26 October 2026 · KwaZulu-Natal
16 km for
the ocean.
A 16-kilometre open-water swim from Durban to Umhlanga, raising funds for SAAMBR's turtle rescue and ocean education work. It will be the first officially ratified crossing of the route.
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One swim. One cause.
One industry.
Why a logistics business decided that seeing it all means looking past the shipment — and why sixteen kilometres of open water is the way they chose to say so.
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Durban to Umhlanga, under official observation
Sixteen kilometres up the KwaZulu-Natal coast, from Durban to Umhlanga, in water shared with everything that lives in it. The swim takes place on Monday 26 October 2026, with Tuesday 27 October held as a weather day. The ocean decides, as it always does.
The route has been swum before, but never with official ratification. This crossing is being documented and observed to recognised standards, which will make it the first officially ratified Durban to Umhlanga crossing on record.
An hour or two after finishing — conditions permitting — Carina walks onto a stage to deliver her keynote, The Art of Turning the Tide, at the GoReefers conference. The swim is not a warm-up for the talk. It is the talk, carried out in the water first.
The cause
SAAMBR
The South African Association for Marine Biological Research is a non-profit organisation dedicated to marine research, conservation and education. For seventy-five years it has worked to understand the ocean better and to persuade people to care for it — through scientific research, a turtle hospital, and education programmes that reach children who have never seen the sea.
Presenting partner
GoReefers · See it all. Make a difference.
GoReefers moves perishable cargo around the world. For their clients, See It All means knowing where your fruit is, knowing a shipment is on track, and having clear visibility at every stage of the journey.
This year they are taking it beyond logistics. Seeing it all means looking past the shipment — at the roads, the farms, the communities, and the ocean that connects so much of what the industry does. Their teams have already cleared 862 bags of litter from the coastline.
GoReefers is committing R1,000 for every kilometre swum — R16,000 if the full distance is completed. And they are challenging their customers, partners and the wider industry to match it, or go beyond it.
One swim. One cause. One industry.
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How to help
One person can swim 16 kilometres.
Together we can do rather more.
Individuals can give any amount through BackaBuddy. Companies wanting to match GoReefers and pledge per kilometre can get in touch directly — we will confirm the final distance with you once the swim is ratified.
Donations are welcome before, during and after the swim. The swim will be streamed live on Facebook on the morning of 26 October — the link will be published here and on Instagram closer to the day.