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Atlantic Ocean — South Africa

Robben Island - Camps Bay

16.7 km
Distance
Robben Island ↔ Camps Bay
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. May 7, 1994
    First crossingTheodore Yach5:30
  2. May 7, 1994
    First from countryTheodore Yach🇿🇦 South Africa5:30
  3. May 7, 1994
    RecordTheodore YachSkin · Solo · 5:30
  4. Dec 12, 2009
    RecordWayne ChaitmanSkin · Solo · 5:12
  5. Apr 18, 2025
    RecordJerome PassmoreWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 4:57:35

Crossings per decade

121990200020102020

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.