Atlantic Ocean — South Africa

Llandudno - Clifton

8.2 km
Distance
Llandudno Beach ↔ Clifton 4th Beach
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data

Timeline

Computed from the recorded crossings: the first, the first by sex, the first from each country and every record broken.

  1. First crossingJade Homveld3:30
  2. First womanJade Homveld3:30
  3. First manTyron Venter3:30
  4. First from countryJade Homveld🇿🇦 South Africa3:30
  5. RecordJade HomveldSkin · Solo · 3:30
  6. RecordTyron VenterWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 3:30
  7. RecordKaren KennedySkin · Solo · 3:02:56
  8. RecordJerome PassmoreWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 3:02:56

Crossings per decade

12320102020

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.