Three open water swimmers rounded Cape St Francis Point yesterday in an
unprecedented swim in the Eastern Cape village of St Francis Bay.
Brenton Williams, who swam butterfly the whole swim,
Kendal Wright and Kyle Harris entered the ocean on the wild side of the Cape St
Francis Lighhouse and proceeded to swim around the Cape St Francis point, known
for the number of ships that have been wrecked on the unforgiving reefs that
lay just offshore.
In 17 C
water the three modern day adventurers took on the swell and surface chop where
nobody has ever swam before.
With the wind behind them, the swimmers took 1 hour 45
minutes to reach Shark Point and at that stage, the elements started to turn
against them.
“We had a nice swim across the bay between Cape St
Francis and Shark Point and made good time with the wind assisting us,” said
Brenton Williams, who was doing the swim to raise funds and awareness for the
Little Fighters Cancer Trust.
“Once
we rounded Shark Point, we swam right into a strong current and the wind picked
up and was cross shore instead of behind us.”
Under the expert guidance of boatman John Hendrick, the swimmers battled
through the current and the big swells breaking on the headland to eventually
make it into the safety of the port in a time of 3 hours 38 minutes.
The distance of the unprecedented swim was 8 km and
all three swimmers complied with Channel rules, which meant they could only
swim in a speedo type costume, goggles and a swim cap.
“An unchartered swim like Cape St Francis is
definitely a team effort and the knowledge of local conditions that our boatman
John Hendrick had, and support of our paddlers Mark Paarman, Daryl Staples and
Terry Olivier, the swim would never have been a success,” added Williams.
St Francis Safari’s also put a boat in the water, while the paddlers
were assisted by the St Francis Bay NSRI.
The
swim formed part of the St Francis Bay Nautical Capital Festival and was is
support of the Little Fighters Cancer Trust.
Little Fighters support kids with cancer and help
their families.
More information about Little Fighters can be found on
their website www.littlefighters.org.za.
Donations can be made to Little Fighters via http://www.backabuddy.co.za/champion/project/flying-for-little-fighters
Donations can be made to Little Fighters via http://www.backabuddy.co.za/champion/project/flying-for-little-fighters
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by ZwemZa on April 27th, 2014
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