Rio de la Plata — Argentina · Uruguay
Río de la Plata Colonia - Punta Lara
- 40.6 km
- Distance
- Colonia del Sacramento ↔ Punta Lara
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 78
- Swimmers
- 97
- Countries
- 8
- Women
- 15%
- Median time
- 15:04:30
- Busiest month
- March
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 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 9:06 | 16:04 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11:04 | 15:14 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8:51:46 | 11:25:53 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 11:58:34 | 14:34 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13:35 | 13:35 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10:34 | 10:34 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9:06 | 9:33 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13:50 | 14:26 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12:04 | 12:06 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:04 | 19:04 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:40 | 22:40 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:50 | 14:50 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13:36 | 13:47:30 |
| 1997 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12:29 | 13:54:30 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10:30 | 10:30 |
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15:07 | 15:17 |
| 1982 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22:55 | 22:55 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:30 | 23:30 |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:10 | 19:10 |
| 1963 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1954 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1951 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1950 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30:45 | 30:45 |
| 1949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1946 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23:27 | 26:28:30 |
| 1945 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22:18 | 22:35 |
| 1944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1943 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29:15 | 31:02:30 |
| 1942 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1939 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1937 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1932 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1931 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1929 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1928 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1926 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25:30 | 25:30 |
| 1925 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1924 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25:12 | 25:12 |
| 1923 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24:10 | 24:10 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is March.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 8 | 11% |
| February | 19 | 25% |
| March | 27 | 36% |
| April | 6 | 8% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 0 | 0% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 0 | 0% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 1 | 1% |
| December | 15 | 20% |
Women and men
15%Women
- Women6 · 8%
- Men34 · 44%
- Relays or not stated38 · 49%
Equipment and format
78Crossings
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo49 · 63%
- Skin · Solo22 · 28%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay6 · 8%
- Assisted · Solo1 · 1%
Starting side
78Crossings
- From Colonia del Sacramento76 · 97%
- From Punta Lara1 · 1%
- Direction not declared1 · 1%
Where swimmers come from
8Countries
- 🇦🇷 Argentina48 · 67%
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay11 · 15%
- 🇵🇪 Peru4 · 6%
- 🇨🇱 Chile3 · 4%
- 🇪🇸 Spain2 · 3%
- 🇮🇪 Ireland2 · 3%
- 🇫🇷 France1 · 1%
- 1 other countries1 · 1%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Tomas Villarroel🇨🇱, 16 · Oldest: Luis "Tanque" Ortiz🇦🇷, 56
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 16:19:54, median 15:04:30.
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 · SoloSkin · Solo
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2024 | Matias Diaz Hernadez🇦🇷 | 8:51:46 | −0:14:14 |
| Feb 17, 2018 | Damián Blaum🇦🇷 | 9:06 | −2:58 |
| Mar 9, 2014 | Noelia Petti🇦🇷 | 12:04 | −1:53 |
| Jan 22, 2014 | Lautaro Lassagna🇦🇷 | 13:57 | −0:53 |
| Feb 21, 2007 | Roberto Arena🇦🇷 | 14:50 | −2:10 |
| Feb 7, 2004 | Adrián Ravaschio🇺🇾 | 17:00 | — |
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 1993 | Gustavo Oriozabala🇦🇷 | 10:30 | −4:37 |
| Mar 5, 1983 | Daniel Scott🇺🇾 | 15:07 | −0:38 |
| Feb 1, 1983 | Osvaldo Suárez🇦🇷 | 15:45 | −3:25 |
| Mar 2, 1964 | Agenor Almada🇦🇷 | 19:10 | −3:08 |
| Feb 28, 1945 | Angel Viera🇦🇷 | 22:18 | −0:34 |
| Jan 28, 1945 | Daniel Carpio Maciotti🇵🇪 | 22:52 | −1:18 |
| Dec 21, 1923 | Lilian Harrison🇦🇷 | 24:10 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2019 | Relay Centenario | 13:14 | — |
Assisted · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2023 | Julieta O´Connor🇦🇷 | 14:46 | — |
Countries
- 🇦🇷 Argentina48
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay11
- 🇵🇪 Peru4
- 🇨🇱 Chile3
- 🇪🇸 Spain2
- 🇮🇪 Ireland2
- 🇫🇷 France1
- 🇬🇹 Guatemala1
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 48 | 5 | 8:51:46 | Lilian Harrison🇦🇷 · Dec 21, 1923 |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 11 | 0 | 11:24:11 | Daniel Scott🇺🇾 · Mar 5, 1983 |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | 4 | 0 | 17:00 | Daniel Carpio Maciotti🇵🇪 · Jan 28, 1945 |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 3 | 1 | 14:41:48 | Jorge Berroeta🇨🇱 · Feb 10, 1946 |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 2 | 0 | 12:24 | Tita Llorens🇪🇸 · Feb 6, 2023 |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 2 | 0 | 15:14 | Owen Thomas O'Keefe🇮🇪 · Dec 17, 2025 |
| 🇫🇷 France | 1 | 0 | 17:59:33 | Stève Stievenart🇫🇷 · Apr 19, 2026 |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 1 | 0 | 11:04 | Carlos Bracamonte🇬🇹 · Mar 10, 2025 |
Where swimmers land
- Punta Lara73
- Colonia1
- Punta Lara (AR)1
- Punta Lara, Argentina1
- Punta Lara, Ensenada, Buenos Aires, Argentina1