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CAPE SWIMS

NEWS

2008
Jan: Ram and Andrew to attempt cold Lake Zurich swim

2008
A record five South Africans cross the Channel in 2008
February 2008: Ram makes history with Antarctic swim
30 March: Veteran Alan Jamieson breaks Dassen Island record

2007
December: Graham's double crossing with dolphins!
28 April: Venter wins Robben Island swim
5 March: Barend breaks False Bay record
19 Feb: South Africans conquer Rottnest after storm
3 Jan: Tony Scalabrino's Robben Island swim record

2006
10 May: Stramrood sets new record in Island swim for charity
27 April: Capetonians plot new scenic swim route - Clifton 4th to Three Anchor Bay
7 March: Disabled swimmer completes amazing Robben Island double crossing
25 Feb: Carina Bruwer conquers False Bay
11 Feb: Two Capetonians to challenge False Bay
1 Feb: Cold water prevents boy's record swim
16 Jan: Lewis Pugh completes a 12km swim in Nelson Mandela Bay

2005
19 Nov: Peter Bales oldest to swim Robber Island at 65
2 Aug:
Three South Africans cross the English Channel
15 June: Carina breaks Strait of Gibraltar record
26 June: South Africans dominate British junior event
25 May: Dion and Adrian create new Robben Island swim
29 April: Bula first woman to conquer 5 continents after Robben Island swim
27 April: Bruwer breaks round-Island record on Freedom Day
23 April: American swims Agulhas record
16 April: 60% of field finishes Vista Nova Robben Island race
16 March: Icy water foils Bruwer's attempt at False Bay
14 Feb: The saga of the swimsuit - by Tony Scalabrino
7 Feb: German ace Wandrach second time lucky with Robben Island
2 Feb: Theo Yach breaks own Robben Island record
17 Jan: Telkom Virgin Active Swim series ends on a high note

2004
15 Oct: South African first with Northern-most African swim
26 Sept: SOUTH AFRICANS CROSS THE GIBRALTAR STRAITS
24 Sept: STEVE KLUGMAN'S DOUBLE CHANNEL STORY
4 Sept: RAM'S ROBBEN ISLAND NIGHT SWIM
16 Aug: New record by British swimmer in Sognefjord
11 Aug: CARINA BRUWER CONQUERS DANGER POINT
8 Aug: ENGLISH CHANNEL: CT'S HUGH TUCKER HAS MADE IT!
12 May: First ladies complete Dassen Island crossing
28 April: Carina blows Agulhas record away
12 April: First "Three Capes Swim"
11 April: First male swimmers paddle around Cape Point
27 March:
BRUWER SWIMS CAPE POINT RECORD
15 Feb: KLUGMAN CROSSES FALSE BAY!!

2003
27 Nov:
Sarah, 12, swims into city history
22 June: Klugman wins in New York

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