Successful crossings since 1956

The following table summarises the number of successful crossings since 1956.

Year	Solo	Teams(2)	Teams(4)	Total
2008 2007 2006	141 43 112	107 88	364 370	1,811 43 1,769
2005	132	105	510	2,382
2004	150	96	450	2,142
2003	85	51	169	*863
2002	115	88	420	1,971
2001	105	82	427	1,977
2000	105	67	410	1,879
1999	56	60	349	1,572
1998	51	42	250	1,135
1997	49	33	215	975
1996	47	32	133	643
1995	37	21	92	447
1994	29	18	47	253
1993	26	8	45	222
1992	25		39	181
1991	15		7	43
1990	8			8
1989	6			6
1988	1			1
1987	4			4
1985	5			5
1983	2			2
1971	1			1
1970	1			1
1969	1			1
1956	5			5
TOTAL	1,357	1,796	17,188	20,341

* Due to adverse weather conditions, only 43% of competitors finished the race.

The 2007 Swim was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.

References

Meaney, L., (1994), 'Why swim to Rottnest when you can catch a ferry?', Access Press, Northbridge.

Tanham, P., (2000), 'My thoughts on swimming the Rottnest Channel’, 2nd Edition.

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