Robben island to blauberg swim april 2016, with richard willmore, marie smith and kieron palframan. Ryan dedicated his 7,4km swim to his late friend, theodore yach, who made the swim an incredible 108 times. According to the cape long distance swimming association cldsa, the robben island crossing is held to the same rules and standards that govern english channel attempts this means that swimmers are permitted to wear a swim suit, goggles and a single swim cap. No wet suits, neoprene caps, or double swimsuits are allowed. On 1 january 1997, robben island became the home to the robben island museum, a national museum and monument that displays its astounding history to the many tourists who flock there in search of more information and understanding about south africas past. Robben island was used at various times between the 17th and 20th centuries as a prison, a hospital for socially unacceptable groups and a. Abriella bredell and her sister issataya completed a record swim on friday.
Robben island crossing records freedom swim series. Guide to the history and importance of robben island. The view from the water is the same one that welcomes every explorer arriving in cape town by sea. Oct 18, 2018 theodore yach, the cape town businessman who holds the record for swimming between the mainland and robben island 108 times, has died.
Abriella bredell, 11, becomes youngest to swim from robben. Over 400 people have made the robben island swim since 1899. Friends confirmed that the 60yearold had died in hospital on wednesday afternoon, after being admitted with asthmatic complaints. Freedom swim is working together with the seal trust to support development swimmers in the western cape and south africa. May 18, 2016 swimming robben island, a lotus rises meets natasha dyer may 18, 2016 july, 2016 a lotus rises natasha dyer is a londonborn and based open water swimmer, working as a communications specialist for international development, focused in africa. The first robben island swim was recorded in 1903 when henry charteris hooper swam from the island to cape town harbour.
Troy prinsloo sets a new record for robben island swim jbay news. Starting at the island abriella will swim across to blouberg beach. The freedom day swim took place on 21 april and saw people from around the. She officially embarked on her swim from robben island to big bay beach this morning and managed to raise over r100,000. A visit to robben island, the brutal prison that held mandela, is haunting and inspiring to visit the brutal prison that held mandela is haunting, yet inspiring. Jan 26, 2014 for the robben island swim, medalla said a big part of the challenge was mental. Ram barkai, ceo of sponsor cadiz, says it is the groups intention to help the robben island to bloubergstrand swim become one of the worlds greatest oceans swims. The book also sets out to motivate other swimmers and offer training advice. Ned dennison from vermont in the us is a member of sandy cove island swim club and has been swimming around sandy cove for years. He and the other political prisoners were forced to work at the limestone quarries on the island.
Brave bredell sisters take the plunge and break records to raise. Failure to produce corresponding proof will result in full price being charged. The tour includes a return trip, for more info visit za tickets are not transferable. Abriella bredell is officially the youngest person to ever swim the robben island channel and she did it all for charity. The mandela centenary features many tributes and events but our writer found his own way to celebrate madibas legacy a 7. A visit to robben island, the brutal prison that held mandela.
Robben island to three anchor bay male christof wandratsch germany on 05 feb 2005 2hr 11min youngest male aditya raut india aged 10 on 21 jan 2004 three anchor bay to robben island 3hr 38min robben island to blouberg 3hr 04min total 6hr 42min oldest male kevin fialkov sa aged 70 on 27 apr 2008 robben island to blouberg 3hr 55min. Yach authored his debut book, in my element, after successfully swimming across the english channel and completing the robben island to cape town crossing a record 64 times. Facebook proved its worth when angela lurssen suddenly asked me on monday morning to join her on a robben island to blouberg crossing that very morning. For the robben island swim, medalla said a big part of the challenge was mental. Table mountain on one side, the island on the other. It takes its name from the dutch word for seals robben, hence the dutchafrikaans name robbeneiland which translates to seals island. Children under 2 enter for free with a presentation of a birth certificate. I have been swimming for 32 years and i have never done an easy robben island, never once, and he has now done 100. He managed to complete the swim in just under seven hours. An outpost label based in pretoria, south africa created in collaboration with membrum debile propaganda and run by an individual of german heritage, robben island records specialised in very limited edition industrial and noise vinyls.
Robben island was declared a world heritage site in 1999, and the robben island museum is dedicated to preserving the memory and contributions of the freedom fighters held within its walls. Some of the worlds greatest open water swimmers are among a record field of about 400 participants at the extreme 7. The swim is held close to south africa freedom day 27april to celebrate our democracy. According to the cape long distance swimming association cldsa, the robben island crossing is held to the same rules and standards that govern english channel attempts. Robben island the dark years book excerpt frontline. Abhejalis robben island swim a helpers view sri chinmoy. For nearly 400 years, robben island, about 12 kilometres from cape town, was a place of exile where rulers sent those they regarded as outcasts and troublemakers. Share prinsloo crushes record in robben island open water swim on linkedin south african olympian troy prinsloo has set a new standard for the 7. It includes prison clothing, items manufactured in the prison workshop. The art collection primarily serves as a visual record of resistance to the apartheid system and thus all of the works precede 1994. For years issues of mismanagement and theft surfaced at the robben island museum manager of the world heritage site, but with a new administration on board, former prisoners and museum staff are.
Robben island is an island near cape town in south africa. I initially thought he was crazy but then i met the rest of the cape town open water swimming community and never looked. We are dedicated to growing the sport by creating excitement, unique experiences and friendly competition in open water swimming. Fellow extreme swimmer and environmental campaigner lewis pugh accompanied ryan in a support boat. Half an hour later i was at big bay to meet angela and derrick frazer who was the boat man and officiator from the cape long distance swim association cldsa. Robben island museum rim is a public entity responsible for managing, maintaining, presenting, developing and marketing robben island as a national estate and world heritage site.
Little, brown and company 1994 reprinted with permission of the publisher. I was born in 1995, left my country at the end of 2012 due to ongoing war back home. Apr 09, 2016 robben island to blauberg swim april 2016, with richard willmore, marie smith and kieron palframan. The robben island crossing what it takes freedomswim. Freedom swimmers get into the water at robben island. Ram barkai, ceo of sponsor cadiz, says it is the groups intention to help the robben island to bloubergstrand swim become one of. Robben island the dark years book excerpt from chapter 61 of mandelas autobiography long walk to freedom c.
The first officially recorded robben island swim happened in 1909 when henry charteris hooper swam from the island to the old cape town harbour, it took him 6hrs 65min to swim the distance of about 11 km. Filipino swimmers betsy medalla and julian valencia in cape town, south. A congolese refugee and a 12yearold boy, inspired by mandelas legacy, teamed up to complete a fivemile swim from robben island in cape town to raise funds for charity. Blouberg to robben island record this morning in a time of 1hr 48mins on his way to completing a double crossing. On thursday 23 may, ryan became the second person to swim 100 crossings between robben island and the mainland, in a time of 2 hours 18 minutes. This means that swimmers are permitted to wear a swim suit, goggles and a single swim cap. The tour includes a return trip, for more info visit. I have been swimming for 32 years and i have never done. The robben island singers are three former freedom fighters who were once imprisoned with nelson mandela in south africas most notorious apartheid prison. My favourite stroke is the butterfly, but i think my first robben island crossing will be freestyle. If a swimmer is not strong enough, they get washed into moullie point or table bay harbor in the 11.
Prinsloo crushes record in robben island open water swim. Plaudits roll in for robben island to cape town swimmer. Part of matts support crew includes a team of open water swimmers who will start swimming from robben island two hours ahead of matt so. Calls for robben island swim to be named after theodore yach. Worldwide distribution was handled exclusively by membrum debile propaganda. End of swim celebrations with mark, roger and ryan. It wasnt the longest swim in the world but it was a chance to pay homage to the great mandela and to connect with the south african swimming fraternity. Abriella bredell, 11, becomes youngest to swim from robben island. The global swim series is the worlds largest collection of open water swimming races. The cadiz freedom swim is considered to be one of the toughest, most extreme long distance cold water sea swim races in the world 7. As we approached robben island, derrick explained that we would need to swim 100m to the island and climb to shore before starting the swim dictated by cldsa rules, to do this we would need to navigate through tens of metres of kelp forests and the two support boats would be waiting. My ultimate goal in swimming is to practise hard and to swim the robben island channel with my coach, brenton williams. The record is an astounding one hour 23 minutes, set by south african olympian. The first south african to ever swim the channel peter bales, suggested i swim the 7.
Elite swimmers will brave what is known as the everest of open water swimming to raise funds for charity this freedom day. It was a highsecurity prison where nelson mandela was held captive for 18 years. Abriella bredell, 12, became the youngest person to swim 11. Robben island museum artefacts this collection includes more than 3 000 accessioned objects left on robben island by prison authorities. The freedom day swim took place on 21 april and saw people from around the world swim from robben island to the mainland. It takes place annually close to freedom day the 27 th april, the date of sas first democratic elections in 1994 when nelson mandela was elected president of south africa, marking the end of apartheid. South african olympian troyden prinsloo has smashed the record for the icy 7. Many of the heroes of sas struggle for democracy were jailed on robben island, including nelson mandela, who spent 18 of his 27 years in jail there. Now theyve become cultural activists who use the songs and stories from their struggle to inspire others and theyre the subjects of an upcoming documentary film. This was one of the shortest swims abhejali has done, but one of the toughest. Abriella bredell has become the youngest person to swim from robben island to cape town, at just 11 years old. On february 25th, 2019, i successfully completed my first swim from robben island to the mainland in cape town, south africa. Swimming robben island, a lotus rises meets natasha dyer.
The girl from jeffreys bay showed superhuman strength that belied her age to cross the choppy atlantic ocean. Its an incredible achievement to swim 100 robben islands. The museums exhibitions detail the life, times and struggles of its prisoners, particularly those of robert sobukwe and his commitment to pan africanism. She has earned her place in the record books through sheer hard work and. It only takes one hour and 23 minutes to swim from robben island to blouberg if you are an olympian freestyle swimmer. Robben island swim tracy clark marathon swimmer trainer. They were not allowed to talk or do anything but work. The freedom swim as it is know, is the swim from robben island where president nelson mandela was imprisoned for 18 years of his 27 years of imprisonment to blougberg in cape town. The busload of tourists on robben island grew quiet as yasien mohamed, our 63yearold guide, gestured to a bleak limestone quarry on the side of the road.
Jul 17, 2018 for years issues of mismanagement and theft surfaced at the robben island museum manager of the world heritage site, but with a new administration on board, former prisoners and museum staff are. Theodore yach, the cape town businessman who holds the record for swimming between the mainland and robben island 108 times, has died. The record for the fastest swim was set in 2005, in a time just over 1 hour 33 minutes, while the record for the most crossings is 68 times by. Arafat gatabazi my name is arafat gatabazi, originally from the drccongo, now living in south africa now. It was established by the department of arts and culture in 1997. Oct 18, 2018 the cadiz freedom swim is an extreme 7. Top south african open water marathon swimmer theodore yach, who holds the record for the most crossings to robben island, has published. The freedom swim is the annual swim crossing from robben island to bigbay blouberg. I became the first australian to swim from robben island back to cape town, and i would recommend it to anyone. Seventeen years after my first robben island swim, i decided to break the record for swimming around the island itself.
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