The record for the fastest cumulative time for the completion of the 7 swims is held by Scot Andrew Donaldson, with a total swim time of 63 hours, 2 minutes.[2]
The record for the fastest completion of all seven swims is held by Bulgarian Petar Stoychev who achieved it in 173 days, completing on 14 August 2024.[3]
The record for the youngest ever person to complete all 7 swims is held by New Zealander Caitlin O'Reilly who was 20 years, 7 months, and 15 days old upon completion.
List of Oceans Seven swims
The North Channel: between Ireland and Scotland, 34.5 kilometres (18.6 nmi)
The Cook Strait: between New Zealand’s North and South Islands, 22.5 kilometres (12.1 nmi)
The Molokaʻi Channel (also known as the Kaiwi Channel): between Moloka’i and O’ahu, 42 kilometres (23 nmi)
The English Channel: between England and France, 33 kilometres (18 nmi)
The Catalina Channel: between Santa Catalina Island and Los Angeles, 32.3 kilometres (17.4 nmi)
The Tsugaru Strait: between the Japanese islands of Honshu and Hokkaido, 19.5 kilometres (10.5 nmi)
The Strait of Gibraltar: between Spain and Morocco, 14.4 kilometres (7.8 nmi)
List of successful completions
The LongSwims Database maintains a list of swimmers who have completed the challenge:[4]
Name
Date completed
Nation
Notes
1
Stephen Redmond
14 July 2012
Ireland
First ever to complete all seven swims. Total time 2 years 344 days; cumulative time 104 hours 19 minutes.[5][6]
2
Anna-Carin Nordin
8 July 2013
Sweden
First woman to complete all seven swims. Total time 2 years 290 days; cumulative time 182 hours 39 mins.[7]
Fastest total time (355 days) until Stoychev, 2024;[18] Fastest cumulative time (63 hours 2 minutes).[14][15] Note: the previous record for total time was 2 years 60 days.[15]
First Bulgarian.[23] Fastest total time (173 days from 14 March to 2 September 2024: Stoychev repeated his English Channel swim after completing Oceans Seven to reduce total time)[18]
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