Is it possible to swim from Gardens By the Bay to Changi Village?

[bigcockman]

1. Is it against the law to swim from Gardens By the Bay to Changi Village?

2. It should be around 30 to 35km swim. If I do it from first light in the morning, I should be able to reach Changi Village before the sunset. Is that possible for an amateur swimmer like me to succeed?

3. Are there dangerous fishes or sea creatures that I should be aware of?

4. Any other views on my plan to attempt this challenge to prove that I am a man?

 

[cocobobo]

1. Is it against the law to swim from Gardens By the Bay to Changi Village?
No

2. It should be around 30 to 35km swim. If I do it from first light in the morning, I should be able to reach Changi Village before the sunset. Is that possible for an amateur swimmer like me to succeed?
Possible but very difficult. What is your 1.5km swim time? How many stops?

3. Are there dangerous fishes or sea creatures that I should be aware of?
Mainly box jellyfish. Less common are sea snakes, reef sharks. Crocodile if you're really suay..

4. Any other views on my plan to attempt this challenge to prove that I am a man?
Smallcockman syndrome

 

[wikiphile]

This does not make sense, please prove your alpha manhood by swimming from gardens by the bay to Tuas Changi Naval Base instead.

 

[STUCK_HERE]

I hope you start in one of the lakes in gbtb

 

[syed putra]

Jelly fish. The scourge of swimmers in tropical water. Plus watch which way the ships anchored are facing for clues on currents and check the tides and swim with it not against it.

 

[bigcockman]

1. Is it against the law to swim from Gardens By the Bay to Changi Village?
No

2. It should be around 30 to 35km swim. If I do it from first light in the morning, I should be able to reach Changi Village before the sunset. Is that possible for an amateur swimmer like me to succeed?
Possible but very difficult. What is your 1.5km swim time? How many stops?

3. Are there dangerous fishes or sea creatures that I should be aware of?
Mainly box jellyfish. Less common are sea snakes, reef sharks. Crocodile if you're really suay..

4. Any other views on my plan to attempt this challenge to prove that I am a man?
Smallcockman syndrome

1. Thanks for the information.

2. My 1.5km time in the swimming pool is around 38mins. I am not sure how many stops I should make. Need to plan carefully.

3. You mean there are crocodiles in the East Coast area?

4. Just a challenge to myself. If I die in the process, so be it. At least tried my best.

 

[bigcockman]

This does not make sense, please prove your alpha manhood by swimming from gardens by the bay to Tuas Changi Naval Base instead.

The other direction has more ships passing by as it is the port area of Singapore.

Though I would assume it's easier to breathe swimming westward direction towards Tuas for front crawl stroke as my mouth does not face the oncoming waves. I am just guessing, not sure at all.

 

[bigcockman]

Jelly fish. The scourge of swimmers in tropical water. Plus watch which way the ships anchored are facing for clues on currents and check the tides and swim with it not against it.

The east side ships are all anchored some distance from the coast. If I limit myself to 100 to 200 metres from the coast line of east coast, I reckon it should be safe.

 

[bigcockman]

I hope you start in one of the lakes in gbtb

I am using GBTB as a guide starting point. I probably have to look for a good spot around Marina Bay area to start off.

 

[cocobobo]

1. Thanks for the information.

2. My 1.5km time in the swimming pool is around 38mins. I am not sure how many stops I should make. Need to plan carefully.

3. You mean there are crocodiles in the East Coast area?

4. Just a challenge to myself. If I die in the process, so be it. At least tried my best.

Since you've not done long distance open water before, your training must include the Kapas Marang Swimathon. Google it. Its an annual 6.5km swim in east malaysia from mainland to a nice island. Cut you teeth there then can review.

 

[zeddy]

Hope you don't end up in some croc's or bullshark tummy.

 

[sweetiepie]

KNN my uncle think if we attempt to swim we tend to not able to last for long without a break KNN but if we just turn our body face up and do a relac threading of water by moving our arm and leg and letting the wave do the push we can last for many hours for a average fit person KNN that was my uncle first thought when he watched the perfect storm when the boat finally capsize KNN the last hope for a miracle KNN

 

[bigcockman]

Since you've not done long distance open water before, your training must include the Kapas Marang Swimathon. Google it. Its an annual 6.5km swim in east malaysia from mainland to a nice island. Cut you teeth there then can review.

Thank you for the information once again. I did a search. If Debbie Tan can make it, I should be able to as well. I will try to find out more information about this swimathon.

NEVER GIVE UP IN CONQUERING YOUR FEAR OF OPEN WATER AT THE KAPAS MARANG SWIMATHON 6.5KM

JYN YEOW — MAY 7, 2018

Writer Debbie Tan(right) faced her fears to complete the Kapas Marang 6.5km Swimathon on her first try.
The most challenging sporting event in my life is swimming, always feeling unsecured and scared when my feet did not touch the ground. But as they always say, conquer your fears head on, and that inspired me to participate in the Kapas Marang Swimathon 6.5km recently.

Every time in an open water event, my heart beats faster than normal and have to keep telling myself stay calm, relax and not to panic.

It took many years and four tries in the IRONMAN Triathlon race before I overcame my fear in the 3.8km swim, which was the deal breaker of the race for me. I finally found my calm in 2016 and it was the most relaxed 3.8km swim, and it gave me confidence to go on to completed the race and be declared an ‘IRONMAN’.

Subsequently, I never thought of doing any other open water or long distance swim much less a 6.5km swimathon from the Kapas island to Marang in Terengganu on peninsular Malaysia.

Filled with fear and nerves, I only started training one and a half months prior to the competition. The question kept ringing through my mind, “Would I be able to make the cut off time of 4 hours?”

Come race day, in the boat towards Kapas Island while looking back at the main land, said to myself: “It is so damn far! Too late, there is no turning back now”. At the start while mingling around with fellow swimmers, I was soaking in some tips and advise to keep focus on a hill that look like “Mount Fuji” for sighting purposes.

All my focus and attention were on “Mount Fuji” and hopefully I won’t be swim too far off track. I kept telling myself: “I CAN DO IT! and STAY FOCUSED”.

At the beginning of the race, I started off with breaststroke to make myself comfortable and switched over to freestyle for the rest of the way. On every three to five strokes, I continued sighting just to make sure that “Mount Fuji” view is in front of me.

Half way into the swim, I realized that I was all alone in the middle of the sea and there wasn’t a single soul around me.

It became scary to me and I realised that I cannot see anything below accept darkness, which made me tense up. With the kayaks and rescue boats in a far distance, I started telling myself:

“Keep swimming, left arm, right arm, kick the legs, don’t worry, keep swimming; again and again until Bing!! Bing!! Why the negative feeling?…. I’ve got a (compulsory) safety buoy on my waist. Just keep swimming”.

As “Mount Fuji” disappeared from my sight, I gushed with relief as the red coloured “Finishing Arch” greeted me and grew closer in my sight. The feeling of accomplishment and conquering another fear factor really made my day filled with joy, happiness and gratefulness.

Victoriously, I raised myself out of the water to cross the finish line 3.39.28 well within the cut-off time, to complete the Kapas Marang 6.5KM swimathon on my very first try. It takes a village to raise a child, and in similar fashion, many people have helped me in training and encouraged me along the way.

More about the author Debbie Tan loves outdoor adventures like mountaineering, rock climbing, mountain biking, trail running and triathlon. She challenges herself to the limit, never gives up and loves endurance challenges like conquering G10 mountains (above 7000 ft) in Peninsula Malaysia, IRONMAN, Ultra Trail Running and now swimathon.

 

[Loofydralb]

Yes it is possible. Singapore's network of longkangs go everywhere.

 

[bigcockman]

Since you've not done long distance open water before, your training must include the Kapas Marang Swimathon. Google it. Its an annual 6.5km swim in east malaysia from mainland to a nice island. Cut you teeth there then can review.

I was looking at the results of the 2017 and 2018 event. There are a few Singaporeans who took part and finish in the top 40 in 2017.

Are you one of them?


2017

2018

 

[bigcockman]

@cocobobo
I think I should be able to complete this Kapas Marang in less than 3 hours if Debbie Tan does it at 3:39:28.

Once again, thank you very much for this valuable information.

 

[cocobobo]

I was looking at the results of the 2017 and 2018 event. There are a few Singaporeans who took part and finish in the top 40 in 2017.

Are you one of them?


2017

2018

Maybe. Look under Burma.

 

[bigcockman]

Maybe. Look under Burma.

There are no Burmese names in both lists. Also, it's impossible to pronounce tongue twister funny Burmese names.

 

[syed putra]

Since you've not done long distance open water before, your training must include the Kapas Marang Swimathon. Google it. Its an annual 6.5km swim in east malaysia from mainland to a nice island. Cut you teeth there then can review.

This one is a one way trip. No coastline to stop for a rest in case you change your mind.
One more thing. Before entering johore straits, there is a strong tide current if its going low tide. So time the swim to coincide with rising tide when you reach there.

 

[glockman]

@bigcockman I wish you every success. Let me know when you plan to start out. I will time your swim and meet you in Batam.