Atlantic Ocean — South Africa
Robben Island - Melkbosstrand
- 11.7 km
- Distance
- Robben Island ↔ Melkbosstrand
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 11
- Swimmers
- 7
- Countries
- 2
- Women
- 18%
- Median time
- 3:33
- Busiest month
- March
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 | 1 | 0 | 3:41:57 | 3:41:57 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2:53:57 | 2:53:59 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3:33 | 4:50:30 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3:35 | 3:42 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:22 | 3:22 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:57 | 2:57 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:04 | 3:04 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:50 | 3:50 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is March.
Show the data as a table
| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 18% |
| February | 2 | 18% |
| March | 3 | 27% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 1 | 9% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 0 | 0% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 1 | 9% |
| October | 1 | 9% |
| November | 1 | 9% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Women and men
18%Women
- Women2 · 18%
- Men9 · 82%
Equipment and format
11Crossings
- Skin · Solo10 · 91%
- Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo1 · 9%
Where swimmers come from
2Countries
- 🇿🇦 South Africa8 · 73%
- 🇮🇪 Ireland3 · 27%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Katherine Persson🇿🇦, 38 · Oldest: Barry Murphy🇮🇪, 62
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 3:37:05, median 3:33.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2024 | Dave Berry🇮🇪 | 2:53:57 | −0:03:03 |
| Oct 26, 2016 | Neil Roos🇿🇦 | 2:57 | −0:07 |
| Sep 28, 2015 | Martin Vleggaar🇿🇦 | 3:04 | −0:46 |
| Feb 14, 2013 | Martin Vleggaar🇿🇦 | 3:50 | — |
Wetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo
| Date | Swimmer | Time | Taken off the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2024 | Dave Berry🇮🇪 | 2:54 | — |
Countries
- 🇿🇦 South Africa8
- 🇮🇪 Ireland3
Show the data as a table
| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 8 | 2 | 2:57 | Martin Vleggaar🇿🇦 · Feb 14, 2013 |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 3 | 0 | 2:53:57 | Dave Berry🇮🇪 · Jan 23, 2024 |