The incredible and historic Freedom Swim in South Africa

The Freedom Swim is a cold water, open ocean swim from Robben Island to the main land in Cape Town, South Africa. Robben Island has a rich history, as a leper colony, but more famously as a prison island. It came to fame when it was used as South Africa’s main prison for political prisoners […]

Freedom Swim - Openwaterpedia

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Freedom Swim

South Africa - Postapartheid South Africa

Over 500 swimmers turn out for Newport Pool to Peak - Global Swim Series

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Freedom Swim

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The Freedom Swim: from Mandela's Robben Island to the Cape Town shore, Cape Town holidays

The nation finding peace underwater