A dive into Nelson Mandela Bay's history of open water swimming
First strokes of long-distance crawl in the Swartkops were conceivably the genesis of the sport in the country
With open water swimming now an established adventure sport in Nelson Mandela Bay, a fascinating document has surfaced describing how it all began with the Redhouse River Mile in the Swartkops Estuary.
The Redhouse River Mile, which metamorphosised into the Nelson Mandela Bay River Mile, is arguably the oldest open water swim race in SA — so the first strokes of long-distance crawl in the Swartkops were conceivably the genesis of open water swimming in the country...
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