Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jeanine and Anthony Pearse both swam successfully and simultaneously across the English Channel on the same day a few days ago. The husband and wife were the the seventh and eighth South Africans to achieve a Channel crossing this year. Jeanine is the fastest South African woman to cross in 10 hours 30
Ned Denison gave himself a Christmas present by flying to the shark's den of False Bay in South Africa. Instead of merely sight-seeing and vacationing as others do, Denison decided to plunge in the treacherously dangerous waters and swim 20 miles across False Bay. His start time was early Sunday morning. His swim is being covered live by Owen O'Keefe on
False Bay is not for the faint-hearted. Going in, swimmers know that the dramatically beautiful bay offers white, sandy beaches, beautiful valleys, sweeping vistas and Great White Sharks. The distance across False Bay has eluded most who have tried. Annemie Landmeters, an International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honour Swimmer, was the first to cross
Some of the world’s greatest open water swimmers are among the 400 entrants in the 7.5K Cadiz Freedom Swim from Robben Island, South Africa on May 7th and 8th.With 13°C (55°F ) waters, strong currents and marine life, the Cadiz Freedom Swim also celebrates South Africa’s Freedom Day while raising funds for Vista Nova School for children with learning
