Brojen Das Swimming pool

Brojen Das Swimming pool is Bangladesh's first swimming sports organizing and training swimming pool.^[1] Built in the 1970s, the sports facility belongs to the Bangabandhu National Stadium Complex in Paltan, Dhaka. It is one of the three swimming pools located in Dhaka city. Its was posthumously named after Ivy Rahman.^[2] Renamed again on 23rd March, 2025 after Brojen Das legacy, who crossed English Channel six times.^[3]

Brojen Das Swimming pool
aerial view of pool, 2020
23.729199°N 90.414029°E / 23.729199; 90.414029
Location	Bangabandhu National Stadium Complex, Paltan, Dhaka - 1000
Operated by	Bangladesh Swimming Federation
Owned by	National Sports Council
Former name	Ivy Rahman Swimmingpool
Status	Active
Features
open-air 8-lane swimming pool

It is affiliated to the National Sports Council, like the official venues for all swimming sports events in Bangladesh.^[4] Bangladesh Swimming Federation maintains the pool.^[5]

Events

Brojen Das Swimming Pool is the venue for various swimming competitions.^[6] Bangladesh Swimming Federation conducts swimming training workshops here.^[1] The pool is also used for training by private enterprises.^[7]

Structure

It is an open-air swimming pool with 8 lanes. On both sides of the pool there are 5 tiered galleries with a capacity of thousands of visitors.^[5]