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
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- Crossings
- 9
- Swimmers
- 8
- Countries
- 1
- Women
- 33%
- Median time
- 3:36
- Busiest month
- April
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3:13:05 | 3:26:06 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:50 | 3:50 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:32 | 3:32 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:39 | 3:39 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is April.
Show the data as a table
| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 6 | 67% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 1 | 11% |
| July | 0 | 0% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 0 | 0% |
| October | 2 | 22% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
33%Women
- Women3 · 33%
- Men6 · 67%
Equipment and format
9Crossings
- Skin · Solo9 · 100%
Where swimmers come from
1Countries
- 🇿🇦 South Africa9 · 100%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Schalk du Plessis🇿🇦, 37 · Oldest: Monika Hayes🇿🇦, 62
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 3:30:43, median 3:36.
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
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 | Sam Whelpton🇿🇦 | 3:13:05 | −0:18:55 |
| Oct 5, 2017 | Kieron Palframan🇿🇦 | 3:32 | −0:07 |
| Oct 5, 2015 | Schalk du Plessis🇿🇦 | 3:39 | — |
Countries
- 🇿🇦 South Africa9
Show the data as a table
| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 9 | 3 | 3:13:05 | Schalk du Plessis🇿🇦 · Oct 5, 2015 |