Atlantic Ocean — South Africa

Llandudno - Clifton

8.2 km
Distance
Llandudno Beach ↔ Clifton 4th Beach
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
5
Swimmers
4
Countries
1
Women
40%
Median time
3:30
Busiest month
January

Crossings per year

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

1232015201620172018201920202021202220232024
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
20242113:02:563:02:56
2023000——
2022000——
2021000——
2020000——
2019000——
2018000——
2017000——
2016000——
20153213:303:30

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is January.

123JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January360%
February240%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July00%
August00%
September00%
October00%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

40%Women
  • Women2 · 40%
  • Men3 · 60%

Equipment and format

5Crossings
  • Skin · Solo3 · 60%
  • Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo2 · 40%

Where swimmers come from

1Countries
  • 🇿🇦 South Africa5 · 100%

Age at the crossing

Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.

12<2020–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970+

Youngest: Tyron Venter🇿🇦, 28 · Oldest: Karen Kennedy🇿🇦, 57

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 3:19:10, median 3:30.

1233:003:30

The record over time

Each step is a crossing that beat the best time up to that day, in its category.

3:03:543:16:283:29:0220162018202020222024
Skin · SoloWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
Skin · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Feb 11, 2024Karen Kennedy🇿🇦3:02:56−0:27:04
Jan 7, 2015Jade Homveld🇿🇦3:30—
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Feb 11, 2024Jerome Passmore🇿🇦3:02:56−0:27:04
Jan 7, 2015Tyron Venter🇿🇦3:30—

Countries

  • 🇿🇦 South Africa5
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇿🇦 South Africa523:02:56Jade Homveld🇿🇦 · Jan 7, 2015

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.