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Pacesetter Martin Goodman, left, celebrates with Cape Town heart surgeon Otto Thaning and skipper Roger Finch after the 80-year-old’s Robben Island crossing.Image: Lewis Pugh
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Surgeon, 80, swims into record books with Robben Island crossing

Cape Town heart surgeon Otto Thaning has, at 80, become the oldest person to swim the 7.5km from Robben Island to the mainland. Thaning braved 16ºC water for a swift 2hr 52min crossing, his 13th. He was paced by Robben Island veteran…

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