Route — South Africa
Simon's Town - Muizenberg
- 12.2 km
- Distance
- Simon's Town (Long Beach) ↔ Muizenberg Beach
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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- Crossings
- 146
- Swimmers
- 89
- Countries
- 7
- Women
- 19%
- Median time
- 3:19
- Busiest month
- January
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 | 3:43:53 | 3:43:53 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2:47:54 | 4:05:03 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:50 | 2:50 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:29 | 3:29 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2:50 | 2:50 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:05 | 3:05 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2:22 | 3:06 |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2:32 | 3:14:30 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2:52 | 3:25 |
| 2001 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 2:29 | 3:26 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2:45 | 3:27 |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2:53 | 3:20 |
| 1997 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2:47 | 3:18:30 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3:00 | 3:41 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2:54 | 2:59:30 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:18 | 2:18 |
| 1989 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:57 | 2:57 |
| 1988 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7:41 | 7:41 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1980 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3:05 | 3:22 |
| 1979 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:50 | 2:50 |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:41 | 2:41 |
| 1970 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2:45 | 2:52 |
| 1969 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3:40 | 3:45 |
When people swim it
The month with most crossings is January.
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| Month | Crossings | % |
|---|---|---|
| January | 114 | 78% |
| February | 4 | 3% |
| March | 12 | 8% |
| April | 2 | 1% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 2 | 1% |
| August | 1 | 1% |
| September | 0 | 0% |
| October | 5 | 3% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 6 | 4% |
Women and men
19%Women
- Women28 · 19%
- Men118 · 81%
Equipment and format
146Crossings
- Skin · Solo146 · 100%
Single and multiple
146Crossings
- One-way144 · 99%
- Two-way2 · 1%
Where swimmers come from
7Countries
- 🇿🇦 South Africa139 · 95%
- 🇧🇪 Belgium2 · 1%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 · 1%
- 🇮🇪 Ireland1 · 1%
- 🇮🇳 India1 · 1%
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands1 · 1%
- 🇺🇸 United States1 · 1%
Age at the crossing
Solo crossings only, where the source gives the age.
Youngest: Carina Bruwer Annaleen🇿🇦, 23 · Oldest: Elizabeth Anne Fry🇺🇸, 66
Time distribution
Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 3:26:39, median 3:19.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 1990 | Annemie Landmeters🇧🇪 | 2:18 | −0:23 |
| Jan 31, 1971 | Hugh Tucker🇿🇦 | 2:41 | −0:04 |
| Oct 4, 1970 | Godfrey Mocke🇿🇦 | 2:45 | −0:55 |
| Oct 4, 1969 | Peter Elwin Bales🇿🇦 | 3:40 | — |
Countries
- 🇿🇦 South Africa139
- 🇧🇪 Belgium2
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1
- 🇮🇪 Ireland1
- 🇮🇳 India1
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands1
- 🇺🇸 United States1
Show the data as a table
| Country | Crossings | Women | Best | First from the country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 139 | 24 | 2:22 | Peter Elwin Bales🇿🇦 · Oct 4, 1969 |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2 | 2 | 2:18 | Annemie Landmeters🇧🇪 · Dec 18, 1988 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1 | 0 | 3:40 | Lewis Pugh🇬🇧 · Mar 28, 1992 |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1 | 0 | 2:47:54 | Sean Paul Breslin🇮🇪 · Dec 17, 2023 |
| 🇮🇳 India | 1 | 0 | 3:08 | Aditya Santosh Raut🇮🇳 · Jan 24, 2004 |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 2:52 | Corrie Ebbelaar🇳🇱 · Oct 4, 1970 |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 1 | 1 | 3:43:53 | Elizabeth Anne Fry🇺🇸 · Mar 15, 2025 |