Atlantic Ocean — South Africa

Robben Island - Three Anchor Bay

11.5 km
Distance
Robben Island ↔ Three Anchor Bay, Cape Town
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 crossingHenry-Charteris Hooper6:56
  2. First from countryHenry-Charteris Hooper🇿🇦 South Africa6:56
  3. RecordHenry-Charteris HooperSkin · Solo · 6:56
  4. First womanPeggy Duncan9:30
  5. RecordFrank LotzSkin · Solo · 4:52
  6. RecordDennis PearsonSkin · Solo · 4:45
  7. RecordHugh TuckerSkin · Solo · 2:45
  8. First from countryCorrie Ebbelaar🇳🇱 Netherlands3:30
  9. RecordPaul SmithSkin · Solo · 2:38
  10. RecordJohn BushSkin · Solo · 2:36
  11. First from countryAnnemie Landmeters🇧🇪 Belgium6:28
  12. First from countryKevin Murphy🇬🇧 United Kingdom10:38
  13. RecordSteven KlugmanSkin · Solo · 2:25
  14. First from countryRupali Ramdas🇮🇳 India7:00
  15. RecordTheodore YachWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 3:38
  16. RecordTheodore YachWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 3:12
  17. First from countryChrisof Wandratsch🇩🇪 Germany2:11:05
  18. RecordChrisof WandratschWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 2:11:05
  19. RecordChristof WandratschSkin · Solo · 2:11
  20. First from countryBarbara Ann Held🇺🇸 United States4:17
  21. RecordTheodore Yach, Buff van Westenbrugge, Toni Enderli, Kieron Palframan, Dean Noik, Ryan Christofer StramroodWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Relay · 3:10

Crossings per decade

5019001920193019501960197019801990200020102020

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.