News24 | Local hero, 80, who conquered Robben Island swim just weeks ago, dies as sea kayak capsizes

2026-02-01 - 09:36

Just a few weeks after etching his name into South African sporting history as one of the oldest swimmers to conquer the Robben Island crossing, 80-year-old John Flanigan has died in a tragic sea-kayaking accident at Bloubergstrand in Cape Town.