Blouberg, Blaauwberg, Cape Town – South Africa

Since Henry Charteris Hooper became the first man to complete the swim from Robben Island to the old Cape Town harbour in 1909, less than 300 people have made the crossing. However, on 27 April, Freedom Day, about 100 swimmers are expected to make the crossing from the former penal colony to Bloubergstrand.

They’ll be taking part in the Cadiz Vista Nova Freedom Swim, an annual event started six years ago, to raise funds for the Vista Nova School, the largest school for children with learning disabilities and cerebral palsy in the Western Cape.

This year, specialised equipment, educational programmes, and therapeutic needs to the value of R75 000 will be provided to the school through the Freedom Swim.

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