Seven new national records were created in the second day of the RMM Group 27th National Swimming Championship at the Goplaganj Swimming Complex yesterday but the number of records raised questions over the clarity of the events.
After three records in the opening day, the total number of new records set in the first two days is now 10.
Seven national records out of a total of 10 events in a day looked unreal because of the performance of the Bangladesh swimmers in recent times. The whole discipline was even cut off from the contingent of the 17th Incheon Asian Games after the swimmers’ poor displays in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The events are being conducted by hand-timing.
“There could be some difference between electronic-timing and hand-timing but it is very little,” explained Bangladesh Swimming Federation’s joint secretary Amirul Islam yesterday. “I have not been in Gopalganj due to personal reasons. I can explain elaborately when I get there,” he added.
However, the federation’s general secretary Rafizuddin claimed that the records are the output of the new committee’s positive approach.
Meanwhile, Mahfizur Rahman Sagar set another record yesterday in the men’s 50m freestyle event while Sonia Akter Tumpa broke two new records in the women’s 100m butterfly and 200m personal medley.