Atlantic Ocean — South Africa
Robben Island - Camps Bay
- 16.7 km
- Distance
- Robben Island ↔ Camps Bay
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 5
- Swimmers
- 4
- Countries
- 1
- Women
- 0%
- Median time
- 5:30
- Busiest month
- May
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:57:35 | 4:57:35 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6:35 | 6:35 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5:12 | 5:12 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5:30 | 5:30 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is May.
Show the data as a table
| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 1 | 20% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 1 | 20% |
| May | 2 | 40% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 0 | 0% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 0 | 0% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 1 | 20% |
Women and men
0%Women
- Women0 · 0%
- Men5 · 100%
Equipment and format
5Crossings
- Skin · Solo4 · 80%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo1 · 20%
Where swimmers come from
1Countries
- 🇿🇦 South Africa5 · 100%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Lyle Jacobs🇿🇦, 33 · Oldest: Jerome Passmore🇿🇦, 53
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 5:32:55, median 5:30.
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 · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2009 | Wayne Chaitman🇿🇦 | 5:12 | −0:18 |
| May 7, 1994 | Theodore Yach🇿🇦 | 5:30 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2025 | Jerome Passmore🇿🇦 | 4:57:35 | — |
Countries
- 🇿🇦 South Africa5
Show the data as a table
| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 5 | 0 | 4:57:35 | Theodore Yach🇿🇦 · May 7, 1994 |