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The day after rest day… The current was still going South-North today. It was another day of making a call on how fast the current would be and if we should take a gamble. Each day, my goal is to swim for 4-5 hours. My swim is based on time rather than distance....
Day 4 became a rest day. We woke up to the news that the current was still going North, so we opted for a rest day. I was feeling okay, yet I soon realised that my body welcomed the break. I spent most of the day doing admin and meetings for my non-profit. I popped in...
Today started at 3:45 am for me. I would be going through to Cassie's house on the South Coast. I had prepped everything the night before, so I packed up, loaded the car, and went to fetch Sarah and John. We made perfect time and arrived at Umkomaas at 5 am. We headed...
Day two, here we go! We all had a 4 am wake up. However, John got the time wrong, so we were a little late for Cassie and Frikkie who were already waiting at the harbour. From the harbour, we headed out to our endpoint from day one. The water was not clean, and the...
One Ocean Swim Our CEO, Sarah Ferguson, will be embarking on her longest and farthest swim EVER! The One Ocean Swim will be kicking off on Monday 21 February 2022. Sarah will be swimming from Durban to Cape Town in an attempt to create awareness about plastic...
One of the reasons I swim is to create awareness about the devastating and global effect of plastic pollution. When I first started my journey into open water swimming I started with the intention and desire to swim for something bigger than myself. My primary driving...
Having already been in Argentina as physio for team SA at the recent Youth Olympics, I could not miss the opportunity to hop on a plane to meet with Mark and Camilla (Plastic Oceans Chile) to discuss the options and logistics of my next planned swim around Easter...
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Attention 07 June 2016 Silence of the Sharks underwater protest receives great support on KwaZulu-Natal South Coast There was a wave of support shown for the oceans and its inhabitant marine life at Scottburgh (Aliwal Shoal) and Shelly...
Gosh, this last week feels like it was long ago, although I fear I may have skipped a week?! Anyway, if I did, I apologise, I blame it on the travelling, possible jet lag and distraction of being in a foreign country with a very different concept of time and routine!...