Six-hour 'fun' swim from Robben Island gets emotional
28 February 2021 - 00:00
A music teacher who swam breaststroke for six hours from Robben Island to Melkbosstrand this week - possibly the first person to do so - says she simply wanted "a bit of fun" to distract herself and others from the Covid-19 lockdown blues...
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