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World Marathon Swimming Records In Asia

 
The list below is a list of the marathon swimming records over 10 kilometers in Asia – done
without wetsuits and according to traditional English Channel swimming rules. With over 70%
of the Earth covered in water, the number of records and locations to swim are numerous and
potentially endless.
 
If you know of additional records or new records that have been set anywhere in Asia, please
email the name of the world record holder, their country, date (month, day and year), location,
distance and official time to Open Water Source.

Poyang Lake (鄱阳湖 China)

Fastest Crossing: Yu Lixin (China), 2009, 4:30
 
Fuxianhu Lake (31K, Yunnan Province, China)
First Crossing: Zhang Jian (China), 4 August 2002, 12:01
 
Ling-Ding Sea (Hong Kong to Macao)
First Crossing: Zhang Jian (China), 22 September 2005, 10:43
 
Bohai Bay (109K, Guangdong Province, China)
First Crossing: Zhang Jian (China), 10 August 2000, 50:22
 
Tsugaru Channel (津軽海峡 19.5K between Hokkaido and Honshu in Japan)
First Honshu-Hokkaido Crossing: David Yudovin (USA), 7 July 1990, 13:10
First Hokkaido-Honshu Crossing: Steven Munatones (USA), 30 July 1990, 6:39
First Female Honshu-Hokkaido Crossing: Miyuki Fujita (Japan), 2005, 11:36
Fastest Honshu-Hokkaido Crossing: Steven Munatones (USA), 30 July 1990, 6:11
Fastest Hokkaido-Honshu Crossing: Steven Munatones (USA), 30 July 1990, 6:39
Fastest Female Honshu-Hokkaido Crossing: Miyuki Fujita (Japan), 2005, 11:36
First Double Crossing (Honshu-Hokkaido-Honshu): Steven Munatones (USA), 30 July 1990,
12:50
Fastest Double Crossing (Honshu-Hokkaido-Honshu): Steven Munatones (USA), 30 July

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1990, 12:50
First Double Crossing (Hokkaido-Honshu-Hokkaido): Miyuki Fujita (Japan), 2006
First Triple Crossing (Honshu-Hokkaido-Honshu-Hokkaido): Miyuki Fujita (Japan), 2006,
37:24
Fastest Triple Crossing (Honshu-Hokkaido-Honshu-Hokkaido): Miyuki Fujita (Japan), 2006,
37:24
 
Lake Biwa (琵琶湖 42K, Shiga Prefecture, Japan)
First Crossing: Steven Munatones (USA), July 1989, 10:36
 
Yonaguni Island (与那国島 29K, Okinawa, Japan)
First Circumnavigation: Steven Munatones (USA), October 1994, 7:08
 
Ishigaki Island to Iriomote Island (石垣島から西表島から竹富島 37K, Okinawa, Japan)
First Crossing: Steven Munatones (USA), 1993, 10:16
 
Five Lakes of Mt. Fuji (14.5K, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan)
First Crossing of Lake Kawaguchi(河口湖), Lake Sai(西湖), Lake Yamanaka(山中湖), Lake
Shoji(精進湖), Lake Motosu(本栖湖): Lynne Cox (USA), 1985
Fastest First Crossing of Lake Kawaguchi(河口湖), Lake Sai(西湖), Lake Yamanaka(山中湖),
Lake Shoji(精進湖), Lake Motosu(本栖湖): Steven Munatones (USA), 3 July 1992, 3:24
 
Maldive Islands (140K, Republic of Maldives)
First Stage Swim: Lewis Pugh (Great Britain), February 2007, 140K over 10 days
 
Suruga Bay (10K between Awa Island and Cape Ose in Japan)
First Crossing: Miyuki Fujita (Japan), October 2010, 2:53
Fastest Crossing: Miyuki Fujita (Japan), October 2010, 2:53
First Two-way Crossing: Miyuki Fujita (Japan), 16 November 2010, 8:01
Fastest Two-way Crossing: Miyuki Fujita (Japan), 16 November 2010, 8:01
First Three-way Swim: Miyuki Fujita (Japan), October 2010, 13:06 (2:53 on first 10K leg, 6:00
on second 10K leg, 4:13 on third 10K leg)
Fastest Three-way Swim: Miyuki Fujita (Japan), 16 November 2010, 11:13 (3:00 on first 10K
leg, 5:01 on second 10K leg, 3:12 on third 10K leg)

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Oshima to Chigasaki, Tokyo (68K in Japan)
First Crossing: Kazuya Suzuki (Japan), 28 August 2009, 22:06

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