OmniathlonOWS
Atlantic Ocean — South Africa

Kommetjie - Hout Bay

9.4 km
Distance
Kommetjie ↔ Hout Bay
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data

Crossings marked «documented» are historical: reconstructed from chronicles, newspapers, archives and race results, with no governing body to ratify them. In the rankings they stand with the ratified ones.

Traditional knitted textile swimsuit, cap and goggles: no wetsuit and no tech suit; no contact with the boat and no drafting behind it.

Podium · Skin · Solo · One-way

  1. 1
    Derek Yach🇿🇦
    2:53 · 1990 · 1 in Skin · Solo
  2. 1
    Derek Yach🇿🇦
    2:53 · Feb 24, 1990 · 1 in Skin · Solo
  3. 3
    Katherine Persson🇿🇦
    3:29:33 · Nov 6, 2021 · 3 in Skin · Solo

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Pos.↑SwimmerDateTime
1Derek Yach19902:53documented
1Derek YachFeb 24, 19902:53
3Katherine PerssonNov 6, 20213:29:33
4Guy McKechnieJan 23, 20103:36
5Victoria McKechnieJan 23, 20103:41
6Otto ThaningOct 24, 19923:48
6Mike RiggOct 24, 19923:48
8Katherine PerssonDec 27, 20223:52:54
9Linda ThompsonJan 4, 20224:20:27
10Penny Gill19924:34documented
10Penny GillJun 7, 19924:34
12Eva DirksenDec 27, 20224:34:48

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.