Lake Tahoe — United States

Vikingsholm

16.8 km
Distance
Cave Rock (NV) ↔ Vikingsholm beach, Emerald Bay (CA)
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. First crossingGeorgia Wells7:45:50
  2. First from countryGeorgia Wells🇺🇸 United States7:45:50
  3. RecordGeorgia WellsSkin · Solo · 7:45:50
  4. First womanErika Shanahan Gliebe6:03:25
  5. RecordErika Shanahan GliebeSkin · Solo · 6:03:25
  6. RecordErika Shanahan GliebeWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 6:03:25
  7. RecordNicholas KelleySkin · Solo · 5:12:09
  8. First manScott Kaloust5:07:50
  9. RecordScott KaloustSkin · Solo · 5:07:50
  10. First from countryJorge Angel🇨🇴 Colombia4:20:32
  11. RecordJorge AngelSkin · Solo · 4:20:32
  12. RecordTommy SchwartzWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 4:53
  13. RecordNicholas SchaeferAssisted · Solo · 4:21:40
  14. RecordSteven SherryWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 4:45:20
  15. First from countryRobert Mcglashan🇨🇦 Canada7:16:01
  16. First from countryRagip Vural Tandogan🇹🇷 Türkiye8:05:51
  17. First from countryAbhijeet Kulkarni🇮🇳 India5:48:21
  18. First from countryRafa del Blanco🇲🇽 Mexico4:56:27
  19. First from countryKaren Sheehan🇮🇪 Ireland6:35
  20. First from countryJoseph Parker🇬🇧 United Kingdom6:22:12
  21. RecordAlexander G. KostichSkin · Solo · 3:48:51

Crossings per decade

5020102020

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: Lake Tahoe Open Water Swimming Association. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.