Atlantic Ocean — South Africa

Robben Island - Woodstock Beach

15.2 km
Distance: Robben Island ↔ Woodstock Beach

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
Peter Elwin Bales🇿🇦
4:25 · Mar 22, 1969 · 1 in Skin · Solo
2
Frank Nielsen🇿🇦
4:29 · Mar 22, 1969 · 2 in Skin · Solo
3
John Pagden🇿🇦
4:45 · Mar 22, 1969 · 3 in Skin · Solo

4 of 5

Pos.↑	Cat.	Swimmer	Country	Sex	Age	Born	Date	Time	Landing
1	1	Peter Elwin Bales	🇿🇦 South Africa	M	—	—	Mar 22, 1969	4:25	—
2	2	Frank Nielsen	🇿🇦 South Africa	M	—	—	Mar 22, 1969	4:29	—
3	3	John Pagden	🇿🇦 South Africa	M	—	—	Mar 22, 1969	4:45	—
4	4	Astra Winckler	🇿🇦 South Africa	F	—	—	Oct 23, 1934	7:24	—