64-year-old swims 186km in 61 hrs
![Khitindra Chandra Boishya. Photo: Collected](https://images.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english%2Fimport%2Fmedia%2F2018%2F09%2F06%2Fd12e85fe9516fb446d440b884084fb2d-1.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress)
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](https://images.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english%2Fimport%2Fmedia%2F2018%2F09%2F06%2Fccb463725d5b34a45369d5ae08a2d072-2.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress)
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.