False Bay — South Africa
Miller's Point - Fish Hoek
- 10.7 km
- Distance
- Miller's Point ↔ Fish Hoek
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 28
- Swimmers
- 24
- Countries
- 3
- Women
- 56%
- Median time
- 3:24:15
- Busiest month
- March
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearOther
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3:18:29 | 3:53:28 |
| 2025 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3:02:07 | 3:24:15 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3:01:50 | 3:30:08 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3:07:05 | 3:07:05 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:10 | 3:10 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:22 | 3:22 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is March.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 11% |
| February | 3 | 11% |
| March | 5 | 19% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 4 | 15% |
| June | 1 | 4% |
| July | 0 | 0% |
| August | 3 | 11% |
| September | 3 | 11% |
| October | 1 | 4% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 4 | 15% |
Women and men
56%Women
- Women15 · 54%
- Men12 · 43%
- Relays or not stated1 · 4%
Equipment and format
28Crossings
- Skin · Solo20 · 71%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo6 · 21%
- Assisted · Solo2 · 7%
Starting side
28Crossings
- From Miller's Point21 · 75%
- From Fish Hoek7 · 25%
Single and multiple
28Crossings
- One-way27 · 96%
- Two-way1 · 4%
Where swimmers come from
3Countries
- 🇿🇦 South Africa26 · 93%
- 🇦🇺 Australia1 · 4%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 · 4%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Zahraa Norath🇿🇦, 19 · Oldest: Graham du Toit🇿🇦, 64
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 3:50:59, median 3:24:15.
Times year by year
Median and best time of each year's solo crossings; higher is faster.
Median timeBest
The record over time
Each step is a crossing that beat the best time up to that day, in its category.
Skin · SoloWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2024 | Barend Nortje🇿🇦 | 3:01:50 | −0:05:15 |
| Sep 11, 2021 | Katherine Persson🇿🇦 | 3:07:05 | −0:02:55 |
| Jan 3, 2019 | Sarah Ferguson🇿🇦 | 3:10 | −0:12 |
| Jun 2, 2018 | Lewis Pugh🇬🇧 | 3:22 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2026 | Tarryn Rice🇿🇦 | 3:18:29 | −1:17:55 |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Carin Cunningham🇿🇦 | 4:36:24 | −0:29:05 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Zahraa Norath🇿🇦 | 5:05:29 | — |
Assisted · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2024 | Hillary Geers🇦🇺 | 3:30:08 | — |
Countries
- 🇿🇦 South Africa26
- 🇦🇺 Australia1
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 26 | 14 | 3:01:50 | Sarah Ferguson🇿🇦 · Jan 3, 2019 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 1 | 1 | 3:30:08 | Hillary Geers🇦🇺 · Oct 8, 2024 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1 | 0 | 3:22 | Lewis Pugh🇬🇧 · Jun 2, 2018 |