Atlantic Ocean — South Africa

Kommetjie - Hout Bay

9.4 km
Distance
Kommetjie ↔ Hout Bay
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
12
Swimmers
9
Countries
1
Women
58%
Median time
3:48
Busiest month
January

Crossings per year

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

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SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
20223303:52:544:20:27
20211103:29:333:29:33
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20102203:363:38:30
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19924403:484:11
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19902202:532:53

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is January.

123JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January330%
February110%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June110%
July00%
August00%
September00%
October220%
November110%
December220%

Women and men

58%Women
  • Women7 · 58%
  • Men5 · 42%

Equipment and format

12Crossings
  • Skin · Solo12 · 100%

Where swimmers come from

1Countries
  • 🇿🇦 South Africa12 · 100%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

12<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Linda Thompson🇿🇦, 38 · Oldest: Eva Dirksen🇿🇦, 52

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 3:50:24, median 3:48.

242:303:003:304:004:30

Times year by year

Median and best time of each year's solo crossings; higher is faster.

2:56:093:36:444:17:181990200020102020
Median timeBest

Countries

  • 🇿🇦 South Africa12
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇿🇦 South Africa1272:53Derek Yach🇿🇦 · 1990

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.