Cook Strait Marathon Swim

Cook Strait Swim

History / Facts

The Cook Strait is the body of water separating the North and South Islands of New Zealand. To date, only 71 successful crossing have been made by 61 individuals from 8 countries.

SUCCESSFUL SINGLE CROSSINGS OF COOK STRAIT IN ORDER OF COMPLETION

Swim	Name	Age	DOB	Sex	Country	Date of Swim	Time	Direction
1	Devonport Barry	27		M	NZ	20 Nov 1962	11hrs 20mins	N-S
2	Hancox Keith	25		M	NZ	7 Feb 1964	9hrs 34mins	N-S
3	Cameron Perry	30		M	NZ	12 Jan 1972	9hrs 36mins	S-N
4	Cox Lynne	18		F	USA	4 Feb 1975	12hrs 07mins	N-S
5	Coutts John	20		M	NZ	13 Feb 1977	9hrs 25mins	N-S
6	McKenzie Meda	15		F	NZ	03 Feb 1978	12hrs 7mins	N-S
7	McKenzie Meda	15		F	NZ	17 Feb 1978	11hrs 23mins	S-N
8	Coutts John	21		M	NZ	18 Feb 1978	6hrs 46mins	S-N
9	Hurdley Chris	30		M	NZ	24 Dec 1978	9hrs 4mins	N-S
10	Christie Alan	28		M	NZ	24 Dec 1978	9hrs 5mins	N-S
11	Benson Pat	22		M	NZ	24 Feb 1979	10hrs 18mins	N-S
12	Rush Philip	16	6 Nov 1963	M	NZ	24 Feb 1980	8hrs 56mins	N-S
13	El-Meseery Mohammad	21		M	Egypt	24 Feb 1980	9hrs 12mins	N-S
14	Smidt Rhonda	17		F	NZ	10 Mar 1980	8hrs 56mins	S-N
15	Shields Belinda	18		F	NZ	24 Mar 1980	8hrs 32mins	S-N
16	Wordsworth Carolyn	17		F	NZ	08 Apr 1980	7hrs 15mins	S-N
17	Koorey John	37		M	Australia	01 Feb 1981	5hrs 37mins	S-N
18	Carr Kristine	21		F	NZ	14 Feb 1981	7hrs 54mins	S-N
19	Quinlivan Michael	20		M	NZ	28 Feb 1981	7hrs 58mins	N-S
20	Horner Elizabeth	15		F	NZ	14 Mar 1981	7hrs 22mins	S-N
21	Horner Elizabeth	15		F	NZ	10 May 1981	11hrs 33mins	N-S
22	Vincent Alan	31		M	NZ	30 Mar 1981	8hrs 21mins	N-S
23	McLay Sheryl	21	27 Aug 1960	F	NZ	17 Jan 1982	6hrs 59mins	S-N
24	Bisley Karen	16		F	NZ	14 Feb 1982	6hrs 46mins	S-N
25	Jack Wayne	14		M	NZ	21 Feb 1982	10hrs 2mins	N-S
26	Rush Philip	20	6 Nov 1963	M	NZ	13 Mar 1984	7hrs 51mins	N-S
27	Rush Philip	20	6 Nov 1963	M	NZ	13 Mar 1984	8hrs 25mins	S-N
28	Blewett Sandra	34		F	NZ	26 Mar 1984	13hrs 30mins	N-S
29	McKenzie Meda	21		F	NZ	26 Mar 1984	11hrs 27mins	N-S
30	McKenzie Meda	21		F	NZ	26 Mar 1984	11hrs 39mins	S-N
31	Barry Scott	18		M	NZ	29 Mar 1985	7hrs 51mins	S-N
32	Bisley Karen	19		F	NZ	29 Mar 1985	11hrs 11mins	N-S
33	Bouzaid Donna	22		F	NZ	01 May 1985	8hrs 15mins	N-S
34	Anderson Denise	21		F	NZ	20 Jan 1986	5hrs 4mins	S-N
35	Koorey John	42		M	Australia	18 Feb 1986	6hrs 59mins	N-S
36	Barrett Helen	16		F	NZ	30 Mar 1986	6hrs 34mins	S-N
37	Greenslade Ingrid	15		F	NZ	25 Feb 1987	7hrs 18mins	N-S
38	Reid Jeffrey	14		M	NZ	23 Mar 1987	7hrs 10mins	S-N
39	Rush Philip	23	6 Nov 1963	M	NZ	23 Mar 1987	8hrs 27mins	S-N
40	Rush Philip	23	6 Nov 1963	M	NZ	9 Feb 1988	9hrs 5mins	S-N
41	Rush Philip	24	6 Nov 1963	M	NZ	9 Feb 1988	9hrs 32mins	N-S
42	Davey Richard	25		M	England	12 Feb 1988	7hrs 17mins	S-N
43	Doig Karena	15		F	NZ	18 Feb 1989	8hrs 31mins	S-N
44	Willianson Myra	19		F	NZ	5 Feb 1994	8hrs 1mins	N-S
45	Shenov Taranath N	25		M	India	25 Mar 1996	7hrs 46mins	S-N
46	Kane Jo	40		F	NZ	26 Mar 1996	10hrs 52mins	N-S
47	Repale Rupali Romdas	16		F	India	9 Mar 1998	19hrs 44mins	S-N
48	Pearson Thomas	42		M	NZ	8 Feb 1999	6hrs 50mins	S-N
49	Van Wisse Tammy	30		F	Australia	10 Mar 1999	6hrs 49mins	N-S
50	Moss Grainne	31		F	Ireland	6 Mar 2001	12hrs 25mins	N-S
51	Johns Kate	14	11 Oct 1986	F	NZ	16 Mar 2001	7hrs 6mins	N-S
52	Merrill Yvonne	39	9 Jan 1962	F	Australia	17 Mar 2001	11hrs 5mins	N-S
53	Bula Chowdhury Chukraboty	31		F	India	25 Mar 2003	9hrs 4mins	N-S
54	Gray Jeremy	21	12 Aug 1981	M	NZ	11 Apr 2003	7hrs 25mins	N-S
55	Yudovin David	52	20 Jul 1951	M	USA	16 Jan 2004	9hrs 38mins	N-S
56	Pittar James			M	Australia	5 Mar 2004	8hrs 31mins	S-N
57	Hains Chris			M	NZ	15 Mar 2004	7hrs 24mins	S-N
58	Gatfield John Photos	13	15 Jun 1990	M	NZ	25 Mar 2004	8hrs 8mins	S-N
59	Raut Aditya	11	20 Aug 1993	M	India	20 Feb 2005	9hrs 9mins	N-S
60	Sibtsen Cara	17	19 Jan 1988	F	NZ	4 Mar 2005	5hrs 48mins	S-N
61	Hockings Tania	17	24 Jul 1987	F	NZ	4 Mar 2005	5hrs 48mins	S-N
62	Binney Robert Photos	43	4 May 1962	M	NZ	10 Feb 2006	7hrs 11mins	N-S
63	Palfrey Penny Photos	43	27 Jul 1962	F	Australia	5 Apr 2006	8hrs 26mins	S-N
64	Coleman Scott	53	29 Jun 1954	M	USA	8 Feb 2007	10hrs 27.32mins	N-S
65	Zhang Jei	19	10 Jul 1987	F	China	25 Feb 2007	8hrs 3mins	S-N
66	Kennedy Dan Photos	45	29 Sep 1961	M	NZ	10 Mar 2007	11hrs	S-N
67	Wolzak Hana	46	6 Nov 1960	F	NZ	9 Apr 2007	8hrs 44mins	S-N
68	Bennington Stephanie	13	3 Nov 1993	F	NZ	22 Apr 2007	8hrs 10.35mins	N-S
69	Nelson Forrest Photos	42	23 Jul 1965	M	USA	31 Jan 2008	10hrs 51mins	N-S
70	Glover Casey Photos	21	26 Aug 1986	M	NZ	13 Apr 2008	4hrs 37mins	N-S
71	Freeland Susan	43	19 Aug 1964	F	NZ	14 Apr 2008	11hrs 9mins	N-S

SUCCESSFUL DOUBLE CROSSINGS OF COOK STRAIT IN ORDER OF COMPLETION

Name	Age	DOB	Sex	County	Date of Swim	Time	Direction
Rush Philip	20	6 Nov 1963	M	NZ	13 Mar 1984	16hrs 16mins	N-S-N
McKenzie Meda	21		F	NZ	26 Mar 1984	23hrs 6mins	N-S-N
Rush Philip	24	6 Nov 1963	M	NZ	9 Feb 1988	18hrs 37mins	S-N-S

RECORDS HELD

Record	Recordholder	Country	Date	Time
First Male:	Barry Devonport	NZ	20 Nov 1963	11hrs 20mins
First Female:	Lynne Cox	USA	4 Feb 1975	12hrs 07mins
First Male Double Crossing:	Philip Rush	NZ	13 Mar 1984	16hrs 16mins
First Female Double Crossing:	Meda McKenzie	NZ	26 Mar 1984	23hrs 6mins
Fastest Single Crossing:	Casey Glover	NZ	13 Apr 2008	4hrs 37mins
Fastest Double Crossing:	Philip Rush	NZ	13 Mar 1984	16hrs 16mins
Fastest Crossing North - South:	Casey Glover	NZ	13 Apr 2008	4hrs 37mins
Fastest Crossing South - North:	Denise Anderson	NZ	20 Jan 1986	5hrs 4mins
Oldest Female Crossing:	Hana Wolzak - Aged 46	NZ	9 Apr 2007	8hrs 44mins
Oldest Male Crossing:	Scott Coleman - Aged 53	USA	8 Feb 2007	10hrs 27.32mins
Youngest Female Crossing:	Stephanie Bennington - Aged 13	NZ	22 Apr 2007	8hrs 10.35mins
Youngest Male Crossing:	Aditya Raut - Aged 11	INDIA	20 Feb 2005	9hrs 9mins