Bangladesh swimming

Electronic timers prove faulty again

Bangladesh Swimming Federation’s (BSF) expectation to make a long-awaited debut of the electronic timer was shattered at the National Swimming Complex during the 37th National Age-group Swimming Championship yesterday.

Bangladeshi swimmers eye crossing English Channel after 37 years

Swimmers Sagor and Himel are set to leave for England in the first week of July and attempt the feat between July 22 and 25, following a week-long adjustment in cold water of the Atlantic.

Amla: A swimmers’ village without a swimming pool

Amla is a small and tranquil village, akin to many other villages in the country, situated twenty-two kilometres away from the south-western Kushtia district.

‘Local swimmers train anywhere they find water bodies’

Amla, a small village in Kushtia, is renowned for giving the country some of its talented swimmers. Jewel Ahmed, a 35-time gold medalist swimmer at the national level, is one such athlete who also hails from this village.

May 22, 2025
May 22, 2025

Electronic timers prove faulty again

Bangladesh Swimming Federation’s (BSF) expectation to make a long-awaited debut of the electronic timer was shattered at the National Swimming Complex during the 37th National Age-group Swimming Championship yesterday.

May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025

Bangladeshi swimmers eye crossing English Channel after 37 years

Swimmers Sagor and Himel are set to leave for England in the first week of July and attempt the feat between July 22 and 25, following a week-long adjustment in cold water of the Atlantic.

July 23, 2022
July 23, 2022

‘Local swimmers train anywhere they find water bodies’

Amla, a small village in Kushtia, is renowned for giving the country some of its talented swimmers. Jewel Ahmed, a 35-time gold medalist swimmer at the national level, is one such athlete who also hails from this village.

July 23, 2022
July 23, 2022

Amla: A swimmers’ village without a swimming pool

Amla is a small and tranquil village, akin to many other villages in the country, situated twenty-two kilometres away from the south-western Kushtia district.