Story · Swim
Robben Island
7.4 km
From the island to the mainland.
7.4 km. Robben Island to Bloubergstrand.
- It stands on
- 5000 m
What it takes
Before you go.
- Recommended first
- The 5000 m swim
- Long swim
- About 1 hour 45 minutes, 4 times in the last 10 weeks, at least once in the last 5 weeks
- Weekly training
- About 4 hours on average over 6 weeks
- Taper
- An easier week before the event week
The story
The swim from Robben Island to the Cape mainland, a crossing of cold Atlantic water. Source: Cape Long Distance Swimming Association.
The ladder
- 500 m/
- 1000 m/
- 1500 m/
- 1900 m/
- 2500 m/
- 3000 m/
- 3800 m/
- 5000 m/
- Robben Island