Youngest swimmer in the world.

Rabbi Rahman is the youngest swimmer in the world who crossed the 16km bangle channel. It is the first time for Rabbi. Youngest Rabbi Rahman, 13 years and 6 months old, is a ninth class student of Subil High School in Bogra, Bangladesh.

Rabbi Rahman with his swimming trainer Father.

It was a quarter to one on St. Martin's Island. Rabbi Rahman's feet contacted the ground while swimming in the Bengali Channel in the Bay of Bengal.

Hordes of volunteers and vacationers swimming on the seashore. Everyone shouted in unison, 'The kid is First'. The father hugged the boy by the swimming instructor Alalur Rahman.

 43 swimmers cross the Bengali Channel in the deep Bay of Bengal from Shahparir Island in Teknaf to St. Martin's Island. First of all, Rabbi. Dreamworld conquest 43 Swimmers crossed the Bengali channel.

43 Swimmers crossed the Bengali channel.

On Monday (November 30, 2020) at 12:15 pm, 13-year-old Rabbi Rahman was able to cross the Bangla Channel and reach Prabaldwip for the first time.

This youngest boy crossed the Bengali Channel in the deep Bay of Bengal in St. Martin's. In a brief timeframe, 43 swimmers crossed the Bengali Channel together.

Ali Rounak Islam the successful swimmer for bangla channel.

Among them, she has written her name in the pages of history and is also proud of 1 foreigner, 2 women, and Bangladesh Police Force. Saiful Islam Russell came second. There were also 2 officers.

A foreigner preparing for swim

It took him 3 hours and 21 minutes to arrive at the island. Sajo Mollah became the third Bengali in the shortest time out of 43 people. Besides, Maunata Afrin and Soma Roy have successfully crossed the Bengali channel.

After that, another Rabbi Rahman reached the island after crossing the Bangla Channel at 5 o'clock after 13 years. 16 swimmers swam in 3 hours and 15 minutes.

The last to reach the island was 68-year-old Kshitindra Chandra Vaishya, a swimmer in St. Martin's, crossing the 16.1-kilometer sea route. At this time, the residents of the island greeted the first youngest swimmer Rabbi with flowers.

Shahpari of Teknaf was the target around 9:30 am on Monday, We will cross the Bengali Channel at any cost and taste the victory from the island jetty to the atoll St. Martin.

Finally, with that desire in mind, 43 swimmers started swimming on Bangla Channel. Almighty Allah has fulfilled hope. 

I want to take part in the swimming adventure of a bigger Bengali channel in the future.”

The 15th Bangla Channel Swimming was organized by 'Adventure and Extreme Bangla'.

Grooming session for swimming.

What is Bangla Channel: The name of this stream in the Bay of Bengal, which is 16.1 km from Shahparirdwip of Teknaf in Cox's Bazar to St. Martin's Coral Island, is 'Bangla Channel'.

The late Kazi Hamidul Haque, famous for his adventures, discovered this Bengali channel in the Bay of Bengal suitable for sea swimming.

Lipton Sarkar, Fazlul Kabir, and Salman Saeed crossed the Bengali channel for the first time in 2006.

According to the organizers, the event was scheduled to take place in March, but it was not possible due to Corona. This time the channel is being organized in accordance with the international rules of swimming.

Swimmers do freehand swimming. In addition to one rescue boat with each swimmer for safety, 

Bangladesh Coast Guard service boats and divers were ready.

Soma Roy, a female member of the competition and 

a BUET student told, "I have succeeded in crossing the Bangla Channel for the first time. Now we have to chase after bigger success.'

Two female swimmer.

Saiful Islam the Dhaka University student of the Department of Soil, Water and Environment won second place with a time of 3 hours and 31 minutes. He crossed the Bengali channel three times with this.

Madaripur locale swimmer Shuja Mollah is in the third spot with a period of 3 hours and 35 minutes. French swimmer Siegfried Ray completed the swim in 3 hours and 55 minutes. 

Maunata Afrin of Alamgir Swimming Club in Rajshahi and Soma Roy, a student of 

Mechanical Engineering Department of the Bangladesh University of Engineering, have finished swimming.

Left: Suza Molla(3rd), Middle: Rabbi Rahman(1st), Right: Md. Shaiful Islam(3rd).

Incidentally, this swimming competition has been organized for 14 years to save people from drowning and to create awareness among the people.

Lipton Sarkar the record creator swimmer who swims last 15 years and crossed the bangla channel.

The current year's Bangla Channel Swimming is co-coordinated by Bangladesh Tourism Corporation and Tourism Board, the primary support is Fortune Group, the support is Visa Thing and NCC Bank, the accomplices are Dhaka University, Studio Dhaka and Sharjah and the salvage accomplice are Bangladesh Coast Guard.

If you know how to swim at the sea, You are most welcome to participate in the competition. Thanks for reading the articles. Please leave a message if you have any comments.