Atlantic Ocean — South Africa

Robben Island - Melkbosstrand

11.7 km
Distance
Robben Island ↔ Melkbosstrand
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. First crossingMartin Vleggaar3:50
  2. First from countryMartin Vleggaar🇿🇦 South Africa3:50
  3. RecordMartin VleggaarSkin · Solo · 3:50
  4. RecordMartin VleggaarSkin · Solo · 3:04
  5. RecordNeil RoosSkin · Solo · 2:57
  6. First womanDebbie Kim Prytz6:08
  7. First from countryDave Berry🇮🇪 Ireland2:54
  8. RecordDave BerryWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 2:54
  9. RecordDave BerrySkin · Solo · 2:53:57

Crossings per decade

24620102020

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.