Atlantic Ocean — South Africa

Llandudno - Camps Bay

7.0 km
Distance
Llandudno Beach ↔ Camps Bay
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data

Timeline

Computed from the recorded crossings: the first, the first by sex, the first from each country and every record broken.

  1. First crossingAndrew Chin3:19
  2. First from countryAndrew Chin🇿🇦 South Africa3:19
  3. RecordAndrew ChinSkin · Solo · 3:19
  4. RecordAndrew ChinSkin · Solo · 2:24
  5. First womanMonika Hayes2:32
  6. First from countryPrabhat Raju Koli🇮🇳 India2:14
  7. RecordPrabhat Raju KoliSkin · Solo · 2:14
  8. RecordPrabhat Raju KoliWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 2:14

Crossings per decade

1020002010

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.