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...
Malaysia’s Tang Jie-Ee Wei secure spot in Korea Open final after thrilling semi-final victory, set to face unranked Chinese pairAfter overcoming his childhood fear and completing a series of challenging open-water swims, Ridzwan Rahim is on a mission to promote Terengganu as a prime destination for open-water swimming and to raise awareness about water survival skills in a country where swimming isn’t part of the school curriculum.
The first leg of his aquatic odyssey, a 17km swim from Perhentian to the mainland, took nearly nine hours and was completed in April 2021. As former swim queen Tania Bugo, who joined PCS as an observer for the July 14 event, noted, “It’s difficult enough for someone who’s spent half their life in the pool.”
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