Route — South Africa
Preekstoel - Mykonos
- 11.1 km
- Distance
- Preekstoel (Kraalbaai) ↔ Mykonos, Langebaan
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 306
- Swimmers
- 165
- Countries
- 7
- Women
- 51%
- Median time
- 3:19
- Busiest month
- November
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 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3:07:58 | 3:08:13 |
| 2025 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 2:22:29 | 3:26:19 |
| 2024 | 63 | 39 | 24 | 2:23:34 | 3:16:09 |
| 2023 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 2:31:06 | 3:12:33 |
| 2022 | 48 | 32 | 16 | 2:23:15 | 3:29:06 |
| 2021 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 2:39:06 | 3:14:50 |
| 2020 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 2:48:46 | 3:34:17 |
| 2019 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 2:24 | 3:15 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2:33 | 2:33 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is November.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 10 | 3% |
| February | 12 | 4% |
| March | 3 | 1% |
| April | 8 | 3% |
| May | 14 | 5% |
| June | 3 | 1% |
| July | 4 | 1% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 10 | 3% |
| October | 110 | 36% |
| November | 117 | 38% |
| December | 15 | 5% |
Women and men
51%Women
- Women152 · 50%
- Men144 · 47%
- Relays or not stated10 · 3%
Equipment and format
306Crossings
- Skin · Solo186 · 61%
- — · Race64 · 21%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo56 · 18%
Starting side
306Crossings
- From Preekstoel (Kraalbaai)281 · 92%
- From Mykonos, Langebaan25 · 8%
Single and multiple
306Crossings
- One-way275 · 90%
- Two-way31 · 10%
Where swimmers come from
7Countries
- 🇿🇦 South Africa291 · 95%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom6 · 2%
- 🇦🇺 Australia3 · 1%
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland3 · 1%
- 🇮🇪 Ireland1 · 0%
- 🇮🇳 India1 · 0%
- 🇳🇦 Namibia1 · 0%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Kay-Lee Mouton🇿🇦, 14 · Oldest: Tony Sellmeyer🇿🇦, 72
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 3:24:39, median 3:19.
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 · Solo— · RaceWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2019 | Michelle Weber🇿🇦 | 2:24 | −0:06 |
| Jan 6, 2019 | Kieron Palframan🇿🇦 | 2:30 | −0:03 |
| May 28, 2018 | Emil Berning🇿🇦 | 2:33 | — |
— · Race
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2021 | Kyle Allan Stephens🇿🇦 | 2:39:06 | −0:09:40 |
| Nov 21, 2020 | Chad Noble🇿🇦 | 2:48:46 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2025 | Michelle Weber🇿🇦 | 2:22:29 | −0:00:46 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | Michelle Weber🇿🇦 | 2:23:15 | — |
Countries
- 🇿🇦 South Africa291
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom6
- 🇦🇺 Australia3
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland3
- 🇮🇪 Ireland1
- 🇮🇳 India1
- 🇳🇦 Namibia1
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 291 | 149 | 2:22:29 | Emil Berning🇿🇦 · May 28, 2018 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 6 | 3 | 2:45 | Howard James🇬🇧 · Jun 3, 2019 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 3 | 0 | 2:59:41 | Yolanda Carstens🇦🇺 · Nov 2, 2024 |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 3:21:48 | Lynne Macgregor🇨🇭 · Nov 2, 2024 |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1 | 0 | 2:31:06 | Sean Paul Breslin🇮🇪 · Dec 29, 2023 |
| 🇮🇳 India | 1 | 0 | — | Mukul Dahiya🇮🇳 · May 3, 2026 |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | 1 | 0 | — | Archie Graham🇳🇦 · Feb 25, 2019 |