Route — South Africa

Clifton - Oceana

5.7 km
Distance
Clifton 4th Beach ↔ Oceana Power Boat Club, V&A Waterfront
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
6
Swimmers
5
Countries
1
Women
0%
Median time
2:51
Busiest month
December

Crossings per year

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

2420142015
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
20155502:462:51
20141102:362:36

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is December.

24JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August00%
September00%
October117%
November117%
December467%

Women and men

0%Women
  • Women0 · 0%
  • Men6 · 100%

Equipment and format

6Crossings
  • Skin · Solo6 · 100%

Where swimmers come from

1Countries
  • 🇿🇦 South Africa6 · 100%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

0.51<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Chris Laubscher🇿🇦, 31 · Oldest: Chris Laubscher🇿🇦, 31

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 3:06:20, median 2:51.

242:303:003:30

Countries

  • 🇿🇦 South Africa6
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇿🇦 South Africa602:36Colin Gluch🇿🇦 · Nov 19, 2014

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.