Sayeed Muhammad: In a rare achievement, 64-year-old freedom fighter Khitindra Chandra Boishya swam 186 kilometers of the Bhogai River, making it a new Guinness World Record.
Khitindra started the swimming jumping off into the river from the west side of a bridge in Nalitabari upazila headquarters at 7am on Monday, reports UNB.
Hailing from Zahangir Baishapara in Madan upazila and an ANS consultant of Aircraft, the war hero finished it in presence of hundreds enthusiastic spectators around 8pm after 61 hours without taking any break.
Madan Upazila Nagarik Committee and Nalitabari municipality provided necessary support to the sexagenarian to make his attempt a success.
The previous record belonged to a female swimmer from Florida in the USA as she swam 177kms.
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