Route — South Africa

Blouberg - Melkbosstrand

7.9 km
Distance
Big Bay, Bloubergstrand ↔ Melkbosstrand
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
2
Swimmers
2
Countries
1
Women
50%
Median time
3:05
Busiest month
February

Crossings per year

Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.

0.51201120122013201420152016
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
20161103:153:15
2015000——
2014000——
2013000——
2012000——
20111102:552:55

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is February.

12JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February2100%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August00%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

50%Women
  • Women1 · 50%
  • Men1 · 50%

Equipment and format

2Crossings
  • Skin · Solo2 · 100%

Where swimmers come from

1Countries
  • 🇿🇦 South Africa2 · 100%

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 3:05, median 3:05.

0.512:303:00

Countries

  • 🇿🇦 South Africa2
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇿🇦 South Africa212:55Martin Vleggaar🇿🇦 · Feb 10, 2011

Distance is the shortest straight line between the start and finish coastal stretches, not the GPS track length: currents cause swimmers to cover much more distance.

Source: Cape Long Distance Swimming Association. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.