Valencia, Spain. 2nd June 2013. An unknown triathlete competes in the swim leg of the II Triathlon LD Valencia. The triathlon is a 1,900 meter swim, 90 km bike and a 21 km run. The swim portion took place inside the harbor of the port of Valencia.
Open water swimming in the final
Open water swimming - female athlete swimming long distance

ENTER THE 2021 VIRTUAL THEO YACH CHALLENGE!

Cape Town legend Theodore Yach is the only person to have completed an open water swim from the V&A Waterfront, around the circumference of Robben Island and back again. Now you can try this epic feat virtually and at your own pace to help us raise funds for an amazing cause!

15 October – 15 January 2021

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VIRTUAL THEO YACH CHALLENGE

15 Oct - 15 Nov 2021

Cape Town legend Theodore Yach is the only person to have completed an open water swim from the V&A Waterfront, around the circumference of Robben Island and back again. Now you can try this epic feat virtually and at your own pace to help us raise funds for an amazing cause!

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Entrants have 2 months to complete a 32.5 km swim using the MyVirtualMission app. You can chose to swim a km per day or split the distance into fewer long swims. It’s entirely up to you!

This virtual event is open to swimmers across the world. Challenge your friends and family and help us raise funds to build a spectacular outdoor break area for the healthcare workers at Somerset Hospital in Cape Town.

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CONGRATULATIONS!

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The following swimmers have completed their 32km virtual Robben Island circumnavigation!

  • Kyle Stephens – 7d 8h 46m
  • Michelle Petring – 9h 19h 23m
  • Elan Kaplan – 10d 21h 30m
  • Lindi Mitchell – 11d 1h 15m
  • Ludwig Lillie – 12d 16h 49m
  • Clive Giles – 16d 2h 9m
  • Mark Fourie – 17d 13h 11m
  • Georgina Smith – 17d 13h 28m
  • Leendert Haasbroek – 17d 23h 8m
  • Andrea Turkovic – 18d 16h 20m
  • Shannon Watt – 21d 0h 38m
  • Lindsay de Kock – 25d 4h 53m
  • Elmaree Stapelberg – 25d 13h 46m
  • Ryan Stramrood – 25d 15h 31m
  • Leanne Scott – 25d 18h 27m
  • Hazel McQueen – 27d 20h 1m
  • Marie Smith – 28d 0h 53m
  • Karen Gibson
  • Michelle Weber
  • Peter Emslie

WATERFRONT ROTARY BENEFICIARY PROJECTS

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The Waterfront Rotary Club was chartered on 12 September 1992, the is one of Cape Town’s most vibrant and active clubs. The club is a member of Rota­ry International, the world’s largest humanitarian organisation, and are committed to helping our local communities make sustainable change in six main areas of focus: Peace and Conflict Resolution, Disease Prevention and Treatment, Water and Sanitation, Maternal and Child Health, Basic Education and Literacy, Economic and Community development. 100% of profits raised from the Waterfront Canal Challenge are used to benefit projects in these focus areas within the Western Cape. In 2017-2018, the club has spent over R260 000.00 supporting these projects.
Basic Education and Literacy
R133 229.00
Youth Development
R56 000.00
Economic and Community Development
R35 000.00
Disease Prevention
R26 000.00

AMBASSADORS

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Michelle Weber

Michelle is 22 years old and competed at the last Olympic Games in 2016 for the open water swimming event. She was also junior world champion in the 5km event and has been selected to represent South Africa at the five FINA World Championship. She is currently the reigning South African champion for both the 5km and 10km for the last 7 years. This is the second year that Michelle has kindly donated her time and support to this event benefitting a number of worthy causes.

Ryan Stramrood

A dip into Ryan Stramrood’s swimming CV is impressive, and cold: he has already completed 100 Robben Island-to-mainland crossings and swam solo across the notorious English Channel. With a team of South Africans, he swam the first official “Ice Mile” in -1°C water in Antarctica, completed the world’s first swim around the southernmost tip of South America – Cape Horn – and, again with some extreme friends, was the first, South African male to swim from Europe to Africa across the Gibraltar Strait.

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