Besut Open Water Swim Challenge 2024

Besut Open Water Swim Challenge

is a competition organized by Ganu Fit Services and AMMJB with the support of Terengganu State Government which aims to promote Open Water Swimming sports in Malaysia as well as internationally. With the availability of this kind of activity, it can directly enhance sports tourism activities as well as foster the interest of participants from within and outside the country to travel to the state of Terengganu for recreation.

This activity is also in line with the Terengganu State Government's requirement to make tourism the main driver of economic growth while encouraging visitors to explore more interesting places in the state of Terengganu. Apart from that, the swimming competition was aimed at fostering the interest of the people of Terengganu in swimming and to discover new talents of swimming athletes especially in the state of Terengganu who have the potential to become Malaysia's national athletes.

Objectives
1. Promoting Open Water Swimming sports in Malaysia
2. Promote sports tourism to Terengganu
3. Enhancing the development of swimming sports in Terengganu
4. Scouting for new swimming talents for Terengganu.
5. Introducing Bukit Keluang Beach as an Open Water Swimming Sports locally and abroad.
6. To make open water swimming an annual event in Terengganu calendar of tourism