OmniathlonOWS
Route — South Africa

Robben Island - Granger Bay

11.7 km
Distance
Robben Island ↔ Granger Bay, V&A Waterfront
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. Oct 5, 2015
    First crossingSchalk du Plessis3:39
  2. Oct 5, 2015
    First from countrySchalk du Plessis🇿🇦 South Africa3:39
  3. Oct 5, 2015
    RecordSchalk du PlessisSkin · Solo · 3:39
  4. Oct 5, 2017
    RecordKieron PalframanSkin · Solo · 3:32
  5. Apr 25, 2026
    First womanSam Whelpton3:13:05
  6. Apr 25, 2026
    RecordSam WhelptonSkin · Solo · 3:13:05

Crossings per decade

24620102020

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.