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{{Short description|South African open water swimming race}}
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'''The Cadiz Freedom Swim''' is an extreme {{convert|7,.5&nbsp;|km}} sea[[open swimwater swimming]] race from [[Robben Island]] to Big Bay,<ref name="South African Sports Association for the Physically Disabled ">[http://http://www.sasapd.org.za/swimming.htm Freedom Swim information SASPA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918101035/http://www.sasapd.org.za/swimming.htm# |date=2009-09-18 }},</ref>, [[Bloubergstrand]], [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]].▼
It takes place annually close to [[Freedom Day (South Africa)|Freedom Day]] (27 April, the date of SA’sSouth Africa's first democratic elections in 1994 when Nelson Mandela was elected President of South Africa, marking the end of the [[Apartheid]] era and the freedom of the people).<ref name="About the Freedom Swim">[http://www.freedomswim.co.za/about/what-is-the-cadiz-freedom-swim#content About the Freedom Swim] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405161603/http://www.freedomswim.co.za/about/what-is-the-cadiz-freedom-swim#content |date=5 April 2011 }}</ref>▼
 
The Cadiz Freedom Swim is recognised as one of the world’sworld's most extreme sea races due to the extremely cold [[Atlantic Ocean|water characteristics]] of the [[Atlantic Ocean]] (averages around 13-1413–14&nbsp;°Celsius), unpredictable sea and weather conditions, and the presence of [[Greatgreat Whitewhite Sharkshark]]s.{{fact|date=October 2023}}▼
 
 
▲'''The Cadiz Freedom Swim''' is an extreme 7,5&nbsp;km sea swim race from [[Robben Island]] to Big Bay<ref name="South African Sports Association for the Physically Disabled ">[http://http://www.sasapd.org.za/swimming.htm Freedom Swim information SASPA],</ref>, [[Bloubergstrand]], [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]].
▲It takes place annually close to [[Freedom Day (South Africa)|Freedom Day]] (27 April, the date of SA’s first democratic elections in 1994 when Nelson Mandela was elected President of South Africa, marking the end of the Apartheid era and the freedom of the people).<ref name="About the Freedom Swim">[http://www.freedomswim.co.za/about/what-is-the-cadiz-freedom-swim#content About the Freedom Swim]</ref>
 
▲The Cadiz Freedom Swim is recognised as one of the world’s most extreme sea races due to the extremely cold [[Atlantic Ocean|water characteristics]] of the Atlantic Ocean (averages around 13-14°Celsius), unpredictable sea and weather conditions, and the presence of [[Great White Shark]]s.
 
== History ==
 
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 6hrs6 65minhours 55 minutes to swim the distance of about 11&nbsp;km.<ref name="History of the Freedom Swim">[{{Cite web |url=http://www.southafrica.info/what_happening/sports/freedom-swim-050407.htm# |title=History of the Freedom Swim] |access-date=2011-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110125519/http://www.southafrica.info/what_happening/sports/freedom-swim-050407.htm# |archive-date=2012-01-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
RamCadiz Barkai, who holds the record for undertaking the world’s most southerly swim in Antarctica in 2008<ref name="Most Southernly Swim">[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/Search/Details/Most-southerly-swim/68436.htm The most southerly swim was at latitude -70º and was achieved by Ram Barkai (South Africa)]</ref>,Holdings began sponsoring an annual Robben Island to Bloubergstrand event in 2007 which isthen nowbecame known as the Cadiz Freedom Swim. The event was held for the benefit of Vista Nova School.<ref name="Vista Nova School">[http://www.freedomswim.co.za/about/vista-nova-school Charity for the benefit of Vista Nova] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607184022/http://www.freedomswim.co.za/about/vista-nova-school |date=7 June 2011 }}</ref>
 
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 5568 times by Theodore Yach.<ref name="Theodore Yach marathon swim records">[httphttps://www.scribd.com/doc/43388926/World-Marathon-Swimming-Records-AFRICA World Marathon Swimming Records (in AFRICA)]</ref>
The swim is attempted by people of all ages – the youngest person to complete it being 12 years and the oldest 65 years.<ref name="Freedom Swim age statistics">[http://www.freedomswim.co.za/about/results-and-records Freedom Swim age statistics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110212162601/http://www.freedomswim.co.za/about/results-and-records |date=2011-02-12 }}</ref>
 
== Race routeReferences ==
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The 7,5&nbsp;km passage starts from the shores of Robben Island, once prison home to [[Nelson Mandela]] and other South African anti-apartheid activists and leaders. It ends at Bloubergstrand, Big Bay
from where the view of [[Table Mountain]] stretches out in the distance.
 
== Good Causes ==
The swim is a charity event that raises money for special needs school [http://www.vistanova.co.za/default.html Vista Nova].
The swim also nurtures disadvantaged swimming talent and develops long distance swimming as a sport in South Africa.
 
==External links==
*[http://www.freedomswimfreedom-swim.co.za Cadiz Freedom Swim]
*[http://www.vistanova.co.za/ Vista Nova School]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100214154912/http://www.cadiz.co.za/events/open-water-development/ Cadiz Open Water Swimming Development Trust]
*[http://www.cadiz.co.za/ Cadiz FSG]
*[http://www.leapcommunications.co.za/?p=165 Leap Communications]
*[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48574876034&ref=ts Cadiz Freedom Swim Facebook Group]
 
== ReferencesFurther reading ==
* The History of the Cadiz Freedom Swim - https://web.archive.org/web/20090705195234/http://www.capeswim.com/freedomswim.htm▼
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* Zoopy videos of the Cadiz Freedom Swim - http://m.zoopy.com/video/u3y/cadiz-freedom-swim-2009?return=%2Ftag%2Fswimming{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}▼
* Open Water Swimming in Cape Town: https://web.archive.org/web/20090705195234/http://www.capeswim.com/freedomswim.htm▼
* South Africa Info: https://web.archive.org/web/20090828025850/http://www.southafrica.info/what_happening/sports/freedomswim2007.htm▼
 
[[Category:Swimming competitions in South Africa]]▼
▲* The History of the Cadiz Freedom Swim - http://www.capeswim.com/freedomswim.htm
[[Category:Open water swimming competitions]]
▲* Zoopy videos of the Cadiz Freedom Swim - http://m.zoopy.com/video/u3y/cadiz-freedom-swim-2009?return=%2Ftag%2Fswimming
▲* Open Water Swimming in Cape Town: http://www.capeswim.com/freedomswim.htm
▲* South Africa Info: http://www.southafrica.info/what_happening/sports/freedomswim2007.htm
▲[[Category:Swimming in South Africa]]
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