Tag: Ryan Stramrood

Well-known extreme swimmer, performance coach, and inspirational speaker Ryan Stramrood has been nominated for the prestigious World Open Water Swimming Association ‘Man of the Year’ award. This nomination came after Ryan achieved the record number of crossings between Robben Island to the mainland in June of last year. The extreme swimmer joins us this morning…

Ultra Extreme Open Water and Ice Swimmer, Ryan Stramrood, has been nominated for a prestigious international award. Stramrood is in the running for Man of the Year of the World Open Water Swimming Association. This after he completed a record 109 crossings from Robben Island to Blouberg Beach. Stramrood does not back down from a…

We chat to inspirational speaker and extreme open water swimmer Ryan Stramrood who has become the second person to swim 100 crossings between Robben Island and the mainland, in a time of two hours 18 minutes.

As he swam against the current in Antarctica’s Southern Ocean among leopard seals and icebergs, Ryan Stramrood’s body went numb. He looked down, pulling his arms one stroke at a time through the -1 C water, and he thought about how clear the ocean was that day. “You don’t want to see very far down.…

As South Africa anticipates great success in the pool at the Commonwealth games, one man from Cape Town is looking to take swimming to another level. Ryan Stramrood won’t win a medal for his endeavours, but that won’t lessen his satisfaction if he completes his goal, as our reporter Dan Williams found out.