Atlantic Ocean — South Africa

Milnerton Lighthouse - Big Bay

10.2 km
Distance
Milnerton Lighthouse ↔ Big Bay, Bloubergstrand
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 crossingMartin Vleggaar4:04
  2. First from countryMartin Vleggaar🇿🇦 South Africa4:04
  3. RecordMartin VleggaarSkin · Solo · 4:04
  4. First womanEmma Alsop2:37
  5. First from countryEmma Alsop🇬🇧 United Kingdom2:37
  6. First from countryTim Stiff🇿🇼 Zimbabwe3:22:08
  7. RecordBrian Allot · Race · 2:30
  8. RecordBuff van WestenbruggeSkin · Solo · 2:32
  9. First from countryBruce Salt🇳🇦 Namibia3:00:52
  10. RecordZac EllisSkin · Solo · 2:20
  11. RecordTyron VenterWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 2:28:11

Crossings per decade

50200020102020

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.