Route — South Africa

Robben Island - Dassen Island

49.9 km
Distance
Robben Island ↔ Dassen Island
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
3
Swimmers
6
Countries
1
Women
33%
Median time
19:24:30
Busiest month
April

Crossings per year

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

1220242025
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
202520218:22:3919:24:30
2024110——

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is April.

12JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March133%
April267%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August00%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

33%Women
  • Women1 · 33%
  • Men2 · 67%

Equipment and format

3Crossings
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo2 · 67%
  • Skin · Relay1 · 33%

Where swimmers come from

1Countries
  • 🇿🇦 South Africa3 · 100%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

12<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Peet Crowther🇿🇦, 36 · Oldest: Chris Oldnall🇿🇦, 38

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 19:24:30, median 19:24:30.

0.5118:0018:3019:0019:3020:00

Countries

  • 🇿🇦 South Africa3
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇿🇦 South Africa3118:22:39Eva Dirksen🇿🇦, Katherine Persson🇿🇦, Georgina Smith🇿🇦, Shoneé Cornelissen🇿🇦 · Mar 6, 2024

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.