Brojen Das Swimming pool
Bangladesh
Brojen Das Swimming pool, formerly known as Ivy Rahman Swimming pool, is Bangladesh's first swimming sports organizing and training swimming pool. Built in the 1970s, the sports facility belongs to the National Stadium Complex in Paltan, Dhaka. It is one of the three swimming pools located in Dhaka city. It was posthumously named after Ivy Rahman, an Awami League politician and victim of 2004 Dhaka grenade attack, until 2025, when it was renamed after Brojen Das, the first Asian to swim across the English Channel. It is affiliated to the National Sports Council, like the official venues for all swimming sports events in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Swimming Federation maintains the pool.
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