SINGAPORE — For the past five months, Dr Chua Jia Long has been bathing with chilled water he kept in his fridge, and soaking himself in a tub filled with ice for at least half an hour.
All this to prepare for a marathon swim event in New York that he is participating in from June 9 to 16, through which he hopes to raise S$25,000 for St Luke’s Hospital.
Touted to be “the longest marathon swim in the world”, the open-water race is 120 miles long, approximately the length of Singapore's coastline. The swim connects the Rip Van Winkle, Kingston-Rhinecliff, Mid-Hudson, Newburgh-Beacon, Bear Mountain, Tappan Zee, George Washington and Verrazano Narrows bridges.
Drawing on his experience in the Navy, where he once underwent winter diving training in the United States, Dr Chua understands what he needs to do to prepare his body for the challenge ahead.He also goes on weekly ice baths, submerging his body in a tub filled with ice for at least half an hour each time.
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