New Zealand
Poor Knights - Matapouri
- 23.3 km
- Distance
- Poor Knights Islands ↔ Matapouri Beach
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 7
- Swimmers
- 5
- Countries
- 2
- Women
- 80%
- Median time
- 8:10
- Busiest month
- March
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7:53:48 | 7:53:48 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8:10 | 8:10 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is March.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 3 | 60% |
| April | 1 | 20% |
| May | 1 | 20% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 0 | 0% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 0 | 0% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
80%Women
- Women4 · 57%
- Men1 · 14%
- Relays or not stated2 · 29%
Equipment and format
7Crossings
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo5 · 71%
- Skin · Solo1 · 14%
- Equipment not declared · Solo1 · 14%
Starting side
7Crossings
- From Poor Knights Islands5 · 71%
- From Matapouri Beach2 · 29%
Single and multiple
7Crossings
- One-way5 · 71%
- Two-way2 · 29%
Where swimmers come from
2Countries
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand4 · 57%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom3 · 43%
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 8:05:57, median 8:10.
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 · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2024 | Kristy Fisher🇳🇿 | 7:53:48 | −0:16:12 |
| Mar 8, 2018 | Sarah Louise Poplar🇬🇧 | 8:10 | — |
Countries
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand4
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom3
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 7:53:48 | Meda McKenzie🇳🇿 · 1978 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 3 | 3 | 8:10 | Sarah Louise Poplar🇬🇧 · Mar 8, 2018 |
Where swimmers land
- Matapouri Beach5
- Matapouri1
- Poor Knights Islands1