Longest Swims by Distance
Longest Current-Neutral Swims
All known current-neutral swims over 80 km / 50 miles.
| Name | | Water | Route | Dist km | Date | Duration | Speed kph | Category |
| Sarah Thomas |
|
Lake Champlain |
Gardiner Island loop from Rouses Point NY |
168.3 |
2017 Aug 10 |
67:16 |
2.5 |
lake, island loop |
| Sarah Thomas |
|
English Channel |
England-France-England-France-England |
132 |
2019 Sep 17 |
54:10 |
2.44 |
ocean, multi-way |
| Sarah Thomas |
|
Lake Powell |
Bullfrog UT to Wahweap AZ |
128.7 |
2016 Oct 6 |
56:05 |
2.29 |
lake, one-way |
| Chloe McCardel |
|
Exuma Sound |
South Eleuthera to Nassau, Bahamas |
124.4 |
2014 Oct 22 |
41:21 |
3.01 |
ocean, one-way |
| Joe Zemaitis |
|
Roosevelt Lake |
4.5-way lengthwise |
112 |
2020 Nov 3 |
47:23 |
2.36 |
lake, multi-way |
| Feras Mouala |
|
Mediterranean Sea |
Cyprus to Syria |
106 |
2007 Sep 21 |
41:45 |
2.54 |
ocean, one-way |
| Caroline Block |
|
Lake George |
L.G. Village - Ticonderoga - L.G. Village |
103.6 |
2020 Sep 18 |
52:24 |
1.98 |
lake, multi-way |
| Sean Nuttall |
|
Lake Ontario |
Toronto-Port Dalhousie-Toronto |
100.5 |
2022 Aug 14 |
2547.0 |
2.37 |
lake, multi-way |
| Chloe McCardel |
|
English Channel |
England-France-England-France |
99 |
2015 Aug 9 |
36:12 |
2.73 |
ocean, multi-way |
| Alison Streeter |
|
English Channel |
England-France-England-France |
99 |
1990 Aug 2 |
34:40 |
2.86 |
ocean, multi-way |
| Philip Rush |
|
English Channel |
England-France-England-France |
99 |
1987 Aug 16 |
28:21 |
3.49 |
ocean, multi-way |
| Jon Erikson |
|
English Channel |
England-France-England-France |
99 |
1981 Aug 11 |
38:27 |
2.57 |
ocean, multi-way |
| Stefanos Meltsis |
|
Toroneos Gulf |
Kallithea / Nikiti |
98 |
2011 Jul 16 |
37:50 |
2.59 |
ocean, multi-way |
| Ted Erikson |
|
Lake Michigan |
Chicago IL to Benton Harbor MI |
96.6 |
1963 Aug 24 |
37:31 |
2.57 |
lake, one-way |
| Abdel-Latif Abou Heif |
|
Lake Michigan |
Chicago IL to Benton Harbor MI |
96.6 |
1963 Aug 24 |
34:38 |
2.79 |
lake, one-way |
| Vicki Keith |
|
Lake Ontario |
Leslie St Spit to Port Dalhousie to Queens Quay Term. |
95 |
1987 Aug 7 |
56:10 |
1.69 |
lake, multi-way |
| Cameron Bellamy |
|
|
Barbados circumnavigation |
90 |
2018 Nov 13 |
40:46 |
2.21 |
ocean, circumnavigation |
| Tita Llorens |
|
Mediterranean Sea |
Javea to Ibiza |
90 |
2018 Jul 27 |
36:16 |
2.48 |
ocean, one-way |
| Tita Llorens |
|
Mediterranean Sea |
Ibiza to Mallorca |
84.3 |
2015 Jul 16 |
28:13 |
2.99 |
ocean, one-way |
| Tina Neill |
|
Pacific Ocean |
San Clemente Island to Palos Verdes |
84 |
2012 Sep 6 |
28:41 |
2.93 |
ocean, one-way |
| Ted Erikson |
|
Lake Michigan |
Chicago IL to Kenosha WI |
80.5 |
1962 Aug 22 |
35:37 |
2.26 |
lake, one-way |
| Greta Andersen |
|
Lake Michigan |
Chicago IL to Kenosha WI |
80.5 |
1962 Aug 22 |
31:00 |
2.6 |
lake, one-way |
| Stephen Rouch |
|
Lake Memphremagog |
Newport - Magog - Newport |
80.4 |
2019 Aug 23 |
25:12 |
3.19 |
lake, multi-way |
| Sarah Thomas |
|
Lake Memphremagog |
Newport - Magog - Newport |
80.4 |
2013 Sep 7 |
30:01 |
2.68 |
lake, multi-way |
| Philip Rush |
|
Lake Taupo |
Taupo - Waihi - Taupo |
80.4 |
1985 Jan 14 |
23:05 |
3.48 |
lake, multi-way |
Longest Current-Aided Swims
All known current-aided swims over 125 km / 78 miles (excluding river swims).
| Name | | Water | Route | Dist km | Date | Duration | Speed kph | Category |
| Veljko Rogošić |
|
Adriatic Sea |
Grado to Riccione, Italy |
194 |
2006 Aug 31 |
50:10 |
3.87 |
ocean, one-way |
| James Loreto |
|
NY/NJ Harbor Estuary |
3x Manhattan circumnavigation (CW) + Pier A to GWB |
165.9 |
2021 Jul 24 |
43:43 |
3.79 |
estuary, circumnavigation |
| Diana Nyad |
|
Atlantic Ocean |
Bimini to Juno Beach, Florida |
145 |
1979 Aug 20 |
27:41 |
5.24 |
ocean, one-way |
| Stacy Chanin |
|
NY/NJ Harbor Estuary |
Manhattan triple circumnavigation |
137.7 |
1984 Aug 29 |
33:29 |
4.11 |
estuary, circumnavigation |
| Skip Storch |
|
NY/NJ Harbor Estuary |
Manhattan triple circumnavigation |
137.7 |
2007 Aug 29 |
32:52 |
4.19 |
estuary, circumnavigation |
| Andy Truscott |
|
Channel Islands |
Jersey double circumnavigation |
102 |
2018 Jul 15 |
22:07 |
4.61 |
ocean, circumnavigation |
Swims Assisted by Nonstandard Equipment (selected)
| Name | | Water | Route | Dist km | Date | Duration | Speed kph | Equipment |
|
Susie Maroney
|
|
Straits of Yucatán |
Isla Mujeres, Mexico to Las Tumbas Beach, Cuba |
200 |
1998 Jun 1 |
38:33 |
5.19 |
shark cage, stinger suit |
|
Susie Maroney
|
|
Cayman Trough |
Montego Bay, Jamaica to Marea del Portillo, Cuba |
170 |
1999 Sep 15 |
34:50 |
4.88 |
shark cage, stinger suit |
|
Susie Maroney
|
|
Straits of Florida |
Havana, Cuba to Key West, Florida |
166.2 |
1997 May 13 |
24:31 |
6.78 |
shark cage |
|
Zhang Jian
|
|
Bohai Bay |
Lushun to Penglai |
109.75 |
2000 Aug 10 |
50:22 |
2.18 |
wetsuit |
|
Penny Palfrey
|
|
Caribbean Sea |
Little Cayman to Grand Cayman |
108.1 |
2011 Jun 12 |
40:41 |
2.66 |
stinger suit |
|
Spyros Chrysikopoulos
|
|
Toroneos Gulf |
Kallithea / Nikiti |
98 |
2017 Jul 15 |
34:10 |
2.87 |
wetsuit |
|
Tammy Van Wisse
|
|
Bass Strait |
King Island, Tasmania to Apollo Bay, Victoria |
97 |
1996 Feb 6 |
17:46 |
5.46 |
wetsuit, shark cage |
|
Ersin Aydin
|
|
Mediterranean Sea |
Turkey to Cyprus |
70 |
1973 |
43:20 |
1.62 |
shark cage |