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You have to remember that great whites are common to Cape town because of the large seal population on the nearby small islands.
Factor that with the less than energetic swimming practice of a 77 year old woman, whose swimming style may remind one of an animal in distress.
Fish Hoek is also a famous spot for southern right whales to give birth.
(And it's the Afrikaans/Dutch 'Hoek' Stonegrody. Pronounced 'hook', it means 'Corner' or 'Bend')
There is a legendary shark called 'spotty' in that area. Spotty due to the markings on his dorsal.
Local rumours abound of him brushing up against local fishing boats and shoving them sideways with the impact. These are 50 foot diesel trawlers.
He also shows up on the sonar at the local naval headquarters at Simonsown, literally round the corner from Fish Hoek. On sonar he looks like an unknown sub he's that large. Causes many a false alarm.
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