Lake Erie — Canada

Port Colborne - Sturgeon Point

27.3 km
Distance
Port Colborne, Ontario ↔ Sturgeon Point, New York
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
4
Swimmers
2
Countries
2
Women
50%
Median time
12:19:30
Busiest month
July

Crossings per year

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

121988199019921994199619982000200220042006
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
200621114:1514:15
2005000——
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2002000——
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2000000——
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198822010:2410:24

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is July.

12JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July250%
August00%
September250%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

50%Women
  • Women2 · 50%
  • Men2 · 50%

Equipment and format

4Crossings
  • Skin · Solo3 · 75%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo1 · 25%

Where swimmers come from

2Countries
  • 🇨🇦 Canada2 · 50%
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2 · 50%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

0.51<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Vicki Keith🇨🇦, 27 · Oldest: Chris Stockdale🇬🇧, 62

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 12:19:30, median 12:19:30.

1210:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:3013:0013:3014:00

Countries

  • 🇨🇦 Canada2
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇨🇦 Canada2210:24Vicki Keith🇨🇦 · Jul 1988
🇬🇧 United Kingdom2014:15Chris Stockdale🇬🇧 · Sep 21, 2006

Where swimmers land

  • Sturgeon Point (New York)2
  • Sturgeon Point in New York, USA2

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.