\n\tOn the 26th of February 93 souls braved the cold and big surf to compete in
\n\tthe 2011 Around The Rocks Extreme Swim. This 2,5 km swim is an annual event
\n\tthat attracts some of the best open water swimming talent in Cape Town. <\/p>\n
\tThe ocean conditions were as exciting and exhilarating as one would expect
\n\tfrom the Cape of Storms. The sea was an icy 12 degrees with a three meter
\n\tsurf and very strong rip currents across the bay. Those who finished the
\n\tswim in these tough condition is a hero in anyone's books. It is thus
\n\trightly so that three Young Explorers from Cape Town took their rightful
\n\tplaces on the starting line. Henko Roukema, Daniel Louw and Louise Louw are
\n\tall qualified lifeguards who train together and serve together at Big Bay
\n\tSurf Lifesaving Club in Cape Town. This time they competed together as Mike
\n\tHorn Young Explorers.<\/p>\n
\tThe winning time was an insane 31 minutes 18 seconds. Henko Roukema, the
\n\tYEP polar bear, took sixth position overall with a spectacular time of 32
\n\tminutes and 44 seconds. Henko, an extremely talented swimmer, was also the
\n\tsecond senior swimmer to finish the race without a wetsuit!! Daniel Louw
\n\tcompleted the course in 40 minutes and 16 seconds – just in time to grab a
\n\tboard and head back into the ocean as a lifeguard for the slower swimmers.
\n\tLouise Louw finished in a time of 63 minutes and took third place in the
\n\tJunior Girls division.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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