Atlantic Ocean — South Africa
Milnerton Lighthouse - Big Bay
- 10.2 km
- Distance
- Milnerton Lighthouse ↔ Big Bay, Bloubergstrand
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 79
- Swimmers
- 64
- Countries
- 4
- Women
- 20%
- Median time
- 3:10:48
- Busiest month
- May
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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:12:15 | 3:12:15 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5:48:18 | 5:48:18 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2:28:24 | 3:30:31 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3:21:20 | 3:48:25 |
| 2018 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2:28:11 | 2:55:53 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2:20 | 2:53:30 |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2:32:33 | 3:09:17 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3:08:32 | 3:30:57 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:32 | 2:32 |
| 2012 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2:30 | 3:14:30 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:04 | 4:04 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is May.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 5 | 6% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 1 | 1% |
| April | 1 | 1% |
| May | 62 | 79% |
| June | 7 | 9% |
| July | 1 | 1% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 0 | 0% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 1 | 1% |
Women and men
20%Women
- Women16 · 20%
- Men63 · 80%
Equipment and format
79Crossings
- — · Race39 · 49%
- Skin · Solo36 · 46%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo4 · 5%
Where swimmers come from
4Countries
- 🇿🇦 South Africa75 · 95%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2 · 3%
- 🇳🇦 Namibia1 · 1%
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe1 · 1%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Kyle Allan Stephens🇿🇦, 16 · Oldest: Walter Hart🇿🇦, 63
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 3:25:05, median 3:10:48.
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.
— · Race
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2012 | Brian Allot🇿🇦 | 2:30 | — |
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2017 | Zac Ellis🇿🇦 | 2:20 | −0:12 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | Buff van Westenbrugge🇿🇦 | 2:32 | −1:32 |
| Jul 27, 2004 | Martin Vleggaar🇿🇦 | 4:04 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2018 | Tyron Venter🇿🇦 | 2:28:11 | — |
Countries
- 🇿🇦 South Africa75
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2
- 🇳🇦 Namibia1
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe1
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 75 | 14 | 2:20 | Martin Vleggaar🇿🇦 · Jul 27, 2004 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2 | 2 | 2:37 | Emma Alsop🇬🇧 · May 12, 2012 |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | 1 | 0 | 3:00:52 | Bruce Salt🇳🇦 · May 21, 2016 |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 3:22:08 | Tim Stiff🇿🇼 · May 12, 2012 |
Where swimmers land
- Big Bay3
- Big Bay, Blouberg1