Cameron Bellamy is an endurance athlete from South Africa. He has broken numerous records including being one of six 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

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Early life and education

Bellamy grew up in

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. He attended the University of Queensland in Australia where he earned a Master's Degree.

Career

Bellamy began swimming at the age of 29. In September 2019, Bellamy completed the longest ocean channel swim on record, making the trip from Barbados to St Lucia in 56 hours and 36 minutes. The previous record was held by

who completed a trip approximately five years prior. Between 13 and 25 December 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 vessel, enduring freezing temperatures, rain, snow, and waves up to in height. The rowers worked in 90-minute shifts for 24 hours a day, travelling . The trip was documented in real-time by the

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in a multi-platform series documentary called '' The Impossible Row''. After completion of the Drake Passage, Bellamy planned to complete the longest unassisted swim at , to take place across

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in Kyrgyzstan. The goal was to complete the record set by Sarah Thomas of set swimming across Lake Champlain in North America. The feat was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

External links

Discovery Channel profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bellamy, Cameron Living people University of Queensland alumni South African male swimmers South African male rowers Year of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Cape Town