Route — South Africa
Dassen Island - Yzerfontein (Long Route)
- 11.0 km
- Distance
- Dassen Island ↔ Yzerfontein Main Beach
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 10
- Swimmers
- 10
- Countries
- 1
- Women
- 30%
- Median time
- 3:50:58
- Busiest month
- May
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:34:53 | 3:34:53 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3:21:58 | 3:50:58 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is May.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 10% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 1 | 10% |
| April | 1 | 10% |
| May | 5 | 50% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 2 | 20% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 0 | 0% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
30%Women
- Women3 · 30%
- Men7 · 70%
Equipment and format
10Crossings
- Skin · Solo7 · 70%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo2 · 20%
- Assisted · Solo1 · 10%
Starting side
10Crossings
- From Dassen Island9 · 90%
- From Yzerfontein Main Beach1 · 10%
Single and multiple
10Crossings
- One-way9 · 90%
- Two-way1 · 10%
Where swimmers come from
1Countries
- 🇿🇦 South Africa10 · 100%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Kay-Lee Mouton🇿🇦, 16 · Oldest: Mark Blankenberg🇿🇦, 68
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 3:59:52, median 3:50:58.
Countries
- 🇿🇦 South Africa10
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| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 10 | 3 | 3:21:58 | Graeme King🇿🇦 · Jan 3, 2024 |