Record galore in natl swimming
Junaina, Jewel share second days show
Sports Reporter, Dhaka
Bangladesh Army swimmer Jewel Ahmed set two new records on the record-filled second day of the Max Group 29th National Swimming, Diving and Water Polo at Syed Nazrul Islam National Swimming Complex in Mirpur yesterday.
A total of six new records including four in individual events and two in relay events have been recorded on the second day. Of them, Jewel Ahmed of Bangladesh Army slammed two records.
He set the days first record in 400m individual medley event by breaking his own record what he did in 2016. He clocked 04:50.00 to break the previous record of 04:52.15
Later he set another national record in 100m backstroke with the timing of 01:00.76 what was done by Rubel Rana with 01:01.96 in 2005.
Its really amazing to break my own record after a hard work. Its not seemed that I have broken the record with improved timing. I did not practice much. And so, it feels better after making the new record, said Jewel Ahmed.
Ill take part in eight individual events along with three relay events. Of them, three has been done, Jewel told The Independent.
Last year I won four gold medals out of six. This year I hope to win one or two more than the past year. I had my main target in 200m backstroke that is my pet event. For it, I have been trying since 2012. I record in 2019, he added. Woman swimmer sensation Junaina Ahmed, who made a good number of fans in and around the world with her all-around performance, did not devoid of her fans from her talented show as the uprising swimmer star set another individual national mark after her opening-day demonstration along with a relay event record.
The London-born Bangladeshi natant set a new national record in 400m individual medley, where she clocked 05:37.61 to break the erstwhile national record of 05:47.59 set by Romana Akhter in 2016.
Asif Reza of Bangladesh Navy struck a new national record in 50 meter freestyle event, where he made 00:23.85 timing to break the previous record of 00:23.98 set by Mahfizur Rahman Sagar in 2016.
In 4x200 meter freestyle relay mens event, the quartet of Bangladesh Navy-Asif Reza, Monirul Islam, Palash Chowdhury and Mahmudun Nabi Nahid- clocked 08:16.36 to make the new national record that broke the previous record of 08:19.61.
In 4x200 meter free style relay womens event, the quartet of Bangladesh Navy-Junaina Ahmed, Sonia Akhter/ Mahfuza Akhter and Sonia Khatun Tumpa-set the new national record with the timing of 09:52.09 that broke the erstwhile record of 09:57.10.
In medal-table, Bangladesh Navy maintained their domination as they claimed 13 gold medals along with 12 silver and seven bronze medals in the last two days of the four-day-national championship. Bangladesh Army followed them with the identical five gold and silver medals coupled with nine bronze medals so far.
