The most accurate listing of Hawaiian channel swimmers
Fastest
ʻAlenuihāhā
Hawaiʻi to Maui- Penny Palfrey (2009)- 14:51
ʻAuʻau
Lānaʻi to Maui- Jim Sorensen (2002)- 3:10
Maui to Lānaʻi- under evaluation
ʻAuʻau-ʻAuʻau
Maui to Lānaʻi to Maui- Peter Attia (2008)- 11:43
Lānaʻi to Maui to Lānaʻi- Steven Minaglia/Mark Williams (2014)- 10:33
ʻAuʻau-Pailolo
Lānaʻi to Maui to Molokaʻi- Harry Huffaker (1989)- 11:29
Kaiwi
Molokaʻi to Oʻahu- Andreas Waschburger (2024)- 9:55:10
Oʻahu to Molokaʻi- Graco Morlan (2024)- 15:33
Kalohi
Molokaʻi to Lānaʻi- Tina Neill/Forrest Nelson (2011)- 4:25
Lānaʻi to Molokaʻi- Billy Brown (2013)- 4:47
Kalohi-Kalohi
Molokaʻi to Lānaʻi to Molokaʻi- Billy Brown (2013)- 10:26
Kaulakahi
Kauaʻi to Niʻihau- Bill Goding/Tina Neill/Forrest Nelson (2012)- 9:25
Niʻihau to Kauaʻi- Matt McGillicuddy/Colby Dimsdale/Joe Guifoyle (2023)- 10:38
Maui-Around Molokini-Maui
Maui-Around Molokini-Maui Counter Clockwise- Alaina Otterstrom/Steven Minaglia/Kevin Drake/Andrea Salmi/Laura Lipp/Sammy Larrazabal/Nicole Forelli/Matt Knight (2024)- 3:51
Molokini Kealaikahiki
Molokini to Lānaʻi- Terri Dietz/Jerelyn Watanabe (2024)- 19:35
Pailolo
Maui to Molokaʻi- Jim Sorensen (2005)- 3:38
Molokaʻi to Maui- Billy Brown (2012)- 3:59
Pailolo-Pailolo
Maui to Molokaʻi to Maui- Steven Minaglia (2013)- 11:10
Pailolo-Kalohi-ʻAuʻau
Maui to Molokaʻi to Lānaʻi to Maui- Becca Mann (2019)- 20:53
*Speed records are meant to be broken: Alalakeiki and Kealaikahiki Channels are left off this list since they can no longer be crossed.
Firsts
Alalakeiki
Kahoʻolawe to Maui- Carl Kawauchi/Ulrich Klinke/Alton Motobu (1992)
Maui to Kahoʻolawe- Linda Kaiser/Laurie Foster/Mike Spalding (2001)
ʻAlenuihāhā
Hawaiʻi to Maui- Harry Huffaker (1970)
ʻAuʻau
Lānaʻi to Maui- Steve Bobko/Bill Goding/Archie Hapai/Richard Merritt/Gary Neimeyer/Doug Rice/Jim Roumasset (1977)
Maui to Lānaʻi- Jim Caldwell (1970)
ʻAuʻau-ʻAuʻau
Maui to Lānaʻi to Maui- Peter Attia (2008)
Lānaʻi to Maui to Lānaʻi- Meredith Novak (2013)
ʻAuʻau-Pailolo
Lānaʻi to Maui to Molokaʻi- Harry Huffaker (1989)
Kaiwi
Molokaʻi to Oʻahu- Keo Nakama (1961)
Oʻahu to Molokaʻi- Harry Huffaker (1972)
Kalohi
Molokaʻi to Lānaʻi- Harry Huffaker (1989)
Lānaʻi to Molokaʻi- Bob Justman (1978)
Kalohi-Kalohi
Molokaʻi to Lānaʻi to Molokaʻi- Billy Brown (2013)
Kaulakahi
Kauaʻi to Niʻihau- Tom Robinson (2003)
Niʻihau to Kauaʻi- Matt McGillicuddy/Colby Dimsdale/Joe Guifoyle (2023)
Kealaikahiki
Kahoʻolawe to Lānaʻi- Linda Kaiser/Laurie Foster/Mike Spalding (2005)
Maui-Around Molokini-Maui
Maui-Around Molokini-Maui Counter Clockwise- Andrea Salmi/Laura Lipp/Nicole Forelli/Kendra Bean/Mark Wussler/Matt Knight (2020)
Molokini Kealaikahiki
Molokini to Lānaʻi- Terri Dietz/Jerelyn Watanabe (2024)
Oʻahu Staged Complete Circumnavigation
Kaimana Beach to Kaimana Beach Clockwise- Marek Lehocky/Steven Minaglia (2022)
Pailolo
Maui to Molokaʻi- Jim Caldwell (1973)
Molokaʻi to Maui- Carl Kawauchi (1993)
Pailolo-Pailolo
Maui to Molokaʻi to Maui- Steven Minaglia (2013)
Pailolo-Kalohi-ʻAuʻau
Maui to Molokaʻi to Lānaʻi to Maui- Becca Mann (2019)