Coaches
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One Team, One Training Philosophy
Learn it properly
Our coaches may have different experiences and areas of expertise, but they share the same Swim Bangladesh philosophy:
Do not learn swimming halfway. Learn it properly.
We want our students to understand water, develop confidence, learn the necessary skills step by step and become safer and more capable swimmers.
22+
years of experience
Principal & Senior Swim Coach, Swim Bangladesh
Mr. Salim Anam
With around 22 years of experience in survival and competitive swimming, Salim Anam brings extensive practical experience to Swim Bangladesh.
He has been associated with the Bangladesh Swimming Federation and has spent many years working with swimmers at different levels.
As Principal of Swim Bangladesh Swimming Academy, he supervises our ongoing training programs across all locations. His role includes supporting our coaches, monitoring training quality and helping ensure that students follow a proper and safe learning process.
Special Areas: Survival Swimming, Competitive Swimming, Coaching & Supervision.
22+
years of experience
Certified Swim Coach & Competitive Swimming Trainer
Ms. Munia Akter
Munia Akter brings professional training experience and a strong background in competitive swimming to the Swim Bangladesh coaching team.
With experience as a trainer at BKSP, she understands both the technical and disciplined sides of swimming. Her approach combines proper swimming technique with patient guidance, helping students build confidence while developing their skills step by step.
She is responsible for Swim Bangladesh training programs at our Shyamoli and Uttara locations.
Special Areas: Competitive Swimming, Swimming Technique, Beginner & Advanced Training.
Professional Experience: Trainer, BKSP
Locations: Shyamoli & Uttara
22+
years of experience
Swim Coach & Open-Water Swimmer
Mr. Tamim Islam
Tamim Islam knows swimming beyond the walls of a swimming pool.
An open-water ocean swimmer, he has successfully completed the Bangla Channel Swim—one of Bangladesh’s best-known open-water swimming challenges.
He also has experience as a former trainer at Youth Club Swimming Pool, Gulshan.
His experience in both pool training and open-water swimming helps him teach students the importance of technique, confidence, endurance and respect for water.
He is responsible for Swim Bangladesh courses at JK Swimming Pool, Aftabnagar, and Mother Club Swimming Pool, Maghbazar.
Special Areas: Open-Water Swimming, Survival Swimming, Endurance, Beginner Training.
Achievement: Bangla Channel Swimmer.
Previous Experience: Trainer, Youth Club Swimming Pool, Gulshan.
Locations: Aftabnagar & Maghbazar
22+
years of experience
Swim Coach – Survival & Competitive Swimming
Mr. Shah Alam Prince
Shah Alam Prince is a trained swimming coach with experience in both survival and competitive swimming.
His role at Swim Bangladesh is particularly important in maintaining continuity in our training programs. He supports our coaching team and conducts substitute classes for male and children’s batches when required.
His focus remains the same as that of every Swim Bangladesh coach: helping students learn swimming properly, safely and with confidence.
Special Areas: Survival Swimming, Competitive Swimming, Beginner Training.
Role: Swim Coach & Substitute Coach.
Courses: Male & Children’s Programs.
14+
years of experience
Founder & Head Coach, Swim Bangladesh
Mr. Syed Akhteruzzaman
For Syed Akhteruzzaman, swimming began as a personal passion and gradually became a mission to help more people learn this essential life skill.
An amateur long-distance open-water swimmer, he has participated in open-water swimming challenges and trained his own children in swimming before beginning to teach others. During the COVID-19 period, what started as training his son and daughter gradually attracted other children and parents and eventually led to the creation of Swim Bangladesh Swimming Academy.
To develop his coaching knowledge further, he traveled to India and completed Level 1 and Level 2 coach education with the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) at the Basavanagudi Aquatic Centre.
He later used this learning, together with his own swimming experience, to develop the structured training approach followed by Swim Bangladesh.
Beyond swimming, Syed Akhteruzzaman has a long-standing interest in endurance and outdoor sports, including long-distance running. His approach to sport is simple: progress comes through patience, regular practice, discipline and completing the learning process properly.
As Founder and Head Coach, his main focus today is on training coaches, developing the curriculum, improving training standards and making structured swimming education more accessible in Bangladesh.
Special Areas: Open-Water Swimming, Survival Swimming, Coach Development, Curriculum Development
Training: ASCA Coach Education – Level 1 & Level 2