Fastest swim crossing of Lake Malawi (male)
- Who
- William Smith
- What
- 7:42:47 hour(s):minute(s):second(s)
- Where
- Malawi (Senga Bay)
- When
- 08 November 2023
The fastest swim across Lake Malawi (aka Lake Nyasa and Lago Niassa) by a male swimmer is 7 hours 42 minutes 47 seconds, achieved by William Smith (UK) on 8 November 2023. The swim was ratified by Open Water Africa.
Smith swam a distance of c. 24 km (15 mi) from Cape Ngombo (Makanjila) to Senga Bay and was piloted by Walter Muggleton.
This just surpassed the time set by American brothers Joe and John Zemaitis, who swam the route in tandem in 7 hours 49 minutes 42 seconds on 7 October 2023.
The first documented swim across Lake Malawi was completed in tandem by Lewis Pugh and Otto Thaning (both South Africa) on 5 January 1992. Their total swim time was 10 hours 5 minutes.