Atlantic Ocean — South Africa

Milnerton Lighthouse - Big Bay

10.2 km
Distance
Milnerton Lighthouse ↔ Big Bay, Bloubergstrand
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data

Crossings marked «documented» are historical: reconstructed from chronicles, newspapers, archives and race results, with no governing body to ratify them. In the rankings they stand with the ratified ones.

Traditional knitted textile swimsuit, cap and goggles: no wetsuit and no tech suit; no contact with the boat and no drafting behind it.

Podium · Skin · Solo · One-way

  1. 1
    Zac Ellis🇿🇦
    2:20 · May 14, 2017 · 1 in Skin · Solo
  2. 2
    Tyron Venter🇿🇦
    2:28:11 · May 19, 2018 · 2 in Skin · Solo
  3. 3
    2:28:24 · Apr 17, 2021 · 3 in Skin · Solo

36 of 40

Pos.↑SwimmerDateTime
1Zac EllisMay 14, 20172:20
2Tyron VenterMay 19, 20182:28:11
3Kyle Allan StephensApr 17, 20212:28:24
4Buff van WestenbruggeDec 31, 20132:32
5Richard WillmoreMay 14, 20172:38
6Fredrik LouwMay 19, 20182:43:35
7Emil BerningMay 14, 20172:44
7Kim CareyMay 14, 20172:44
9Ryan Christofer StramroodMay 14, 20172:46
10Kieron PalframanMay 19, 20182:51:19
11Philip TownsendMay 19, 20182:53:43
12Neil HopkinsMay 19, 20182:55:26
13Joe PieterseMay 19, 20182:55:53
14Chris FourieMay 14, 20173:01
14Monika HayesMay 14, 20173:01
14Ram BarkaiMay 14, 20173:01
17Terry BantockMay 14, 20173:02
18Katherine PerssonMay 1, 20213:05:02
19Clinton le SeuerMay 19, 20183:06:58
20Theodore YachMay 19, 20183:10:48
21Tracey SteynMar 4, 20263:12:15
22Walter HartMay 14, 20173:16
23Martin VleggaarMay 19, 20183:16:56
24Patrick WilkeJun 2, 20193:21:20
25Howard WarringtonMay 19, 20183:25:16
26Terry BantockJun 2, 20193:42:11
27Conor McCombMay 19, 20183:45:18
28Michelle PetringMay 19, 20183:49:27
29Simon InceJun 2, 20193:54:39
30Neil HopkinsMay 16, 20213:56
31Martin VleggaarJul 27, 20044:04
32Simon InceMay 16, 20214:21:06
33Tom MaydonJun 2, 20194:25:01
34Suzette PrinslooJan 19, 20235:48:18
34Werner van RensburgJan 19, 20235:48:18
34Angus John McphersonJan 19, 20235:48:18

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.