Swim the Sunda Strait

Swim the Sunda Strait

JAKARTA: The Marine Corps is organizing swimming and rowing
contests across the Sunda strait next month.

The contests, held as part of the 49th anniversary of the
corps, will include contestants from Indonesia, neighboring
countries and also from the United States, Australia, France and
Japan, the Antara news agency reported.

The starting point will be in the Bakaheuni port in Lampung in
Sumatra and the finishing line is the Suralaya beach in Merak in
West Java. A swimmer needs around 10 hours to cross the strait
which divides Java and Sumatra. (par)