Swim Events

467 established marathon swim events and numerous independent solo routes.

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Swimmer Profiles

82000+ marathon swims by 29500+ swimmers from 139 countries.

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Records & Lists

Records

• Longest Swims - World Solo Distance Records
• Longest Swims by duration - 24 hours and longer
• Course Records - Fastest swims of the world's major routes
• First Swims - Pioneers of the world's major routes

Challenges

• Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
• Oceans Seven
• California Triple Crown
• Toughest Thirteen
• New Zealand Triple Crown
• Stillwater Eight
• Australian Grand Slam
• UK 3 Channel Challenge

Other

• International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame

Insights

• Progression of Major Course Records
• Basic Descriptive Stats
• Triple Crown Stats - fastest, slowest, shortest, longest, youngest, oldest
• Women’s Participation
• Ten-Year Club
• Most Swims/Crossings by An Individual

About

LongSwimsDB is developed and maintained by Evan Morrison.

The database covers documented, unassisted open-water swims of 10 km or longer - both solo and races.

It aims to:

• compile a structured and accurate historical record of the world's marathon swims and swimmers
• develop insights about the sport through data analysis and visualisation

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New Results

• SCAR Swim Challenge, 2023
• Lake Argyle Swim, 2023
• Port to Pub, 2023
• Palm to Shelly, 2023
• Rottnest Channel Swim, 2023
• Derwent River Cliff to Bridge 15K, 2023
• Fremantle Ports Christmas 10K, 2022
• Vladswim Balmoral Challenge, 2022
• Sri Chinmoy National Capital Swim, 2022
• Reto Acapulco, 2022
• Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming - 2022 end-of-season update
• New York Open Water 2022 results: 20 Bridges, 8 Bridges, Ederle-Burke Swim
• Strait of Gibraltar, 2022
• BLDSA Windermere, 2022

New York Open Water - event organizer and solo swim governing body for swims in the Hudson River, New York Bay, and the waters around Manhattan Island.

Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association - organizing events and solo swims in Lake Memphremagog and the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.

Infinity Channel Swimming - piloting and organizing swims in the open waters of Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Neptune Swimming Foundation - organizing open water adventures for Arizona youth swimmers.

Keppel Islands Swimming Association - event and solo swim organizer for the Swim Around Keppel Island.

UltraSwim 33.3 - multi-day adventure swim challenge in Montenegro.