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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
In 1909 Hooper swam 11 km from Robben Island to the old Cape Town harbour in just under 6 hours 55 minutes.
