Five new national records on opening day in national swimming | Sports

DHAKA, Oct 20, 2025 (BSS)-Five new national records were set on the openingday of the Max Group 34th National Swimming, Diving and Water PoloCompetition held at National Swimming Complex in Mirpur today (Monday). Kazal Mia of Bangladesh Navy set the new national record in the men's 200mfreestyle clocking 01:55.06 seconds erasing the old mark of 01:58.44 secondsset by Navy's Mahfizur Rahma in 2016. Samiul Islam Rafi of Bangladesh Navy set the new national record in the men's50m backstroke with a timing of 00:26.05 shaving off 0.74 seconds from hisprevious records last year. Navy's Kajal Mia again set the new national record in the men's 200mbutterfly event with timing of 02:05.95 seconds breaking his old nationalmark of 02:09.41 seconds last year....