CLDSA News

Push Past Impossible

Multiple Guinness World Record holder, inspirational speaker, world-renowned extreme swimmer and single dad Ryan Stramrood’s new book is an eye-opening account of the deep psychological truths

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Cape Town, or bust

Despite daily rough weather, high seas, cold water swims and exhausting boat rides, extreme environmental activist Sarah Ferguson refuses to back down from the toughest swim

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SA and the Oceans 7

Three Saffers are hunting down O7 glory! To date, only one South African has completed the Oceans Seven challenge – Cameron Bellamy, who finished his seven

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Langebaan Fiesta Swim

The intention is to have an annual event that will attract visitors to Langebaan, with a local produce market, a world-class classic motor show, play activities

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Eye in the Sky

We chat to pilot Tim Irvine who always keeps an airborne eye out for Robben Island swimmers. From the air, he says, you can see that

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Family Swim!

Watch this space. Seriously fast laaitjies coming through… Cape Town brother and sister, Alexander (16) and Sarah Palframan (14), both provincial waterpolo players, swam their second

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Rime nor Reason

We chat to the new world record under-ice swimmer, Cape Town woman Amber Fillary, who swam 90.6m under 40-cm-thick ice in southern Norway. (And is now

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