Cameron Bellamy

Cameron Bellamy is an endurance athlete from South Africa. He has broken numerous records including being one of five men on a team to row across the Drake Passage in 2019. He also broke the record for the longest ocean channel swim previously held by Chloe McCardel.

Cameron Bellamy
EducationMaster's Degree
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
OccupationEndurance athlete

Early life and education

Bellamy grew up in Cape Town, South Africa. He attended the University of Queensland in Australia where he earned a Master's Degree.[1]

Career

Bellamy began swimming at the age of 29.[2]

In September 2019, Bellamy completed the longest ocean channel swim on record, making the 151.7 kilometer trip from Barbados to St Lucia in 56 hours and 36 minutes. The previous record was held by Chloe McCardel who completed a 124.4 kilometer trip approximately five years prior.[3]

Between December 13 and 25, 2019, Bellamy, along with five other men, (Fiann Paul, Andrew Towne, Colin O'Brady, Jamie Douglas-Hamilton, and John Peterson) rowed across the Drake Passage in a 29-foot vessel, enduring freezing temperatures, rain, snow, and waves up to 30 feet in height. The rowers worked in 90-minute shifts for 24 hours a day, traveling 665 land miles.[4] The trip was documented in real-time by the Discovery Channel in a multi-platform series documentary called The Impossible Row.[5]

After completion of the Drake Passage, Bellamy planned to complete the longest unassisted swim (180 kilometers) to take place across Issyk-Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan. The goal was to complete the record set by Sarah Thomas of 168.3 kilometers set swimming across Lake Champlain. The feat was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

References
  1. "Locals Fascinated by Cameron Bellamy's Planned "Swim Around Barbados"". Rhodes University. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. "Cameron Bellamy". Discovery Channel. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  3. "Swimming: Endurance athlete completes longest ocean swim". Reuters. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  4. Schlossman, Brad Elliott (25 January 2020). "Central grad Andrew Towne on finishing The Impossible Row: 'We all looked like zombies'". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  5. Alcini, Daniele (20 January 2020). "Discovery Channel to examine first rowing voyage across the Drake Passage". Real Screen. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  6. Gleason, Mark (17 April 2020). "Swimming: Coronavirus pandemic sees adventurer Bellamy switch challenges". Reuters. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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