Registration period: 12th
Jul 2023 until 25th Jul. (extended until 28th)
Race Events:
Race date: 06th Aug 2023 (Sunday)
Race Venue: The Thistle PD Resort
A swimmer could only participate in one of the events. Limited to 300 slots only
Entry Fee (inclusive of personal insurance , rm20,000 of life coverage and rm2000 hospitalization)
Distance | Entry Fee |
500m | RM98 |
2000m | RM138 |
4000m | RM198 |
Distance | Cut-off |
500m | 20 min |
2000m | 1 hr 20 min |
4000m | 2 hr 40 min |
Entitlements |
Top 3 Trophies for each categories each gender |
Event T-shirt |
Finisher Medal |
Swimming Cap (Ironman Brand) |
Finisher E-Cert |
Light Refreshment |
Race Age-group Category for each gender: (defined by the swimmer’s age as of December 31, 2023)
500m | 2km | 4km |
U13 | Open | Open |
Open | U20 | U20 |
M45+ | M45+ |
Min Age for 500m is 9 year old and for 2km | 4km is 13 year old.
U13 mean ; under 13 year old. U20 is 19 and below. M45 means Master of 45 year old and over
Open is any age above the minimum age can participate. example, if you are 18 year old or 45, you still select open category (more competitive group)
Race Schedule (06.08.23):
Time | Itinerary |
6.30 AM | Race pack collection/ bag drop/ body marking |
8.15 AM | 4000m Roll call and race briefing |
8.30 AM | 4000m Flag off |
8.35 AM | 2000m Roll call and race briefing |
8.45 AM | 2000m Flag off |
9.15 AM | 500m Roll call and race briefing |
9.30 AM | 500m Flag off (u13 to be released first) |
11.30 AM | Award ceremony begins |
12.30 PM | Event Closed |
Qualification: a minimum of 1 time OWS experiences for the past 2 years. Any triathlon, swimming event, or Swimon or any OWS workshop/training can be counted. A swimmer's coach endorsement will be counted too. Contact race director for further query or justification
Safety: The course is patrolled by safety crafts and life guards. Participants should be adequately trained for open water swims of this length. All swimmers must wear the provided
swim cap. Wearing safety buoy is mandatory. Contact us if you need to acquire from us.
The race book (details of event) will be distributed within 7 days before the race date.
Please contact Event director (Amirizal Ishak) at 019 277 8554 or email to info@malaysiaopenwaterswimming.com for further inquiries.