Courtesy of Kane Kossew, Cape Town, South Africa. Photos courtesy of Shawn Benjamin. 58-year-old Theodore Yach started his journey between Robben Island and Cape Town in November 1981. More than 34 years later, he completed his Century Swim (100th crossing) in 3 hours 10 minutes in 13-14ºC (53-55ºF) waters from Robben Island. Today, Yach was
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Theodore Yach completed his 97th Robben Island crossing together with Martin Goodman who completed his 25th crossing under the escort of pilot Derrick Frazer. "It was a wake-up call this morning," Yach explains. "We chose to swim Three Anchor Bay to Robben Island; [it was a] terrible mistake. 4 hours 36
Theodore Yach, whose outstanding autobiography In My Element continues to sell extremely well, completed his 69th Robben Island crossing on Sunday. "It was only one minute off my lifetime best for the Robben Island to Three Anchor Bay route in a time of 2 hours 45 minutes for the 11 km route. Derrick Frazer of Big Bay Events and I are planning my 70th
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Roger Finch, originally from Zimbabwe, currently from South Africa, became a member of the Half Century Club with his 12 hour 39 minute crossing of the English Channel on August 20th. Formerly an age-group swimmer, he traveled the world doing motorcycle road racing and then equestrian show jumping. Working
