Perhentian Island Marathon Swim
The Perhentian Island Marathon Swim (Pulau Perhentian Besar Round Island Swim) is a 16 km circumnavigation swim held in Pulau, Perhentian Besar in Malaysia in September. It is part of the 2018 Malaysia Open Water Swimming Series and is one of the World's Top 100 Island Swims named by the World Open Water Swimming Association.
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Perhentian Islands
The Perhentian Islands are islands in Besut District, Terengganu, Malaysia. The two main islands are Perhentian Besar and Perhentian Kecil. The small, uninhabited islands of Susu Dara, Serengeh and Rawa lie off Kecil.
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2018 Malaysia Open Water Swimming Series
- Port Dickson Open Water Swimming I: 200m, 800m, 2000m, 2000m relay on 4 February 2018
- Kelab Tasik Putrajaya MOWS Challenge: 300m kids, 1900m, 3800m on 13 May 2018
- Port Dickson Open Water Swimming II: 250m kids, 800m, 1500m, 3000m on 1 July 2018
- Bukit Merah Lake: 200m kids, 1500m, 3000m on 12 August 2018
- Perhentian Island Marathon Swim: 4 km solo, 16 km solo, duo and team on 6 October 2018
- Putrajaya Swimfest - Finale: 300m kids, 1000m, 2000m, 4000m, 8000m on 5 November 2018
2021 World Open Water Swimming Event of the Year Nomination
The swim was nominated for the 2021 World Open Water Swimming Event of the Year Award. The winners and nominees included:
Winner: Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli (Italy)
First Runner-up: Irish Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming (Ireland)
Second Runner-up: Mediterranean Peace Route (Cyprus-Turkey)
4. Authentic Marathon Swim (Greece)
5. Asociación Mexicana de Aguas Abiertas (Mexico)
6. Tampa Bay Frogman Swim (USA)
7. Strait of Bonifacio (Italy-France)
8. Around-Coronado Swim (USA) tie
8. DC Marathon Swim (USA) tie
10. Olympic 10K Marathon Swim (Japan)
11. Rottnest Channel Swim (Australia)
12. Wörthersee Swim Austria (Austria)
13. Race For The Conch Eco-SeaSwim (Turks & Caicos)
14. Trans Tahoe Relay (USA)
15. Perhentian Island Marathon Swim (Malaysia)
External links
- Ridzwan Rahim Is First To Cross Perhentian Channel In Malaysia
- Jose Luis Larrosa Wins Perhentian Island Marathon Swim
- Moving The Sport In Malaysia
- Focus In October: Perhentian Island Marathon Swim
- 2018 Malaysia Open Water Swimming Series
- Malaysia Open Water Swimming Series
- Port Dickson 2018 OWS Challenge
- Kelab Tasik Putrajaya MOWS Challenge
- Port Dickson 2018 OWS Challenge II
- Perhentian Island Marathon Swim
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Marathon Swimming
- Open Water Swimming
- I Got Stung
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
