The Bangladesh Swimming Federation and the Bangladesh Life Saving Society announced the results of the 15 km Saint Martin Island Long Distance Channel Swimming event.
It was a spectacular start on the longest unbroken sandy beach in the world. The eastern side of the course was near Myanmar (Burma) with gorgeous views of the mountains off in the distance.
The event was nominated for the 2012 Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year.
including some who had never seen the ocean before – completed a 15 km swim
across the Bay of Bengal in the Saint Martin Island Long Distance Channel Swimming event to help kick-start the beauty of open water swimming
in that tropical part of the world.
After starting on Shahpari Island of Teknaf with its insanely long
beaches (at 80 km) and finishing on Saint Martin Island, a coral island holiday
spot in Bangladesh, all ten swimmers finished the event between 2 – 3 hours. Organized by the Bangladesh
Swimming Federation, the swim introduced another part of paradise to the global
open water swimming community. For the
teenager’s joy and enthusiasm in tackling a tough swim of previously
unthinkable distance, for the policies and procedures established by the
organizers to create a safe swim that can be duplicated by others, the efforts of the 10 teenagers in the Bay of Bengal is a worthy nominee for the 2012 WOWSA Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year.
Men’s Results:
1. Faisal Ahmed 2:14.20
2. Ariful Islam 2:19.35
3. Titu Miah 2:25.12
4. Subbir Hossain 2:28.40
5. Nur Islam 2:46.50
Women’s Results:
1. Rumana Akter 2:27.30
2. Papia Akter 2:29.14
3. Loboni Akter Chamily 2:38.50
4. Loboni Akter Jui 2:51.36
5. Kulsum Khatun 2:56.20
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