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Monday December 20, 2010
Seven-year-old completes 15km swim
LUMUT: Seven-year-old Firman Hassanie Shauati Abdul Halim proves that age is not a barrier when he swam 15km along Sungai Dinding. Firman, who is the brother of long distance swimmers Salman Ali Shariati and Zahrah Masoumah, completed the feat in 10 hours and 20 minutes.
Young athlete: Firman swimming towards the Raja Permaisuri Bainon Bridge near Lumut. — Bernama
His father, Dr Halim Manaf, said the effort was carried out under the “1Student 1Sport” programme organised by SK Seri Ampang in Ipoh.
“Initially, Firman was supposed to make three attempts to cover the 12km distance from Lumut to Kampung Telaga Nenas, located in Ayer Tawar. Friday’s attempt was the first.
“However, he not only managed to complete the distance but went one step further by swimming 15km,” he said.
Dr Halim said Firman started his attempt at 9.15am and completed it at 7.35pm. — Bernama