Poor Knights

22 km starting from the back of Rikoriko Cave, the largest cave in the world by volume, and finishing on Matapouri Beach.


Marathon swims

# Date Swimmer Duration Route Comment 🗺
1 1978-??-?? ♀ Meda McKenzie Poor Knights Island to Matapouri
2 2018-03-25 ♀ Sarah Poplar 08:10:00 Poor Knights Island to Matapouri 🗺
3 2022-04-03 ♂ Jonathan Ridler 13:20:23 Matapouri Bay to Rikoriko Cave to Matapouri Bay Double crossing 🗺
4 2024-05-04 ♀ Kristy Fisher 07:53:00 Poor Knights Island to Matapouri 🗺

Other swims

Swims of note that were not completed under marathon swim conditions.

Date Swimmer Duration Route Comment 🗺
2022-03-18 ♀ Maaike Mckernan 08:08:00 Poor Knights Island to Matapouri Wetsuit
2022-03-18 ♂ Campbell Moore 09:58:00 Poor Knights Island to Matapouri Wetsuit

Swims per season