List of Afghan records in swimming

The Afghan records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Afghanistan, which are recognised and ratified by the Afghanistan National Swimming Federation.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	26.78	h	Mohammad Ibrahim Rajabi	Afghanistan	15 May 2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	[1]
100 m freestyle	1:05.99	h	Ali Nazari	Afghanistan	23 August 2017	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	[2]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle	12:19.12	†	Ali Reza Naseeri	Afghanistan	7 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[3]
1500 m freestyle	23:51.66		Ali Reza Naseeri	Afghanistan	7 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[4]
50 m backstroke	39.03	h	Hedayatullah Noorzad	Afghanistan	27 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	[5] [6]
100 m backstroke	1:19.90	r	Ali Reza Naseeri	Afghanistan	10 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[7]
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke	31.89	h	Fahim Anwari	Afghanistan	5 April 2021	Russian Championships	Kazan, Russia	[8] [9]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly	28.79	h	Fahim Anwari	Afghanistan	4 April 2021	Russian Championships	Kazan, Russia	[10] [11]
100 m butterfly	1:31.03		Naseer Hussaini	Afghanistan	6 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[12]
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay	4:42.51		(1:07.62) Mohammad Ibrahim Rajabi  (1:08.94) Ali Reza Naseeri  (1:18.07) Hamid Rahimi  (1:07.88) Mohammad Jawad	Afghanistan	6 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[13]
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay	5:09.03		(1:19.90) Ali Reza Naseeri  (1:28.72) Hamid Rahimi  (1:10.99) Mohammad Ibrahim Rajabi  (1:09.42) Mohammad Jawad	Afghanistan	10 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[14]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Afghanistan National Swimming Federation;WR – World record;AS – Asian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	29.76	h	Hamid Rahimi	Afghanistan	22 September 2017	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	[15]
100m freestyle	1:04.45	h	Ali Nasiri	Afghanistan	25 September 2017	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	[16]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	31.46	h	Fahim Anwari	Afghanistan	29 October 2021	World Cup	Kazan, Russia	[17]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	28.52	h	Fahim Anwari	Afghanistan	30 October 2021	World Cup	Kazan, Russia	[18]
100m butterfly	1:05.15	h	Fahim Anwari	Afghanistan	28 October 2021	World Cup	Kazan, Russia	[19]
200 m butterfly
100 m individual medley
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×50 m freestyle relay
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×50 m medley relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Afghanistan National Swimming Federation;WR – World record;AS – Asian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

References

1. "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). baku2017results.azureedge.net. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
2. "Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 1 Results" (PDF). 2017.taipei. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
3. "South Asian Games 2016 Day 2 Results" (PDF). SFI. 7 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
4. "South Asian Games 2016 Day 2 Results" (PDF). SFI. 7 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
5. "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
6. "Afghanistan Long Course Records – Men". World Aquatics. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
7. "South Asian Games 2016 Day 5 Results" (PDF). SFI. 9 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
8. "Fahim Anwari". fina-development.com. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
9. "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). Russian Swimming Federation. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
10. "Fahim Anwari". fina-development.com. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
11. "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Russian Swimming Federation. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
12. "South Asian Games 2016 Day 1 Results" (PDF). SFI. 6 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
13. "South Asian Games 2016 Day 1 Results" (PDF). SFI. 6 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
14. "South Asian Games 2016 Day 5 Results" (PDF). SFI. 9 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
15. "Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 1 Results" (PDF). ashgabat2017.com. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
16. "Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 2 Results" (PDF). ashgabat2017.com. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
17. "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
18. "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
19. "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.