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| Formation | 1972 |
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| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
| Website | bdswimming |
The Bangladesh Swimming Federation is the national federation for swimming and is responsible for governing the sport in Bangladesh. M B Saif is the general secretary of the federation. [1] Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal, Chief of Bangladesh Navy, is the president of Bangladesh Swimming Federation. [2]
The Bangladesh Swimming Federation was established in 1972. It was formed by the Government of Bangladesh under the National Sports Council of the Ministry of Youth and Sports. [3] It joined the Asian Swimming Federation in 1978 as a founding member of the Asian Amateur Swimming Federation. [4] It has its own swimming pool, the Syed Nazrul Islam National Swimming Complex. [5] [6] Also often run residential camp here for international events at Bangladesh Navy Headquarters Central Swimming Pool. [7]
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