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'''The Cadiz Freedom Swim''' is an extreme {{convert|7.5|km}} [[open water swimming]] race from [[Robben Island]] to Big Bay,<ref name="South African Sports Association for the Physically Disabled ">[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 ==
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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 6hrs 65min to swim the distance of about 11 km.<ref name="History of the Freedom Swim">[http://www.southafrica.info/what_happening/sports/freedom-swim-050407.htm History of the Freedom Swim]</ref>
Ram 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 −70° and was achieved by Ram Barkai (South Africa)]</ref> began sponsoring an annual Robben Island to Bloubergstrand event in 2007 which is now known as the Cadiz Freedom Swim 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]</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 55 times by Theodore Yach.<ref name="Theodore Yach marathon swim records">[http://www.scribd.com/doc/43388926/World-Marathon-Swimming-Records-AFRICA World Marathon Swimming Records (in AFRICA)]</ref>
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==External links==
*[http://www.
*[http://www.vistanova.co.za/ Vista Nova School]
*[http://www.cadiz.co.za/events/open-water-development/ Cadiz Open Water Swimming Development Trust]
*[http://www.facebook.com/
== Further reading ==
* The History of the Cadiz Freedom Swim - http://www.capeswim.com/freedomswim.htm
* 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
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