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Neil Hopkins
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Neil Hopkins is a 40-year-old South African open water swimmer from Cape Town.
Open Water Swimming Highlights[edit]
- In May 2022, he completed an Ice Kilometer at the Svalbard Ice Swimming Adventures, held in Svalbard, Norway within the Arctic Circle in -1.00°C water and 0.00°C air temperatures at the age of 40.
- He completed the Swim For Hope, an 8 km ocean swim from Diaz Beach to Buffels Bay around Cape Point in South Africa in 2 hours 17 minutes. It was a charity swim for the Little Fighters Cancer Trust.
- He finished 18th overall in the Ice Kilometer at the 3rd International Ice Swimming Association World Championship held in Murmansk, Russia in March 2019.
Swim For Hope Athletes[edit]
- 34-year-old Carina Bruwer
- 44-year-old Justin Coetzee
- 55-year-old Keith Struthers
- 50-year-old Monika Hayes
- 55-year-old Lindsay de Kock
- 44-year-old Anthony Pearse
- 36-year-old Martin Vleggaar
- 32-year-old Neil Hopkins
- 33-year-old Chris Westcott
- 45-year-old Charl Cilliers
- 40-year-old Clinton Le Sueur
- 24-year-old Rouen Smit
- 46-year-old Colin Gluch
- 61-year-old Richard Child
- Toni Enderli
External links[edit]
- Lynne Cox Presenting Cold Water Capers In South Africa
- Swimming in Svalbard
- Swim For Hope
- Swim For Hope Facebook page
- Swim For Hope Twitter page
- BackaBuddy - Swim For Hope
- Carina Bruwer And 14 Make A Point Around The Cape
- Swim For Hope Around Cape Point Is On
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Who's Who In The Men's Ice Swimming World
