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Qiongzhou Strait — China

Qiongzhou Strait crossing

26.4 km
Distance
Leizhou Peninsula ↔ Hainan Island
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data

Timeline

Computed from the recorded crossings: the first, the first by sex, the first from each country and every record broken.

  1. 1988
    First crossingZhang Jian9:20
  2. 1988
    First from countryZhang Jian🇨🇳 China9:20
  3. 1988
    RecordZhang JianSkin · Solo · 9:20
  4. Jun 15, 2016
    RecordSuwei ChenWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 6:09

Crossings per decade

0.5119802010

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.