List of Bangladeshi records in swimming

The Bangladeshi records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Bangladesh, which are recognised and ratified by the Bangladesh 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	23.92	h	Mohammad Mahfizur Rahman	Bangladesh	11 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[1]
100 m freestyle	52.34		Mohammad Mahfizur Rahman	Bangladesh	10 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[2]
200 m freestyle	1:56.19		Mohammad Mahfizur Rahman	Bangladesh	6 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[2]
400 m freestyle	4:18.10		Samiul Islam Rafi	Bangladesh	25 May 2024	Malaysian Open	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	[3]
800 m freestyle	9:05.59	†	Mohammad Mahfizur Rahman	Bangladesh	7 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[4]
1500 m freestyle	17:11.95		Mohammad Mahfizur Rahman	Bangladesh	7 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[2]
50m backstroke	26.83		Samiul Islam Rafi	Bangladesh	25 April 2025	Malaysian Open	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	[5]
100m backstroke	58.36	h	Samiul Islam Rafi	Bangladesh	28 July 2025	World Championships	Singapore, Singapore	[6]
200m backstroke	2:11.08	h	Samiul Islam Rafi	Bangladesh	10 April 2024	Thailand Age Group Championships	Samut Prakan, Thailand	[7]
50m breaststroke	30.21	sf	Mohamed Ariful Islam	Bangladesh	13 May 2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	[8]
100m breaststroke	1:06.64		Mohamed Kamal Hossain	Bangladesh	7 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[4]
200m breaststroke	2:26.99		Mohamed Shariful Islam	Bangladesh	6 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[2]
50m butterfly	26.01		Samiul Islam Rafi	Bangladesh	25 April 2025	Malaysian Open	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	[5]
100m butterfly	56.64		Mohamed Mahamudun Nobi Nahid	Bangladesh	6 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[9]
200m butterfly	2:13.02		Mohamed Juwel Ahmed	Bangladesh	9 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[2]
200m individual medley	2:12.12		Samiul Islam Rafi	Bangladesh	25 April 2025	Malaysian Open	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	[5]
400m individual medley	4:52.50		Mohamed Juwel Ahmed	Bangladesh	8 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[2]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:39.72		Rafiqul Islam  (58.00) Mohamed Mahfizur  (52.99) Mohamed Anik Islam  (55.22) Mohamed Ashief Riza  (53.51)	Bangladesh	6 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[9]
4×200m freestyle relay	8:31.08		Mohamed Ashief Riza  (2:01.01) Mohamed Anik Islam  (2:04.12) Mohamed Juwel Ahmed  (2:06.29) Mohamed Mahfizur  (2:19.66)	Bangladesh	9 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[10]
4×100m medley relay	4:01.03		Mohamed Juwel Ahmed  (1:03.86) Mohamed Mahfizur  (1:07.47) Mohamed Mahamudun  (56.86) Mohamed Kamal Hossain  (52.84)	Bangladesh	10 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[11]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Bangladesh 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

Women

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	29.78	h	Junayna Ahmed	Bangladesh	30 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[12]
100m freestyle	1:06.16		Miss Najma Khatun	Bangladesh	10 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India
200m freestyle	2:27.14		Miss Najma Khatun	Bangladesh	6 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[9]
400m freestyle	5:12.78		Miss Najma Khatun	Bangladesh	17 May 2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	[13]
800m freestyle	10:49.98		Miss Najma Khatun	Bangladesh	13 May 2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	[14]
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	32.86	sf	Naima Akter	Bangladesh	16 May 2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	[15]
100m backstroke	1:12.12	sf	Naima Akter	Bangladesh	13 May 2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	[16]
200m backstroke	2:46.93		Naima Akter	Bangladesh	7 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[4]
50m breaststroke	34.81		Mahfuza Khatun	Bangladesh	13 May 2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	[17]
100m breaststroke	1:17.86		Mahfuza Khatun	Bangladesh	7 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	< [2]
200m breaststroke	2:49.60		Romana Akter	Bangladesh	6 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[2]
50m butterfly	31.67		Papia Khatun	Bangladesh	10 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[11]
100m butterfly	1:09.88		Sonia Aktar	Bangladesh	6 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[9]
200m butterfly	2:34.95	h	Junayna Ahmed	Bangladesh	24 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	[18]
200m individual medley	2:42.73		Romana Akter	Bangladesh	10 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India
400m individual medley	5:59.28		Romana Akter	Bangladesh	7 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[4]
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay	10:02.03		Mst Sabura Khatun  (2:31.15) Most Sharmin Sultana  (2:30.69) Romana Akter  (2:32.52) Miss Najma Khatun  (2:27.67)	Bangladesh	9 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[10]
4×100m medley relay	4:50.36		Naima Akter  (1:14.45) Mahfuza Khatun  (1:18.45) Sonia Aktar  (1:11.09) Najma Khatun  (1:06.37)	Bangladesh	10 February 2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	[11]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Bangladesh 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	23.04		Mohammad Asif Reza	Bangladesh	6 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
100m freestyle	51.25		Mohammad Mahfizur Rahman	Bangladesh	9 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
200m freestyle	1:54.22		Mohammad Mahfizur Rahman	Bangladesh	5 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
400m freestyle	4:12.24		Faisal Ahamed	Bangladesh	8 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
800m freestyle
1500m freestyle	17:00.33		Faisal Ahamed	Bangladesh	6 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
50m backstroke	25.09	h	Samiul Islam Rafi	Bangladesh	12 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[20]
100m backstroke	54.37	h	Samiul Islam Rafi	Bangladesh	10 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[21]
200m backstroke	2:14.70	h	Juwel Ahmmed	Bangladesh	6 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
50m breaststroke	28.36		Mohammed Ariful Islam	Bangladesh	7 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
100m breaststroke	1:02.95		Mohammed Ariful Islam	Bangladesh	6 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
200m breaststroke	2:23.02		Mohammed Ariful Islam	Bangladesh	5 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
50m butterfly	24.93		Mohammad Mahamudun Nahid	Bangladesh	9 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
100m butterfly	55.25		Mohammad Mahamudun Nahid	Bangladesh	5 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
200m butterfly	2:09.98		Juwel Ahmmed	Bangladesh	8 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
100m individual medley
200m individual medley	2:12.47		Mohammed Ariful Islam	Bangladesh	9 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
400m individual medley	4:40.82		Juwel Ahmmed	Bangladesh	7 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
4×50m freestyle relay
4×100m freestyle relay	3:30.72		Mohammad Asif Reza Mohammed Ariful Islam Mohammad Mahamudun Nahid Mohammad Rahman	Bangladesh	5 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	< [19]
4×200m freestyle relay	7:55.25			Bangladesh	8 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
4×50m medley relay
4×100m medley relay	3:53.75		Juwel Ahmmed Mohammed Ariful Islam Mohammad Mahamudun Nahid Mohammad Asif Reza	Bangladesh	9 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Bangladesh 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

Women

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	30.21	h	Sonia Aktar	Bangladesh	15 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[22]
100 m freestyle	1:04.24	h	Sonia Aktar	Bangladesh	9 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle	5:27.81		Mst Mukti Khatun	Bangladesh	8 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
800 m freestyle	9:35.15		Junayna Ahmed	Bangladesh	7 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke	31.94	h	Juthi Akter	Bangladesh	12 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[23]
100 m backstroke	1:11.25	h	Juthi Akter	Bangladesh	10 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[24]
200 m backstroke	2:38.76		Shuraya Chumki	Bangladesh	6 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
50 m breaststroke	35.30	h	Mahfuza Khatun	Bangladesh	6 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[25]
100 m breaststroke	1:18.76	h	Mahfuza Khatun	Bangladesh	9 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[26]
200 m breaststroke	2:49.08		Romana Akter	Bangladesh	5 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
50 m butterfly	31.34	h	Sonia Aktar	Bangladesh	9 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
100 m butterfly
200m butterfly	2:33.75		Junayna Ahmed	Bangladesh	8 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
100 m individual medley
200m individual medley	2:42.50	h	Sonia Khatun	Bangladesh	9 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
400m individual medley	5:25.23		Junayna Ahmed	Bangladesh	6 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
4×50 m freestyle relay
4×100m freestyle relay	4:24.37		Summa Akter Sonia Aktar Sonia Khatun Junayna Ahmed	Bangladesh	5 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
4×200m freestyle relay	10:00.13			Bangladesh	8 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]
4×50 m medley relay
4×100m medley relay	5:44.18		Shuraya Chumki Romana Akter Sonia Khatun Junayna Ahmed	Bangladesh	9 December 2019	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[19]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Bangladesh 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

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External links

• Bangladesh Swimming Federation