A quick overview of the event - Detail information to be provided in 2020 racebook.

About the swim:  The challenge is to swim about 16KM in distance around one of Perhentian Islands called Pulau Besar. The Perhentian Islands are a small group of beautiful, coral-fringed islands off the coast of northeastern Malaysia in the state of Terengganu.  2022 is the 4th edition of the event. It was started in 2017.

Organizer:  swimon

Swim Course : Marathon Swim around Perhentian Island Besar (Anti-clockwise)

Distance : Aprox.16km Starting and ending from Teluk Pauh Beach 

Estimated time to swim:  Between 3 hr 30 min to 7 hr 30min  (16Km) 

Flag off :        8:00am - Cut off 15:15pm (7 hr 30 min)

Event Date: Saturday – 1st Oct 2022 Saturday

Support requirement:  Every swimmer must have a boat to escort throughout the race - one to one.  A swimmer may bring his/her own feeder or opt for a feeder arranged by organizer.  A boat will be arranged by organizer. 

Race Course: The race will consist on swimming around island, no further than 200m from the shore.  The only location further than 200m is where the crossing at Flora Bay,  swimmers will swim  via  an imaginary straight across the bay. 

Swimmer Safety/cut off time:

In the best interests of the health and safety of swimmers, all swimmers who have been in the water longer than the set cut-off time at each point along the Swim Course are required to leave the water and will be recorded as “did not finish”. It is the responsibility of the support boat skipper to ensure the swimmer leaves the water. Failure to leave the water at this time will result in disqualification. Race Officials will monitor adherence to the cut-off times at each location. 

Location  Cut-off Time (after flag off)

12km      5 hr 30 min

16km      7 hr 30 min

Safety measure: 

The event is patrolled with governmental rescue teams such  APM, Bomba and also life-saving academy team.  Medical team is also presence.

Water temperature:It will be around 28-31 ° C

 Prizes:

Champion Trophies

Finisher Medal

Commemorative Trophy with position

Certificate for Finisher

Finisher Gift

Event T-shirt

Registration Fees

Registration + Boat + Skipper- RM1390

Registration : www.malaysiaopenwaterswimming.com  

The Minimum age for participation is 18 years.

Key Schedule:

Friday Sept 30 , 2022 - Technical Briefing & Dinner  at a panel chalet/hotel (perhentian Island Resort)

Saturday  Oct 1, 2019 - Site registration at  Teluk Pauh Jetty (Perhentian Island Resort) at 6:30 am,  Flag off  at 8:00am, cut-off  3:30pm

The award ceremony  will be at 5:30pm  Saturday at the panel hotel

Recommended Accomodations:  The Coral View,  The Barats,  The Reef,  Perhentian Island Resort (race venue),  The Mama's ,  all are walking distance to the starting venue.

race report by Sofian; one of participants:

http://triathletesofian.blogspot.com/2019/10/perhentian-island-challenge-16km-on-5.html  

http://triathletesofian.blogspot.my/2017/09/pulau-perhentian-besar-round-island.html

 Any further question please email to us:  info@malaysiaopenwaterswimming.com