Dassen Island swims
Solo cross-channel swims between Dassen Island and Yzerfontein, Western Cape, South Africa, ratified by the Cape Long Distance Swimming Association. Coastal swims along the Atlantic coast of Western Cape are listed separately.
| Route | Swims | First | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dassen Island - Ysterfontein | 11 | Barry Cutler - 1986 | Sam Whelpton - 02:14:17 (2022) |
| Ysterfontein - Dassen Island - Ysterfontein | 1 | Emil Berning - 2018 | Emil Berning - 06:06:00 (2018) |
| Date | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Route | Km | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 May 7 | Barry Cutler |  |
Dassen Island - Ysterfontein | 11 | 03:56:00 | ||
| 1993 Mar 21 | Lewis Pugh | |
23 | Dassen Island - Ysterfontein | 11 | 02:35:00 | |
| 2004 May 13 | Gillian Stramrood |  |
25 | Dassen Island - Ysterfontein | 11 | 03:38:00 | |
| 2004 May 13 | Ryan Stramrood | |
30 | Dassen Island - Ysterfontein | 11 | 03:38:00 | |
| 2004 May 13 | Sarah Matthews | |
Dassen Island - Ysterfontein | 11 | 03:38:00 | ||
| 2008 Mar 30 | Alan Jamieson | |
Dassen Island - Ysterfontein | 11 | 02:33:00 | ||
| 2011 Mar 19 | Roger Finch | |
53 | Dassen Island - Ysterfontein | 11 | 02:37:00 | |
| 2014 Nov 2 | Justin Coetzee | |
Dassen Island - Ysterfontein | 11 | 02:43:00 | ||
| 2018 May 12 | Emil Berning | |
50-51 | Ysterfontein - Dassen Island - Ysterfontein | 22 | 06:06:00 | |
| 2022 Jan 8 | Sam Whelpton | |
36-37 | Dassen Island - Ysterfontein | 11 | 02:14:17 | |
| 2022 Jan 8 | Neil Hopkins | |
Dassen Island - Ysterfontein | 11 | 02:14:17 | ||
| 2022 Jan 8 | Kieron Palframan | |
47 | Dassen Island - Ysterfontein | 11 | 02:14:17 |