Route — South Africa
Preekstoel - Langebaan
- 5.7 km
- Distance
- Preekstoel (Kraalbaai) ↔ Langebaan
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 105
- Swimmers
- 73
- Countries
- 6
- Women
- 44%
- Median time
- 2:21
- Busiest month
- March
Crossings per year
Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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| Year | Crossings | Skin | Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear | Best | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:04:37 | 2:04:37 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:32:16 | 2:32:16 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:24:03 | 2:24:03 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1:59:47 | 2:39:52 |
| 2022 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1:32:08 | 2:14:27 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1:36 | 2:02 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2:08 | 2:45 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2:08 | 2:50 |
| 2018 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 2:01 | 2:31 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2:03 | 2:23 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1:55 | 2:10 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is March.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 10 | 10% |
| February | 19 | 18% |
| March | 27 | 26% |
| April | 11 | 10% |
| May | 4 | 4% |
| June | 7 | 7% |
| July | 1 | 1% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 1 | 1% |
| October | 6 | 6% |
| November | 14 | 13% |
| December | 5 | 5% |
Women and men
44%Women
- Women46 · 44%
- Men58 · 55%
- Relays or not stated1 · 1%
Equipment and format
105Crossings
- Skin · Solo96 · 91%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo9 · 9%
Starting side
105Crossings
- From Preekstoel (Kraalbaai)92 · 88%
- From Langebaan13 · 12%
Single and multiple
105Crossings
- One-way104 · 99%
- Two-way1 · 1%
Where swimmers come from
6Countries
- 🇿🇦 South Africa91 · 88%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom7 · 7%
- 🇮🇳 India3 · 3%
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland1 · 1%
- 🇫🇷 France1 · 1%
- 🇸🇿 Eswatini1 · 1%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Zahraa Norath🇿🇦, 19 · Oldest: Tony Sellmeyer🇿🇦, 73
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 2:21:37, median 2:21.
Times year by year
Median and best time of each year's solo crossings; higher is faster.
Median timeBest
The record over time
Each step is a crossing that beat the best time up to that day, in its category.
Skin · SoloWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
Skin · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2021 | Ryan Christofer Stramrood🇿🇦 | 1:36 | −0:19 |
| Mar 29, 2016 | Prabhat Raju Koli🇮🇳 | 1:55 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2022 | Benoit Lamour🇫🇷 | 1:32:08 | −0:11:25 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Paula Armstrong🇿🇦 | 1:43:33 | −0:02:01 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | Graeme King🇿🇦 | 1:45:34 | −0:31:57 |
| Jan 17, 2022 | Adine Friedman🇿🇦 | 2:17:31 | — |
Countries
- 🇿🇦 South Africa91
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom7
- 🇮🇳 India3
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland1
- 🇫🇷 France1
- 🇸🇿 Eswatini1
Show the data as a table
| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 91 | 38 | 1:36 | Ram Barkai🇿🇦 · Mar 27, 2017 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 7 | 6 | 1:39:36 | Georgina Quayle🇬🇧 · Mar 2, 2020 |
| 🇮🇳 India | 3 | 1 | 1:55 | Prabhat Raju Koli🇮🇳 · Mar 29, 2016 |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 2:40 | Holger Kurth🇨🇭 · Mar 2, 2020 |
| 🇫🇷 France | 1 | 0 | 1:32:08 | Benoit Lamour🇫🇷 · Nov 10, 2022 |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 1 | 1 | 2:15 | Kathleen Buchanan🇸🇿 · Mar 11, 2019 |