Leonie
Pretorius
14 April 2016
A 12-year-old girl has become
the youngest female long-distance swimmer ever to complete the swim from Robben
Island to Bloubergstrand in Cape Town.
Enya van Niekerk swam 7.3km
last week in 14°C water.
Swimming with her father, Leon, it took her
three hours and 14 minutes to complete.
The first Robben Island swim was recorded in
1903 when Henry Charteris Hooper swam from the island to Cape Town Harbour.
He managed to complete the swim in just under
seven hours.
Since then, more than 500
people have completed the swim including Olympian Natalie du Toit, who holds the
record for the fastest female swimmer in a time of 1 hour, 35 minutes and 45
seconds.
Enya says two of her friends inspired her to
take on the challenge.
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