Atlantic Ocean — South Africa

Blouberg - Robben Island

7.5 km
Distance
Robben Island (Murray's Harbour) ↔ Big Bay, Bloubergstrand
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data

Crossings marked «documented» are historical: reconstructed from chronicles, newspapers, archives and race results, with no governing body to ratify them. In the rankings they stand with the ratified ones.

Traditional knitted textile swimsuit, cap and goggles: no wetsuit and no tech suit; no contact with the boat and no drafting behind it.

Podium · Skin · Solo · One-way

  1. 1
    1:23:54 · Feb 27, 2013 · 1 in Skin · Solo
  2. 2
    1:29:47 · Apr 21, 2018 · 2 in Skin · Solo
  3. 3
    1:33 · Mar 17, 2002 · 3 in Skin · Solo
  4. 3
    1:33 · Feb 7, 2005 · 3 in Skin · Solo

50 of 2738

Pos.↑SwimmerDateTime
1Troy PrinslooFeb 27, 20131:23:54
2Nico ManoussakisApr 21, 20181:29:47
3Steven KlugmanMar 17, 20021:33
3Christof WandratschFeb 7, 20051:33
5Mark EdgeApr 12, 19821:36
6Michelle WeberDec 8, 20221:36:51
7Zac EllisApr 21, 20181:37:31
8Michelle WeberSep 4, 20201:38
9Steven KlugmanJan 9, 20021:39
10Annemie LandmetersDec 6, 19871:40
11Rudolf VisserApr 21, 20181:40:15
12Tracy TelfordApr 20, 19971:42
13Jessika SteynApr 21, 20181:42:11
14William NewbernFeb 26, 20131:43
15Ryan Christofer StramroodMar 4, 20261:43:50
16James LouwApr 20, 19971:44
16Anthony PearseOct 27, 20071:44
16Philip EmslieDec 26, 20121:44
19Diego López DominguezApr 21, 20181:44:02
20Anton BothaMay 12, 20131:45
20Brynn AndrewDec 10, 20151:45
22Amanda PicardMay 7, 20091:46
22Ryan Christofer StramroodApr 4, 20171:46
22Kieron PalframanApr 4, 20171:46
25Cecilia StanfordMay 2, 20031:47
25Patrick VerrynMay 2, 20031:47
27Kieron PalframanApr 21, 20181:47:21
28Tyron VenterNov 1, 20191:48
28Ryan Christofer StramroodDec 10, 20201:48
30Catherine BreedFeb 14, 20231:48:29
31Raymond ButcherApr 21, 20181:48:30
32Andrea TurkovicDec 1, 20211:48:40
33Justin HardcastleDec 10, 20201:49
34Ryan Christofer StramroodSep 28, 20221:49:03
35Greg PriceApr 20, 19971:50
35Shoneé CornelissenDec 10, 20201:50
37Ned DenisonMay 9, 20111:51
37Ryan Christofer StramroodJun 25, 20161:51
37Kieron PalframanJun 25, 20161:51
37Ryan Christofer StramroodFeb 14, 20181:51
41Herman van der WesthuizenApr 21, 20181:51:31
42Derek YachFeb 14, 19811:52
42Chris BarnardNov 23, 19991:52
42Kieron PalframanSep 7, 20121:52
42Ryan Christofer StramroodSep 7, 20121:52
42Emma AlsopMay 12, 20131:52
42Anthony PearseMar 29, 20141:52
48Ryan Christofer StramroodNov 10, 20211:52:44
49Jeanine PearseOct 27, 20071:53
50Thomas BaldwinApr 21, 20181:53:15

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.