Chris Oldnall and Peet Crowther are attempting the first solo double crossing of False Bay. They're doing it to fund the Hall of Fame Legacy Programme, which puts 57 boys through Pretoria Boys High on full bursaries. The programme costs R10 million a year. They're going to finish the swim. We need to finish the fundraise.
The Hall of Fame Legacy Programme currently supports 57 boys on full bursaries at Pretoria Boys High. Here's what they did last year.
These boys had no opportunity and no resources before this programme. One of them is a double-amputee from an informal settlement, raised without a mother, who now holds two national records and is excelling academically. That's not a marketing story. That's last year's data.
The Trilogy Ocean Challenge is three open-water swims, two of which had never been completed solo before. It started in 2024. Chris Oldnall is Deputy Headmaster at Pretoria Boys High. Peet Crowther is an Old Boy and a fellow ultra-endurance athlete. The two of them finished a casual Cape Town Freedom Swim, and over breakfast asked each other: what if we did something that actually mattered?
The first leg was a 33km solo crossing of False Bay, completed in November 2024. Chris swam most of it while throwing up from a stomach bug. The second was 53km from Robben Island to Dassen Island, a world first, completed in April 2025.
The third leg is happening right now. A 66km double crossing of False Bay, in 16°C water, in shark territory, never completed solo. They timed it for Pretoria Boys High's 125th anniversary on purpose. They're doing it to raise R10 million a year, for boys like the ones above.
Where we are right now versus the R10 million annual programme cost. Recurring monthly donations are the most useful, because they compound. But every once-off matters too.
Recurring monthly donations fund boys year after year. R100/month is R1,200 in a year, and you join 150+ donors already doing this. Set up via the Hall of Fame.
Set up Debit OrderA single contribution via GivenGain. Card or instant EFT. Section 18A tax certificate issued automatically.
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The South African Hall of Fame Trust is a Level 1 BBBEE contributor and Section 18A registered. Corporate donations qualify for tax deduction and BBBEE scorecard points. If your company has CSI or socio-economic development spend to allocate, this is a programme with real, measured outcomes: 370 academic distinctions and multiple national records from 57 boys in 2025 alone.