Waiting for the swim to start

Start of the Freedom Swim at Robben Island

Waiting for the swim to start
Waiting for the swim to start

The Freedom Swim is a 7.5km open water swim from Robben Island in Table Bay, to Big Bay at Blouberg. Each swimmer has a support boat. This video shows the support boats outside Murray’s Bay Harbour on Robben Island, waiting for the race to start. Table Mountain can be seen in the background.

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We supported three swimmers who braved the cold water – more photos and information about the event can be found here.

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Clare

Lapsed mathematician, creator of order, formulator of hypotheses. Lover of the ocean, being outdoors, the bush, reading, photography, travelling (especially in Africa) and road trips.