Bangladesh

64-year-old swims 186km in 61 hrs

Staff Correspondent
Khitindra Chandra Boishya. Photo: Collected
Khitindra Chandra Boishya. Photo: Collected

Khitindra Chandra Boishya, a 64-year-old freedom fighter, has crossed 186 kilometers of Bhogai river by swimming to set a new Guinness World Record.

The current record holder is a female swimmer, Diana Nyad, of Florida in the USA. She swam 177kms at a stretch at the age of 64, reports UNB.

Khitindra began swimming from a bridge in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur at 7:00am on Monday and finished at Dewan Bazar Ghat of Madan upazila in Netrokona around 8:00pm on Wednesday after 61 hours without taking any break.

Hundreds of enthusiastic people were present there.

Khitindra Chandra Boishya waves just before starting his marathon swim in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur district on Monday. Photo: Prothom Alo

Madan Upazila Nagarik Committee and Nalitabari municipality supported Khitindra to make his attempt a success.

Born in Madan upazila of Netrokona district, Khitindra Chandra Boishya served as an ANS consultant of Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh.

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