Surgeon, 80, swims into record books with Robben Island crossing

Surgeon, 80, swims into record books with Robben Island crossing
07 April 2021 - 11:40 By Craig Bishop
Pacesetter Martin Goodman, left, celebrates with Cape Town heart surgeon Otto Thaning and skipper Roger Finch after the 80-year-old's Robben Island crossing.
Image: Lewis Pugh
Cape Town heart surgeon Otto Thaning has, at 80, become the oldest person to swim the 7.5km from Robben Island to the mainland.
Thaning braved 16ºC water for a swift 2hr 52min crossing, his 13th. He was paced by Robben Island veteran Martin Goodman, skippered by Roger Finch — the first South African to hold the “triple crown” of open water swimming — and supported by  environmental activist and cold water swimmer Lewis Pugh.

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