List of Bahraini records in swimming

The Bahraini records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Bahrain, which are recognised and ratified by the Bahrain Swimming Association.

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	23.96	h	Farhan Farhan	Bahrain	28 July 2017	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[1]
100 m freestyle	52.83	h	Farhan Farhan	Bahrain	26 July 2017	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[2]
200 m freestyle	1:59.08	h	Ali Sadeq Alawi	Bahrain	24 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	[3]
400 m freestyle	4:17.02	h	Ali Sadeq Alawi	Bahrain	23 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	[4]
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke	28.43	h	Ahmed Abdulla	Bahrain	7 July 2023	Pan Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	[5]
100 m backstroke	59.94		Omar Al-Rowaila	Bahrain	18 May 2022	GCC Games	Kuwait City, Kuwait	[6]
200 m backstroke	2:22.90		Ahmed Abdulla	Bahrain	10 July 2023	Pan Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	[7]
50 m breaststroke	30.18		Saud Ebrahim	Bahrain	9 July 2023	Pan Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	[8]
100 m breaststroke	1:05.69		Saud Ebrahim	Bahrain	5 July 2023	Pan Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	[9]
200 m breaststroke	2:22.80		Saud Ebrahim	Bahrain	8 July 2023	Pan Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	[10]
50 m butterfly	26.69	h	Abdulla Ahmed Ali Yusuf	Bahrain	21 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	[11]
100 m butterfly	58.44	h	Abdulla Ahmed Ali Yusuf	Bahrain	26 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	[12]
200 m butterfly	2:20.23	h	Khalid Abdulla Aali-Baba	Bahrain	30 July 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	[13]
200 m individual medley	2:20.60		Ahamed Abdulla	Bahrain	6 July 2023	Pan Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	[14]
400 m individual medley	5:03.58		Ahamed Abdulla	Bahrain	9 July 2023	Pan Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	[15]
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Bahrain Swimming Association;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

Women

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	26.25	h	Amani Alobaidli	Bahrain	15 June 2024	Australian Olympic Trials	Brisbane, Australia	[16]
100 m freestyle	59.38	h	Amani Alobaidli	Bahrain	19 December 2024	Queensland Championships	Brisbane, Australia	[17]
200 m freestyle	2:11.58	h	Asma Le Falher	Loughborough University	26 May 2024	AP Race London International	London, United Kingdom	[18]
400 m freestyle	5:22.86		Megan Lubbe	Bahrain	5 April 2016	6th Dubai International Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[19]
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke	29.64		Amani Alobaidli	Bahrain	8 July 2023	Pan Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	[20]
100 m backstroke	1:05.06		Amani Alobaidli	Bahrain	5 July 2023	Pan Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	[21]
200 m backstroke	2:25.16		Amani Alobaidli	Bahrain	7 July 2023	Pan Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	[22]
50 m breaststroke	36.65		Noor Taha	Bahrain	5 July 2023	Pan Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	[23]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke	3:08.83		Noor Taha	Bahrain	10 July 2023	Pan Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	[24]
50 m butterfly	29.12	b	Asma Le Falher	Loughborough University	26 May 2024	AP Race London International	London, United Kingdom	[25]
100 m butterfly	1:05.70	b	Asma Le Falher	Loughborough University	27 May 2024	AP Race London International	London, United Kingdom	[26]
200 m butterfly	3:10.25	h	Megan Lubbe	Bahrain	4 April 2016	6th Dubai International Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[27]
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Bahrain Swimming Association;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

Mixed relay

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
4×100 m freestyle relay	3:54.77	h	Ali Sadeq Alawi  (54.62) Abdulla Khalid Jamal  (54.27) Asma Lefahler  (1:01.36) Ayah Binrajab  (1:04.52)	Bahrain	29 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	[28]
4×100 m medley relay	4:20.68	h	Amani Al-Obaidli  (1:06.02) Saud Ghali  (1:07.15) Ahmed Theibich  (1:02.54) Noor Yusuf Abdulla  (1:04.97)	Bahrain	14 February 2024	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[29]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Bahrain Swimming Association;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
50 m freestyle	23.64	h	Saleh Farhan Saleh Faraj	Bahrain	4 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[30]
100 m freestyle	52.22	h	Saleh Farhan Saleh Faraj	Bahrain	6 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[31]
200 m freestyle	2:00.01	h	Saleh Farhan Saleh Faraj	Bahrain	3 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[32]
400 m freestyle	4:38.82	h	Abdulaziz Darraj	Bahrain	8 October 2016	World Cup	Doha, Qatar	[33]
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke	27.89	h	Saleh Farhan Saleh Faraj	Bahrain	5 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[34]
50 m backstroke	27.46	'#'	Ahmed Helal	Fusion Aquatics	24 November 2024	Speedo Invitational Meet	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
100 m backstroke	1:02.90	h	Omar Al-Rowaila	Bahrain	11 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[35]
200 m backstroke	2:25.92	h	Faraj Farhan	Bahrain	16 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[36]
50 m breaststroke	29.21	h	Soud Ghail	Stipendium Hungaricum	9 November 2024	Hungarian Championships	Kaposvár, Hungary	[37]
100 m breaststroke	1:02.93	h	Soud Ghail	Bahrain	11 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[38]
200 m breaststroke	2:16.72	b	Soud Ghail	Stipendium Hungaricum	8 November 2024	Hungarian Championships	Kaposvár, Hungary	[39]
50 m butterfly	26.86	h	Omar Yousif	Bahrain	14 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[40]
50 m butterfly	25.63	'#'	Ahmed Helal	Fusion Aquatics	24 November 2024	Speedo Invitational Meet	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
100 m butterfly	1:00.23	h	Abdulla Ahmed	Bahrain	12 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[41]
100 m butterfly	59.16	h, #	Ahmed Helal	Fusion Aquatics	23 November 2024	Speedo Invitational Meet	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
200 m butterfly	2:20.01	h	Khalid Ali Baba	Bahrain	16 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[42]
100 m individual medley	59.76	h	Soud Ghail	Stipendium Hungaricum	9 November 2024	Hungarian Championships	Kaposvár, Hungary	[43]
200 m individual medley	2:19.45	h	Saleh Farhan Saleh Faraj	Bahrain	5 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[44]
400 m individual medley	4:40.50		Ahled Suhail	-	6 December 2024	St Chris Sharks Winter Championships	Mananma, Bahrain	[ citation needed ]
4×50 m freestyle relay
4×100 m freestyle relay	3:50.01	h	Omar Yousif  (54.24) Farhan Farhan  (57.93) Faraj Farhan  (1:00.24) Khalid Ali Baba  (57.60)	Bahrain	12 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[45]
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×50 m medley relay
4×100 m medley relay	4:13.79	h	Faraj Farhan  (1:05.27) Omar Yousif  (1:07.97) Khalid Ali Baba  (1:02.67) Farhan Farhan  (57.88)	Bahrain	16 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[46]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Bahrain Swimming Association;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

Women

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	28.16	h	Ayah Binrajab	Bahrain	20 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[47]
100 m freestyle	1:07.85	h	Alaa Binrajab	Bahrain	12 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[48]
200 m freestyle	2:16.27	h	Sameera Al-Bitar	Bahrain	2 Juli 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke	40.94	h	Sara Al-Flaij	Bahrain	15 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[49]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke	45.67	h	Ritaj Amin	Bahrain	5 October 2016	World Cup	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[50]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly	32.92	h	Fatema Almahmeed	Bahrain	13 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[51]
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
100 m individual medley	1:23.04		Alzain Tareq	Bahrain	9 October 2016	World Cup	Doha, Qatar	[52]
200 m individual medley	2:54.62		Alzain Tareq	Bahrain	8 October 2016	World Cup	Doha, Qatar	[53]
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 Bahrain Swimming Association;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

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