List of Armenian records in swimming

The Armenian records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Armenia, which are recognised and ratified by the Water Kind Sports Association & Swimming Federation of Armenia.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	22.69	sf	Artur Barseghyan	Armenia	9 October 2018	Youth Olympic Games	Buenos Aires, Argentina	[1]
100m freestyle	49.78	h	Artur Barseghyan	Armenia	27 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[2]
200m freestyle	1:53.76	h	Mikayel Koloyan	Armenia	27 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
400m freestyle	4:07.88		Aleksandr Novikov	Armenian SSR	11 July 1978	USSR National Championships	Moscow, Soviet Union
800m freestyle	8:50.00		Aleksandr Novikov	Armenian SSR	9 July 1977	USSR National Championships	Leningrad, Soviet Union
1500m freestyle	16:40.37		Aleksandr Novikov	Armenian SSR	8 July 1977	USSR National Championships	Leningrad, Soviet Union
50m backstroke	27.61	h	Aram Kostanyan	Armenia	3 August 2015	Pan Armenian Games	Yerevan, Armenia	[3]
100m backstroke	59.79	h	Khachik Plavchyan	Armenia	29 July 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	[4]
200m backstroke	2:11.76		Khachik Plavchyan	Armenia	9 July 2010	CA Los Angeles Grand Prix	Los Angeles, United States	[5]
50m breaststroke	29.12	h	Ashot Chakhoyan	Armenia	8 September 2023	World Junior Championships	Netanya, Israel	[6]
100m breaststroke	1:04.80		Armen Kobilin	Armenian SSR	18 May 1985	USSR National Championships	Kharkov, Soviet Union
200m breaststroke	2:24.84		Armen Kobilin	Armenian SSR	13 November 1985	USSR National Championships	Volgograd, Soviet Union
50m butterfly	24.42	h	Artur Barseghyan	Armenia	10 October 2018	Youth Olympic Games	Buenos Aires, Argentina	[7]
100m butterfly	54.22	h	Artur Barseghyan	Armenia	16 February 2024	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[8]
200m butterfly	2:10.36		Armen Muradyan	Armenian SSR	10 November 1982	USSR National Championships	Kiev, Soviet Union
200m individual medley	2:14.12		Hakob Panyan	Armenian SSR	5 November 1979	USSR National Championships	Moscow, Soviet Union
400m individual medley	4:53.27		Hakob Panyan	Armenian SSR	7 November 1979	USSR National Championships	Moscow, Soviet Union
4×100m freestyle relay	3:38.16		Vladimir Mamikonyan Micah Brown Artur Barseghyan Vahan Mkhitaryan	-	29 April 2017	Armenian Championships	Yerevan, Armenia
4×200m freestyle relay	8:13.07		Igor Ivanov Hakob Vardanyan Samvel Parsamyan Vagharshak Artenyan	Armenian SSR	1 November 1982	USSR National Championships	Kiev, Soviet Union
4×100m medley relay	4:04.89		Mikayel Koloyan Harutyun Harutyunyan Andranik Harutyunyan Khachik Plavchyan	Armenia	2 August 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Armenian Swimming Federation;WR – World record;ER – European 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

Women

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	27.08	h	Varsenik Manucharyan	Armenia	23 June 2022	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary
100m freestyle	58.58	h	Ani Poghosyan	Armenia	11 August 2022	European Championships	Rome, Italy
200m freestyle	2:08.22	h	Ani Poghosyan	Armenia	13 August 2022	European Championships	Rome, Italy
400m freestyle	4:39.09		Ani Poghosyan	-	13 August 2022	Armenian Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	[9]
800m freestyle	10:24.65		Mari Georgiu	-	29 April 2019	Armenian Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	[10]
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke	32.11		Nina Kirakosyan	-	29 April 2019	Armenian Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	[11]
100m backstroke	1:10.82	h	Ani Poghosyan	Armenia	3 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[12]
200m backstroke	2:26.63		Nina Kirakosyan	-	29 April 2019	Armenian Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	[13]
50m breaststroke	34.23		Varsenik Manucharyan	Armenia	14 August 2022	European Championships	Rome, Italy
100m breaststroke	1:21.84	h	Elen Yesayan	Armenia	24 July 2017	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[14]
200m breaststroke	2:47.78		Varsenik Manucharyan	-	29 April 2019	Armenian Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	[15]
50m butterfly	28.80	h	Varsenik Manucharyan	Armenia	23 June 2022	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary
100m butterfly	1:02.41	h	Varsenik Manucharyan	Armenia	23 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	[16]
200m butterfly
200m individual medley	2:26.14		Nina Kirakosyan	-	29 April 2019	Armenian Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	[17]
400m individual medley
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×100m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Armenian Swimming Federation;WR – World record;ER – European 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

Mixed relay

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
4×100 m freestyle relay	3:44.07	h	Artur Barseghyan  (51.32) Vahan Mkhitaryan  (52.66) Ani Poghosyan  (59.04) Varsenik Manucharyan  (1:01.05)	Armenia	27 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	[18]
4×100 m medley relay	4:08.59	h	Artur Barseghyan  (1:00.88) Ashot Chakhoyan  (1:05.44) Varsenik Manucharyan  (1:03.62) Ani Poghosyan  (58.65)	Armenia	14 February 2024	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[19]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Armenian Swimming Federation;WR – World record;ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	22.30	h	Artur Barseghyan	Armenia	16 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[20]
100m freestyle	48.09	h	Artur Barseghyan	Armenia	6 November 2021	European Championships	Kazan, Russia	[21]
200m freestyle	1:50.43	h	Armenia	9 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	28.15	h	Aram Kostanyan	Armenia	5 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[22]
100m backstroke	58.65	h	Aram Kostanyan	Armenia	3 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[23]
200m backstroke
50 m breaststroke	31.93	h	Hayk Karapetyan	Armenia	21 January 2004	World Cup	Moscow, Russia	[24]
100 m breaststroke	1:10.33	h	Hayk Karapetyan	Armenia	22 January 2004	World Cup	Moscow, Russia	[25]
200m breaststroke	2:23.11		Levon Khachatryan	Armenia	15 October 2017
50m butterfly	23.50	h	Artur Barseghyan	Armenia	5 November 2021	European Championships	Kazan, Russia	[26]
100m butterfly	54.61	h	Artur Barseghyan	Armenia	5 November 2021	European Championships	Kazan, Russia	[27]
200 m butterfly
100 m individual medley
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay	1:35.09	h	Artur Barseghyan  (22.53) Levon Kocharyan  (23.98) Mushegh Kaganyan  (24.07) Eduard Tshagharyan  (24.51)	Armenia	23 November 2022	Solidarity Games	Kazan, Russia	[28]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:28.84	h	Artur Barseghyan  (49.35) Levon Kocharyan  (52.77) Taron Schisas  (53.77) Eduard Tshagharyan  (52.95)	Armenia	20 November 2022	Solidarity Games	Kazan, Russia	[29]
4×200m freestyle relay	7:45.97	h	Artur Barseghyan  (1:51.32) Levon Kocharyan  (1:58.08) Taron Schisas  (1:57.68) Eduard Tshagharyan  (1:58.89)	Armenia	23 November 2022	Solidarity Games	Kazan, Russia	[30]
4×50 m medley relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Armenian Swimming Federation;WR – World record;ER – European 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

Women

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	26.57	h	Monika Vasilyan	Armenia	6 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[31]
100m freestyle	57.49	h	Ani Poghosyan	Armenia	21 November 2022	Russian Championships	Kazan, Russia	[32]
200m freestyle	2:04.30	h	Ani Poghosyan	Armenia	18 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[33]
400m freestyle	4:33.05	h	Ani Poghosyan	-	27 April 2022	Armenian Nationals	Yerevan, Armenia	[ citation needed ]
800m freestyle	9:50.34	h	Ani Poghosyan	-	30 April 2022	Armenian Nationals	Yerevan, Armenia	[ citation needed ]
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	30.93	h	Anahit Barseghyan	Armenia	15 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[34]
100m backstroke	1:05.71	h	Anahit Barseghyan	Armenia	12 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[35]
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	29.09	h	Varsenik Manucharyan	Armenia	13 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[36]
100 m butterfly
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 Armenian Swimming Federation;WR – World record;ER – European 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

Mixed relay

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
4×50m freestyle relay	1:40.73	h	Vladimir Mamikonyan  (23.62) Ani Poghosyan  (27.56) Artur Barseghyan  (22.38) Varsenik Manucharyan  (27.17)	Armenia	12 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[37]
4×50m medley relay	1:53.39	h	Ani Poghosyan  (32.74) Varsenik Manucharyan  (33.87) Artur Barseghyan  (23.99) Vladimir Mamikonyan  (22.79)	Armenia	13 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[38]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Armenian Swimming Federation;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

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