Derwent River swims
The Derwent River is a river in Tasmania, Australia, which flows into the Tasman Sea near the city of Hobart. The 34 km (21.1-mile) "Big Swim" route from the New Norfolk Bridge to the Tasman Bridge was first attempted by Christopher Guesdon on Australia Day (26 January) 1972. Des Renford was the first to successfully complete the swim in 1975.
In 2019, the Derwent River swim was added to the MSF Toughest Thirteen and the Australian Triple Crown of Marathon Swimming.
Route | Swims | First | Fastest |
---|---|---|---|
New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 48 | Des Renford - 1975 | Andrew Donaldson - 05:35:21 (2022) |
Tasman Bridge to New Norfolk Bridge | 2 | Brenda Norman - 2022 | Brenda Norman - 09:26:00 (2022) |
Tasman Br - New Norfolk - Tasman Br | 2 | Brenda Norman - 2022 | Anna Strachan - 18:59:00 (2022) |
Date | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Route | Km | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1975 Jan 25 | Des Renford | ![]() |
47 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 10:54:00 | |
1976 Jan 26 | Richard Campion | ![]() |
35 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 09:19:00 | |
1976 Jan 26 | Jenny Anderson | ![]() |
20 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 09:44:00 | |
2015 Jan 31 | Daniel Curtis | ![]() |
48 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 15:57:00 | |
2020 Jan 1 | Emma Radford | ![]() |
28 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 07:46:00 | |
2020 Mar 7 | Lynton Mortensen | ![]() |
55 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 11:10:00 | |
2020 Dec 13 | Ross Youngman | ![]() |
59 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 09:11:00 | |
2021 Jan 7 | Richard Jones | ![]() |
54 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 10:08:00 | |
2021 Jan 9 | Brenda Norman | ![]() |
39 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 07:04:00 | |
2021 Jan 24 | Sharon Young | ![]() |
51 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 09:53:00 | |
2021 Jan 30 | Anna Strachan | ![]() |
46 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 07:31:00 | |
2021 Feb 12 | Stuart Donnachie | ![]() |
40 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 07:54:00 | |
2021 Feb 13 | Val Kalmikovs | ![]() |
47 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 07:58:00 | |
2021 Feb 28 | Eric Bateman | ![]() |
48 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 10:27:00 | |
2021 Mar 8 | John Van Wisse | ![]() |
48 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 06:49:00 | |
2021 Mar 12 | Douglas Hughson | ![]() |
50 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 09:29:00 | |
2021 Mar 20 | Luke Richards | ![]() |
48 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 09:37:00 | |
2021 Dec 9 | James Clothier | ![]() |
38 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 08:47:00 | |
2021 Dec 30 | Anna Strachan | ![]() |
47 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 07:10:00 | |
2021 Dec 31 | Joy Symons | ![]() |
40 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 07:42:00 | |
2022 Jan 1 | Jayde Richardson | ![]() |
29 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 08:02:00 | |
2022 Jan 1 | Zen Durbidge | ![]() |
38 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 08:39:00 | |
2022 Jan 12 | Jonathan Wall | ![]() |
51 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 10:38:05 | |
2022 Jan 13 | Brenda Norman | ![]() |
40 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 07:47:00 | |
2022 Jan 13 | Carolyn Anderson | ![]() |
46 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 09:52:14 | |
2022 Jan 14 | Joep Buijs | ![]() |
52 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 08:25:00 | |
2022 Jan 15 | Marcus Payne | ![]() |
46 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 08:55:00 | |
2022 Jan 18 | Sally Catt | ![]() |
60 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 11:10:00 | |
2022 Jan 19 | Brenda Norman | ![]() |
40 | Tasman Bridge to New Norfolk Bridge | 34 | 09:26:00 | |
2022 Jan 28 | Brianna Thompson | ![]() |
New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 06:40:00 | ||
2022 Jan 30 | Julie Boxsell | ![]() |
51 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 09:45:00 | |
2022 Jan 30 | Brett Stephenson | ![]() |
New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 10:53:00 | ||
2022 Jan 30 | Brenda Norman | ![]() |
40-41 | Tasman Br - New Norfolk - Tasman Br | 68 | 19:51:00 | |
2022 Jan 31 | Brianna Thompson | ![]() |
Tasman Bridge to New Norfolk Bridge | 34 | 11:43:00 | ||
2022 Feb 12 | Felicity Harrison | ![]() |
30-31 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 08:18:46 | |
2022 Feb 12 | Brittany Parker | ![]() |
39 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 08:47:00 | |
2022 Feb 12 | Anna Strachan | ![]() |
47 | Tasman Br - New Norfolk - Tasman Br | 68 | 18:59:00 | |
2022 Feb 13 | Peter Tucker | ![]() |
66 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 12:18:45 | |
2022 Feb 16 | Richard Langridge | ![]() |
50 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 09:02:50 | |
2022 Feb 26 | Jayde Richardson | ![]() |
29 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 07:05:00 | |
2022 Feb 27 | Claire Keane | ![]() |
62 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 10:06:30 | |
2022 Feb 28 | Michael Powell | ![]() |
60 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 10:33:26 | |
2022 Mar 15 | Mark Robson | ![]() |
50 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 10:31:17 | |
2022 Mar 16 | Rod Watkins | ![]() |
60-61 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 09:47:17 | |
2022 Mar 17 | Mark Sowerby | ![]() |
50-51 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 08:55:12 | |
2022 Mar 24 | Eva Buzo | ![]() |
New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 08:01:21 | ||
2022 Mar 25 | Eva Buzo | ![]() |
New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 08:32:21 | ||
2022 Mar 26 | Andrew Donaldson | ![]() |
31-32 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 05:35:21 | |
2022 Mar 26 | Helen Conway | ![]() |
45-46 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 08:28:10 | |
2022 Mar 27 | Fiona Cullinane | ![]() |
20 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 06:26:38 | |
2022 Mar 27 | Victor Pineiro | ![]() |
44 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 08:10:33 | |
2022 Mar 29 | Tara Grout | ![]() |
50 | New Norfolk Bridge to Tasman Bridge | 34 | 08:05:06 |