OmniathlonOWS
Atlantic Ocean — South Africa

Robben Island - Melkbosstrand

11.7 km
Distance
Robben Island ↔ Melkbosstrand
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data

Crossings marked «documented» are historical: reconstructed from chronicles, newspapers, archives and race results, with no governing body to ratify them. In the rankings they stand with the ratified ones.

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
    Dave Berry🇮🇪
    2:53:57 · Jan 24, 2024 · 1 in Skin · Solo
  2. 2
    Neil Roos🇿🇦
    2:57 · Oct 26, 2016 · 2 in Skin · Solo
  3. 3
    Martin Vleggaar🇿🇦
    3:04 · Sep 28, 2015 · 3 in Skin · Solo

10 of 11

Pos.↑SwimmerDateTime
1Dave BerryJan 24, 20242:53:57
2Neil RoosOct 26, 20162:57
3Martin VleggaarSep 28, 20153:04
4Martin VleggaarNov 2, 20173:22
5Katherine PerssonMar 29, 20213:33
6Howard WarringtonMar 10, 20183:35
7Barry MurphyMar 4, 20253:41:57
8Howard WarringtonMay 18, 20183:49
9Martin VleggaarFeb 14, 20133:50
10Debbie Kim PrytzFeb 23, 20216:08

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.