Perhentian Channel Swim

30/09/2025

Our photographer Ariff Budiman Abdul Halim is currently sailing with the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) on a mission to break the blockade on Gaza. Our prayers is for the safety and well-being of all those on board and that the mission will succeed in opening a humanitarian corridor to the enclave.

SNCC, Gaza, Global Sumud Flotilla, GSF, red zone,

07/07/2025

Our swimmer Ridzwan Rahim and kayaker Hafizuddin Amlin gave a talk on ‘Beyond the Shore: Safety and Survival in Open Waters’ to a group from Petronas last week. Thank you Risk Management Unit and GPD Project Risk for organising. We hope it was a useful sharing.

16/06/2025

This article explains why it is important that high-profile marathon swims be documented and reviewed by others who have done such swims and who have the credentials, pedigree, and integrity. In short, an authority figure or body.

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31/05/2025

こんにちは Salam, Kon'nichiwa! Hello!
We are running a 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗺 & 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗮 session to commemorate the 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 in July! Due to demand, this will be our 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝟭𝟮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 (previously we only allow adults).

𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟯𝟬 𝗽𝗮𝘅!
Reserve your seat now, Malaysia!

Full details follow;

𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲:
𝙎𝙬𝙞𝙢 & 𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙚, 𝙈𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙖 [𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝘿𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘿𝙖𝙮 2025]

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲:
19th July 2025 (Saturday)

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲:
8:00AM to 1:00PM (including tea-break session)

𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
Combat Baze, Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur

𝗔𝗴𝗲𝘀:
12 and above

𝗙𝗲𝗲:
RM300 per pax
𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁, 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱:
The major flooding of 2021 has taught Malaysians a significant lesson about the importance of learning and being formally trained in basic swimming and survival skills during water emergencies.

The 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (UN) and 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (WHO) have recommended that every human being should be equipped with the 𝟱 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 to help prevent deaths from drowning.

Are you interested to learn basic 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 to save yourself in deep waters?

With our unique and proven teaching techniques, even as an adult, you would be able to perform basic swimming techniques for self-rescue in deep waters in just 𝟰 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀!

This special programme is designed to help you build 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 (self-assurance when in deep water) and to share you the techniques to 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆.

You will be exposed to, and be able to try out the 𝟱 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 to prevent drowning, with us. 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟰 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀!!

This special program is aimed at those who are 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 / 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. You will be taught basic swimming plus 4 floating techniques to always stay calm and avoid panic when in deep waters.

This programme suits people who are 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 (near drowning). 49% of our 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗺 & 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗮 participants, since 2021, have experienced near-drowning situations and were afraid of deep waters. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.

At the end of this 4-hour programme, you will be able to apply the 'roll over / flip', 'uitemate' (float and follow), and 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟱 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 without assistance in a 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹. You will also try out the 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 / 𝗷𝘂𝗺𝗽 technique and a unique 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 that is 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 (suitable for adults and seniors), to conserve energy during water emergencies. More importantly, you will learn how to 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺 in deep waters via 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 techniques, and to stay comfortable and 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 in the deep.

𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗺 & 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗮 kick started in 2021, recording close to 𝟴𝟬𝟬 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 from different backgrounds and from all over the country. However, we’ve ended the programme in April 2025 to focus on the final phase of our project. 𝗗𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝟯𝟬 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀!

This uniquely designed programme is introduced by Project Life Aquatic, a 5-year initiative (2021-2026) founded by Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT) of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur - UTMKL. Also a partner of the Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Center, DPPC, UTM.

𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗺 & 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗮 is the first module of its kind in Malaysia developed based on 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 and 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.

Do visit our page at https://facebook.com/ProjectLifeAquatic to check us out and understand what we have been performing since 2021. Check out our live appearances on 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗩 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀 too, for you to know who we are.

𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠 & 𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦: https://forms.gle/1Vs7zdm68kxV8b6w8

𝗧𝗢 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗨𝗦, 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗞:
https://wa.me/+60195347640

𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗟: [email protected]

𝑲𝑵𝑶𝑾 𝑾𝑯𝑨𝑻 𝑻𝑶 𝑫𝑶 𝑰𝑵 𝑨 𝑫𝑬𝑬𝑷 𝑾𝑨𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑬𝑴𝑬𝑹𝑮𝑬𝑵𝑪𝒀... 𝑩𝑬𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑬 𝑰𝑻'𝑺 𝑻𝑶𝑶 𝑳𝑨𝑻𝑬.

またね! Mata ne'! See you!

Project Life Aquatic is a special 5-year (2021-2026) initiative founded by Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT) of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur - UTMKL. Also a partner for the Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Center, UTM.

Now in 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗜𝗜, the concluding phase of our project, focusing on 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 and 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18njp1Wi91/

28/01/2025

Our final swim in the Terengganu Four Swims series (Redang to Lang Tengah) has been listed on Marathon Swimmers Federation, awaiting ratification. Thank you, MSF!

15/11/2024

Thank you The Star and writer Ming Teoh of StarLifestyle section for this very comprehensive coverage of the Terengganu Four Swims project. This is very likely the last of our media coverage.

Malaysian marathon swimmer who has pioneered four channel swim routes connecting the Terengganu mainland with the islands of Perhentian, Lang Tengah and Redang, aims to help other swimmers take on similar challenges in the country.

18/09/2024

Our final swim in the Terengganu Four Swims series. We had good weather and calm sea. Everything went according to plan. One thing different that we did though was to start our swim by touching a rocky outcrop, as opposed to from a beach. Video editing: Zaidi Rizal

31/08/2024

Thank you The Malay Mail for this coverage. 🙏

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 — Once a terrified swimmer, Ridzwan Rahim, a 47-year-old technical writer, has transformed into a champion for water safety in Malaysia. After overcoming...

31/08/2024

Thank you Shannon Teoh, Malaysia bureau chief of The Straits Times, for this coverage. We had the privilege of having Shannon with us on the boat during our last swim (Redang to Lang Tengah).

Since 2018, an average of 700 drowning cases are recorded yearly in Malaysia, resulting in 270 deaths. Read more at straitstimes.com.

23/08/2024

Jessica Kieras of Marathon Swimmers Federation wrote this piece about our project. Four years ago, we started this project with MSF at the core. To end it now with an MSF coverage is just awesome.

This is also the story of someone who didn’t really know how to swim, but learned– at age 32, and went on to create one of the most exciting set of new channel swim routes the sport has seen in…