Inspiring Journey of Brojen Das - Asia's First Channel Swimmer

Brojen Das, born in 1927 in Munshiganj, made history as the first person from Asia to swim across the English Channel in 1958. His legendary swimming feats, including setting a world record in 1961, earned him numerous accolades and awards from both Bangladesh and other nations. Despite his passing in 1998, Das remains a symbol of dedication and achievement in the world of swimming.

• Brojen Das
• Swimming
• English Channel
• Legend
• Awards

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1. English For Today Unit 4, Lesson 3 Brojen Das

2. Brojen Das was born on 9 December 1927 in Munshiganj. He was a legendary swimmer who became the first person from Asia to swim across the English Channel in 1958. He crossed the channel six times and set a world record in channel swimming in 1961. The govt. Of Bangladesh honoured him with the National Sports award in 1976 and Swadhinata Padak (posthumously) in 1999. He also received the Pride of Performance award in 1959 from the Pakistan gove. And the King of Channel trophy from UK. Mr Das breathed his last on 1 June 1998.

3. Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order. i) After that, he got Swadhinata Padak (posthumously) in 1999. ii) He also received the Pride of Performance award in 1959 from the Pakistan govt. And the King of Channel trophy from UK. iii) Mr Das breathed his last on 1 June 1998. iv) He crossed the channel six times and set a world record in channel swimming in 1961. v) The govt. of Bangladesh honoured him with the National Sports award in 1976. vi) Brojen Das was born on 9 December 1927 in Munshiganj. vii) He was a legendary swimmer. viii) He became the first person from Asia to swim across the English Channel in 1958.

4. 1. achievement of Brojen Das. Write a flow-chart showing different Swim across the national channel 6 2 3 4 5

5. vi+vii+viii+iv+v+i+ii+iii