The swim marathon held by the Ministry
of Tourism going by the name, "Swim Maldives Baa BR Crawl 2019" was launched.
The initiative was taken by Swim Maldives,
and Hussain Shameem spoke on their behalf, regarding the event. He noted that
the event is a long distance swim and that it will be conducted as a tour of
Baa Atoll.
Hussain Shameem said that the swim
will begin at B.Eydhafushi and end at B.Kendhoo, with breaks in between every
five kilometers. He mentioned again that the swim will start at B.Eydhafushi to
Soneva Fushi, and then to Nelivaru Finolhu and Maalhos. There is said to be a
total of 23 islands to be breaks during the event.
The man has also said that it will
take place every morning from 8:30am till 12:00 noon. Eight swimmers will
participate in the event, and one of them is a national level swimmer. As for safety,
four canoes, a dinghy and MNDF support will be in place during the span of the
event.
Hussain said that the aim of this
event is to promote the natural beauty of the Maldives, and advertise it as a
swimming destination. He also noted that one of the aims of the events is also
to promote water sports and water related activities amongst the locals.
With a heavy heart, he also noted
that it is to shed some light on the few drowning incidents among children. He said
the event will help to create awareness on the issue and promote prevention measures
for such incidents.
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