Derwent River Big Swim - 34km

The original 34km ultra marathon swim starting at New Norfolk Bridge in the historic town of New Norfolk to the iconic Tasman Bridge the Derwent River

Starting in the fresh water of Derwent Valley, swimming under all four bridges that span the iconic Derwent River and ending as the Tasman Bridge

The swim is part of the official Australian Triple Crown of Ultra Marathon Swimming and the Australian Long Distance Swimming Federation.

Derwent River Big Swim - 34km

honour roll

No.
Date
Name
Country
Time
Notes
1
January 25, 1975
Des Renford
Australia
10:54:00
1st person, 1st male
2
January 26, 1976
Dick Campion
Australia
9:19:00
3
January 26, 1976
Jenny Anderson
Australia
9:44:00
1st female
4
January 31, 2015
Daniel Curtis
USA
15:57:00
1st American male
5
January 1, 2020
Emma Radford
Australia
7:46:37.9
6
March 7, 2020
Lynton Mortensen
Australia
11:10:00
7
December 13, 2020
Ross Youngman
Australia
9:11:00
1st Tasmanian male
8
January 7, 2021
Richard Jones
Australia
10:08:00
9
January 9, 2021
Brenda Norman
Australia
7:04:00
10
January 24, 2021
Sharon Young
Australia
9:53:00
11
January 28, 2021
Eric Bateman
Australia
10:27:00
12
January 30, 2021
Anna Strachan
Australia
7:31:00
13
February 12, 2021
Stuart Donnachie
Australia
7:54:00
14
February 13, 2021
Val Kalmikovs
Latvia
7:58:00
1st Latvian male
15
March 8, 2021
John Van Wisse
Australia
6:49:00
16
March 12, 2021
Doug Hughson
Australia
9:29:00
17
March 20, 2021
Luke Richards
Australia
9:37:00
18
December 9, 2021
James Clothier
Australia
8:47:00
19
December 30, 2021
Anna Strachan
Australia
7:10:00
20
December 31, 2021
Joy Symons
Australia
7:41:46
21
January 1, 2022
Jayde Richardson
Australia
8:02:46
1st Tasmanian female
22
January 1, 2022
Zen Durbidge
Australia
8:39:35
23
January 12, 2022
Jonathan Wall
Australia
10:38:05
24
January 13, 2022
Carolyn Anderson
Australia
9:52:14
25
January 13, 2022
Brenda Norman
Australia
7:47:00
26
January 14, 2022
Joep Buijs
Australia
8:25:00
1st Dutchman
27
January 15, 2022
Marcus Payne
Australia
8:55:00
28
January 18, 2022
Sally Catt
Australia
11:10:00
1st English female
29
January 28, 2022
Brianna Thompson
Australia
6:40:00
30
January 30, 2022
Brett Stephenson
Australia
10:53:00
31
January 30, 2022
Julie Boxsell
Australia
9:45:00
32
February 2, 2022
Peter Stewart
Australia
9:27:00
33
February 8, 2022
Michael Powell
Australia
10:33:26
1st left leg amputee
34
February 12, 2022
Brittany Parker
Australia
8:47:00
35
February 12, 2022
Felicity Harrison
Australia
8:18:46
36
February 13, 2022
Peter Tucker
Australia
12:18:45
37
February 16, 2022
Richard Langridge
Australia
9:02:58
38
February 26, 2022
Jayde Richardson
Australia
7:05:00
Fastest Tasmanian female
39
February 27, 2022
Claire Keane
Australia
10:06:30
1st Irish female
40
March 15, 2022
Mark Robson
Australia
10:31:17
41
March 16, 2022
Rod Watkins
Australia
9:41:32
42
March 17, 2022
Mark Sowerby
Australia
8:55:01
43
March 24, 2022
Eva Buzo
Australia
8:01:21
44
March 25, 2022
Eva Buzo
Australia
8:32:21
45
March 26, 2022
Andrew Donaldson
Australia
5:35:21
Fastest male
46
March 26, 2022
Helen Conway
Australia
8:28:10
47
March 27, 2022
Victor Pineiro
Argentina
8:10:33
1st Argentinean male
48
March 27, 2022
Fiona Cullinane
Australia
6:26:38
Fastest female
49
March 29, 2022
Tara Grout
Australia
8:05:06
50
December 21, 2022
Bob Tarr
Australia
7:47:10
51
December 21, 2022
Rachael Rowland
Australia
9:13:13
52
December 22, 2022
Nicky MacKenzie
Australia
8:40:49
Tandem: Ben Humphreys
53
December 22, 2022
Ben Humphreys
Australia
8:40:49
Tandem: Nicky MacKenzie
54
December 24, 2022
Rod Watkins
Australia
10:20:21
55
December 28, 2022
Stephen Maloney
England
9:37:00
1st English male
56
January 2, 2023
Greg Woodward
Australia
8:13:00
57
January 5, 2023
Natasha Bamber
Australia
9:39:04
58
January 20, 2023
Paul Stravato
Australia
7:55:11
59
January 21, 2023
Val Kalmikovs
Latvia
7:37:37
60
January 24, 2023
Stephen Junk
Australia
8:34:00
61
January 24, 2023
Samuel Abeshouse
Australia
8:31:47
62
January 27, 2023
Brenda Norman
Australia
8:40:00
63
February 2, 2023
Ceinwen Roberts
Australia
7:10:21
64
February 2, 2023
Katya Noble
Australia
8:39:59
65
February 3, 2023
Mark Mallinson
Australia
8:05:39
66
February 3, 2023
Marty Filipowski
Australia
9:31:42
Tandem: Steve Cork
67
February 3, 2023
Steve Cork
Australia
9:31:42
Tandem: Marty Filipowski
68
February 3, 2023
Alex Prendergast
Australia
9:41:06
69
February 5, 2023
Louise Rosemann
Australia
8:33:13
70
February 15, 2023
Luke Colston
Australia
7:26:07
71
February 16, 2023
Tim Scott
Australia
7:48:01
72
February 17, 2023
Rory Thompson
Australia
7:07:46
73
February 19, 2023
Michael Pranckl
Austria
7:53:00
1st Austrian male
74
February 19, 2023
Greg Johnson
Australia
8:01:54
75
March 4, 2023
Stephen Mirams
8:43:21
76
March 5, 2023
Abigail Fairman
USA
8:35:20
1st American female
77
March 5, 2023
Ashliegh Webb
Australia
8:49:00
78
March 6, 2023
Melanie Holland
Australia
7:47:41
79
January 20, 2024
Kate Steels
England
8:09:34
80
January 21, 2024
John Curley
Ireland
8:52:56
1st Irish male
81
January 23, 2024
Tim Donovan
Australia
7:55:01
82
January 24, 2024
Kayla Baxter
Australia
9:26:29
83
January 28, 2024
Helen Conway
Australia
8:20:00
84
February 8, 2024
Callum Hughes
Australia
7:30:36
Youngest male: 19 years 237 days
85
February 17, 2024
Chen Wei Ng
Singapore
7:02:45
1st Singaporean male
86
February 20, 2024
Suzanne Heim-Bowan
USA
7:09:09
Oldest female: 65 years 6months 27days
87
February 21, 2024
Graham Huband
New Zealand
7:56:26
1st New Zealand male
88
December 13, 2024
Alessandra Rossi Cima
Brazil
7:12:48
1st Brazilian female
89
December 15, 2024
Sam Sheppard
Australia
5:59:14
90
December 15, 2024
Craig Clarke
Australia
8:42:35
91
December 15, 2024
Terry Griffiths
Australia
10:14:22
92
December 17, 2024
Michael Sheppard
Australia
7:52:04
Tandem: Mark Cheatley
93
December 17, 2024
Mark Cheatley
Australia
7:52:04
Tandem: Michael Sheppard
94
December 28, 2024
Amanda Davies
Australia
8:01:49
95
December 30, 2024
Brendan O'Donoghue
Australia
8:56:29
Tandem: Alastair Tye
96
December 30, 2024
Alastair Tye
Australia
8:56:29
Tandem: Brendan O'Donoghue
97
January 3, 2025
Brett Davis
Australia
11:56:21
Oldest male: 69 yrs 328 days
98
January 4, 2025
James Christensen
Australia
9:23:42
99
January 9, 2025
Julian Brezniak
Australia
8:16:04
100
January 9, 2025
Miu Tanaka
Japan
8:15:20
1st Japanese female; Youngest female: 19 years 165 days; 100th swimmer
101
January 10, 2025
Julieanne Goode
Australia
8:07:23
102
January 11, 2025
Jodie Millar
Australia
7:41:00
103
January 11, 2025
Troy Shevlin
Australia
7:33:08
104
January 12, 2025
Peter Holley
England
8:50:25
105
January 25, 2025
Michael Renford
Australia
7:14:39
Second generation of Renford family to complete the DRBS
106
January 26, 2025
Anna Torok
Australia
7:49:10
Tandem: Temera Lang
107
January 26, 2025
Temera Lang
Australia
7:49:10
Tandem: Anna Torok
108
January 26, 2025
Jon McArdell
Australia
7:42:42
109
January 29, 2025
Katie Binstock
Australia
8:57:33
110
January 29, 2025
Debbie Lewry
New Zealand
9:06:29
1st New Zealand female
111
February 5, 2025
Anton Ilchenko
Australia
9:22:00
112
February 7, 2025
Dean Kerns
Australia
7:57:56
Tandem: Fletcher Barr
113
February 7, 2025
Fletcher Barr
Australia
7:57:56
Tandem: Dean Kerns
114
February 12, 2025
Liz Crowhurst
Australia
9:23:20
Tandem: Grant Campbell
115
February 12, 2025
Grant Campbell
Australia
9:23:20
Tandem: Liz Crowhurst
116
February 25, 2025
Monica Tonner
Australia
8:51:00
117
February 25, 2025
Alexis Tannock
Australia
9:28:53
Tandem: Derek Sexton
118
February 25, 2025
Derek Sexton
Australia
9:28:53
Tandem: Alexis Tannock
119
February 26, 2025
Susan Dolgoy
Australia
8:01:11
Tandem: Mark Stephens
120
February 26, 2025
Mark Stephens
Wales
8:01:11
Tandem: Susan Dolgoy - 1st swimmers from Wales
121
February 27, 2025
Andrea Schloegl
Australia
9:01:10
Tandem: Kristen Kearns - First Canadian Swimmer
122
February 27, 2025
Kristen Kearns
Australia
9:01:10
Tandem: Andrea Schloegl
123
March 1, 2025
Shaun Jessop
Australia
8:01:42
Tandem: Marcus Donato
124
March 1, 2025
Marcus Donato
Australia
8:01:42
Tandem: Shaun Jessop
125
March 5, 2025
Susan Sherwen
Australia
8:20:43
126
March 7, 2025
Nathalie Pohl
Germany
6:55:48
First female swimmer from Germany
127
March 8, 2025
Kim Miller
Australia
8:13:05
Tandem: Christian Renford
128
March 8, 2025
Christian Renford
Australia
8:13:05
Tandem: Kim Miller - 3rd generation of Renford family to complete the DRBS
129
March 9, 2025
Andrew Powell
Australia
8:36:20
130
March 9, 2025
Dina Levacic
Croatia
7:27:52
First female swimmer from Croatia
131
March 24, 2025
Michael Payne
Australia
7:01:55
132
March 25, 2025
Scott Corcoran
Ireland
8:11:51
Tandem: Jacob Anderson
133
March 25, 2025
Jacob Anderson
Australia
8:11:51
Tanden Scott Corcoran
134
May 10, 2025
Veronique Wong Kai In
Australia
8:20:00

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