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Henry Charteris Hooper
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Henry Charteris Hooper was a South African open water swimmer who completed the first crossing from Robben Island to Cape Town in South Africa.
Robben Island[edit]
In 1909 Hooper swam 11 km from Robben Island to the old Cape Town harbour in just under 6 hours 55 minutes.
