OmniathlonOWS
Route — South Africa

Robben Island - Granger Bay

11.7 km
Distance
Robben Island ↔ Granger Bay, V&A Waterfront
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data

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
    Sam Whelpton🇿🇦
    3:13:05 · Apr 25, 2026 · 1 in Skin · Solo
  2. 2
    Jean-Paul Tostee🇿🇦
    3:16:11 · Apr 25, 2026 · 2 in Skin · Solo
  3. 2
    Peter Emslie🇿🇦
    3:16:11 · Apr 26, 2026 · 2 in Skin · Solo

9 of 9

Pos.↑SwimmerDateTime
1Sam WhelptonApr 25, 20263:13:05
2Jean-Paul TosteeApr 25, 20263:16:11
2Peter EmslieApr 26, 20263:16:11
4Kieron PalframanOct 5, 20173:32
5Monika HayesApr 25, 20263:36
5Charmaine ScottApr 25, 20263:36
7Howard WarringtonApr 25, 20263:38
8Schalk du PlessisOct 5, 20153:39
9Howard WarringtonJun 7, 20183:50

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.