Atlantic Ocean — South Africa

Robben Island - Rocklands

11.7 km
Distance
Robben Island ↔ Rocklands, Sea Point
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
3
Swimmers
2
Countries
2
Women
0%
Median time
4:55
Busiest month
September

Crossings per year

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

12199019921994199619982000200220042006
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
20061105:255:25
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19892204:554:55

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is September.

123JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August00%
September3100%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

0%Women
  • Women0 · 0%
  • Men3 · 100%

Equipment and format

3Crossings
  • Skin · Solo3 · 100%

Where swimmers come from

2Countries
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2 · 67%
  • 🇿🇦 South Africa1 · 33%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

0.51<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Ryan Christofer Stramrood🇿🇦, 33 · Oldest: Ryan Christofer Stramrood🇿🇦, 33

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 5:05, median 4:55.

124:305:00

Countries

  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2
  • 🇿🇦 South Africa1
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom204:55Lewis Pugh🇬🇧 · Sep 10, 1989
🇿🇦 South Africa105:25Ryan Christofer Stramrood🇿🇦 · Sep 8, 2006

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.