Atlantic Ocean — South Africa
Robben Island - Woodstock Beach
- 15.2 km
- Distance
- Robben Island ↔ Woodstock Beach
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 7
- Swimmers
- 6
- Countries
- 1
- Women
- 14%
- Median time
- 4:29
- Busiest month
- March
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4:25 | 4:29 |
| 1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1954 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1951 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1943 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1942 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1939 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1937 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1934 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7:24 | 7:24 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is March.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 5 | 83% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 0 | 0% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 0 | 0% |
| October | 1 | 17% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
14%Women
- Women1 · 14%
- Men6 · 86%
Equipment and format
7Crossings
- Skin · Solo4 · 57%
- — · Race2 · 29%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo1 · 14%
Where swimmers come from
1Countries
- 🇿🇦 South Africa7 · 100%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Hugh Tucker🇿🇦, 21 · Oldest: Hugh Tucker🇿🇦, 21
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 5:02:24, median 4:29.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 1969 | Peter Elwin Bales🇿🇦 | 4:25 | −2:59 |
| Oct 23, 1934 | Astra Winckler🇿🇦 | 7:24 | — |
Countries
- 🇿🇦 South Africa7
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 7 | 1 | 4:09 | Astra Winckler🇿🇦 · Oct 23, 1934 |
Where swimmers land
- Woodstock2
- Woodstock Beach1