OmniathlonOWS
Atlantic Ocean — South Africa

Robben Island - Rocklands

11.7 km
Distance
Robben Island ↔ Rocklands, Sea Point
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. Sep 10, 1989
    First crossingLewis Pugh4:55
  2. Sep 10, 1989
    First from countryLewis Pugh🇬🇧 United Kingdom4:55
  3. Sep 10, 1989
    RecordLewis PughSkin · Solo · 4:55
  4. Sep 8, 2006
    First from countryRyan Christofer Stramrood🇿🇦 South Africa5:25

Crossings per decade

1219802000

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.