A surge of last minute entries now sees over 100 of South Africa's bravest swimmers ready to tackle the Eastern Cape’s richest open water swim on Tuesday morning. Billed as the toughest Indian Ocean Swim on the planet, over 70% of the field have opted for the wetsuit category whilst the remainder will attempt the ocean swim in a costume only. The Jendamark Bellbuoy Challenge is a daunting 5km ocean sea which sees participants going 2.5km straight out to sea to round the nautical bellbuoy … [Read more...] about Good Entry for Africa’s Toughest Indian Ocean Swim
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14 Days to go to Africa’s Toughest Swim
With just over a week to the Eastern Cape’s richest open water swim, the defending champions have yet to register their entry. With an overall prize pool of R39,000 and the winners in both the swimsuit and wetsuit categories taking home a whopping R4,500 each (both male and female), swimmers from around the country are being attracted to Nelson Mandela Bay on Human Rights Day to contest Africa’s toughest Indian Ocean Swim. The Jendamark Bellbuoy Challenge is a daunting 5km ocean sea which … [Read more...] about 14 Days to go to Africa’s Toughest Swim
Amy Mardon claims third consecutive title
The 2016 Jendamark Bellbuoy Challenge lived up to its reputation as the toughest 5km Indian Ocean Swim on Saturday morning when a record breaking 108 of the 128 entrants completed the swim at Pollok Beach, Port Elizabeth. With flat seas and a moderate Westerly off-shore wind the swimmers got off to a flying start and would have been forgiven for thinging this was going to be an easy swim. Once the swimmers neared the Bellbuoy some 2.5km directly out to sea they encountered a strong cross rip … [Read more...] about Amy Mardon claims third consecutive title
The toughest Indian Ocean Swim in the world
One of the most daunting 5km ocean swims in the world, the Jendamark Bellbuoy Challenge, will be taking place at the end of the month with some 100 swimmers expected to take part. This internationally acclaimed sea swim is hailed as the toughest Indian Ocean Swim in the world and despite its short existence of just 6 years, this local event already has some world famous swimming names on the list of winners. Leading local export company Jendamark Automation have been the naming sponsor of the … [Read more...] about The toughest Indian Ocean Swim in the world
2015 Jendamark Bellbuoy Challenge Results
Defending champion Byron Lockett of Port Elizabeth secured his second win in as many years to claim the 2015 Jendamark Bellbuoy Challenge in near perfect conditions this morning after organisers postponed the event from yesterday (Saturday) because of strong off-shore winds which lashed the Port Elizabeth coastline. Lockett won the 5km ocean race in a fast time of 57minutes and 1 second from last week's SPAR River Mile champion Daniel Jones who was just 12 seconds behind with Pretoria swimmer … [Read more...] about 2015 Jendamark Bellbuoy Challenge Results
Diarise the Bellbuoy Challenge
Billed as the toughest Indian Ocean swim on the planet, the Nelson Mandela Bay Bellbuoy Challenge, sponsored by Jendamark Automation, has attracted swimmers from around the world. Previous winners include international open water swimming Hall of Fame legend, Bulgarian Petar Stoychev, and Australian world record holder and Olympic swimmer Melissa Gorman, this epic 5km swim starts and finishes on Pollok Beach and sees participants swimming 2.5km directly out to sea to round the nautical buoy and … [Read more...] about Diarise the Bellbuoy Challenge
