MALAYSIAKU GEMILANG THE SERIES vol. 30.1

MALAYSIA BOOK OF RECORDS First to swim across the English Channel Marathon swimmer Abdul Malik Mydin reached the shore of Cap Gris Nez in Calais, France, on August 3, 2003 to become the first Malaysian to swim across the English Channel. He arrived at 8.42pm French time (7.42pm British time, 2.42am Malaysian time), completing the feat in 17 hours 30 mins 15 secs.

First to ski-sail across the Antarctic Born in May 1965, Datin Sharifah Mazlina Syed Abdul Kadir is a lecturer at the Faculty of Sports Science and Recreation, Universiti Teknology MARA (UiTM). She successfully ski-sailed across the Antarctic, from the South Pole to the Hercules Inlet from Dec 9 to 30, 2004. The 1,100km-long journey took her 22 days to complete. Her brave expedition not only received applauses from Malaysians, but also the Bravery Award presented by the Preesident of Chile, General Ricardo Largos during the APEC meeting in Santiago 2004 CREDIT TO http://www.malaysiarecords.com.my/