Who Am I

Ikhmil Fawedz

Open Water Swimmer | Certified Coach | Entrepreneur

Ikhmil Fawedz is a Malaysia record holding Swimmer, Entrepreneur and Motivational Speaker based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

On Saturday 2nd May 2015, at 9:00am, Ikhmil Fawedz set off from Kuala Penyu, Sabah and successfully reached Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah on Sunday 3rd May 2015 at 9:30am, completing the swim in 24 hours and 30 minutes, for 65.34 km as recorded, exceeded his initial 24-hour target for 60 km.

In 2022 Ikhmil started planning another attempt to break his own record, setting off on his most ambitious swim to date, swimming solo from the Perhentian Islands to the Capital City of State of Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, a distance of over 85 km under 48 hours.

Ikhmil has an inspirational story to share and is renowned for giving powerful presentations to a wide variety of audiences, exploring his experiences of swimming for more than 24 hours over 65 kilometres.