List of Kuwaiti records in swimming

The records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Kuwait, which are recognised and ratified by the Kuwait Swimming Association (KSA).

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	22.83	h	Mohammad Madwa	Kuwait	14 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
100 m freestyle	50.18		Abdullah Ali Thuwaini	Kuwait	8 December 2009	Gymnasiade	Doha, Qatar	[1]
200 m freestyle	1:51.69		Yousef Alaskari	Kuwait	3 April 2015	Dubai International Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
400 m freestyle	3:59.26	h	Yousef Allowghani	Kuwait	25 August 2015	World Junior Championships	Singapore, Singapore	[2]
800 m freestyle	8:15.47		Yousef Allowghani	Kuwait	27 August 2015	World Junior Championships	Singapore, Singapore	[3]
1500 m freestyle	16:04.18		Nawaf Ali Al-Wazzan	Kuwait	30 July 2005	World Championships	Montreal, Canada	[4]
1500m freestyle	15:50.37	'#'	Yousef Allowghani	Kuwait	3 October 2015	Asian Age Group Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	[ citation needed ]
50m backstroke	25.45		Ali Alzamil	Kuwait	16 August 2022	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	[5]
100m backstroke	55.82		Abdullah Ali Thuwaini	Kuwait	9 December 2009	Gymnasiade	Doha, Qatar	[6]
200m backstroke	2:04.99		Abdullah Ali Thuwaini	Kuwait	4 July 2009	Asian Youth Games	Singapore, Singapore
50m breaststroke	28.30	h	Rashed Al-Tarmoom	Qadsia	12 July 2025	Swiss Summer Championships	Lausanne, Switzerland	[7]
50m breaststroke	28.21	'#'	Rashed Al-Tarmoom	Qadsia	19 July 2025	Jordan Summer Championships	Amman, Jordan	[ citation needed ]
100m breaststroke	1:02.81		Rashed Al-Tarmoom	Kuwait	19 May 2022	GCC Games	Kuwait City, Kuwait	[8]
200m breaststroke	2:16.30		Ahmad Albader	Kuwait	8 September 2014	2nd Arab Open Championships	Cairo, Morocco	[9]
50m butterfly	23.66		Waleed Abdulrazzaq	Kuwait	17 August 2022	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	[10]
100m butterfly	53.28	tt	Abbas Qali	Azura Florida Aquatics	20 June 2021	International Meet Ravne	Ravne na Koroškem, Slovenia	[11]
200m butterfly	2:00.75		Yousef Al-Askari	-	December 2011	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar
200m individual medley	2:07.85		Yousif Al-Askari	Kuwait	5 July 2009	Asian Youth Games	Singapore, Singapore
400m individual medley	4:36.48		Khaled Alotaibi	Kuwait	29 August 2025	Arab Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[12]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:25.18		Abdullah Althuwaini Yousef Al-Askari Mohammad Madouh Salman Qali	Kuwait	December 2011	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar
4×200m freestyle relay	7:34.68		Yousef Al-Askari Mohammad Madouh Abdullah Althuwaini Sooud Altayyar	Kuwait	December 2011	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar
4×100m medley relay	3:47.42		Ali Alzamil  (58.44) Rashed Al-Tarmoom  (1:02.88) Waleed Abdulrazzaq  (53.72) Sauod Alshamroukh  (52.38)	Kuwait	17 August 2022	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	[13]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Kuwait 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
50m freestyle	26.48		Edith Lingmann	Kuwait	1 April 2015	12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[14]
100m freestyle	59.66	h	Faye Sultan	Kuwait	6 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[15]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	31.36	h	Faye Sultan	Kuwait	31 July 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	[16]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	35.44	h	Lara Dashti	Kuwait	29 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	[17]
100m breaststroke	1:13.33	h	Maria Filopoulou	Kuwait	2 April 2015	12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[18]
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
200m individual medley	2:21.81		Maria Filopoulou	Kuwait	2 April 2015	12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[19]
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Kuwait 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
50m freestyle	22.46		Walid Abdelrazak	Kuwait	26 October 2021	Arab Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
100m freestyle	48.67		Walid Abdelrazak	Kuwait	27 October 2021	Arab Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
200m freestyle	1:48.57		Yousef Al-Askari	Kuwait	22 February 2009	GCC Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
400m freestyle	3:58.77		Jaafar Jassem Boland	Kuwait	20 February 2009	GCC Championships	Doha, Qatar
800m freestyle	8:13.53		Jaafar Jassem Boland	Kuwait	21 February 2009	GCC Championships	Doha, Qatar
1500m freestyle	15:41.80		Ali Buabas	Kuwait	4 February 2015	GCC Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
50m backstroke	25.06	h	Mohamad Zubaid	Kuwait	12 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[20]
100m backstroke	55.45		Abdullah Ali Thuwaini	Kuwait	24 February 2009	GCC Championships	Doha, Qatar
200m backstroke	2:00.92	h	Abdullah Ali Thuwaini	Kuwait	19 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[21]
50m breaststroke	27.66	h	Rashed Al-Tarmoom	Kuwait	17 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[22]
100m breaststroke	1:00.22	h	Rashed Al-Tarmoom	Kuwait	14 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[23]
200m breaststroke	2:13.63	h	Ahmad Albader	Kuwait	5 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[24]
50m butterfly	23.52		Walid Abdelrazak	Kuwait	25 October 2021	Arab Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
100m butterfly	52.31		Walid Abdelrazak	Kuwait	24 October 2021	Arab Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
200m butterfly	1:57.03		Yousef Al-Askari	Kuwait	February 2015	12th GCC Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m individual medley	56.36		Waleed Abdulrazzaq	Kuwait Sea Sport Club	24 November 2024	Speedo Invitational Meet	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
200m individual medley	2:02.51	h	Yousef Al-Askari	Kuwait	30 June 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
400m individual medley	4:30.58		Marzoug Al-Salem	Kuwait	22 February 2009	GCC Championships	Doha, Qatar
4×50m freestyle relay	1:31.91		Qali Abbas  (23.43) Madouh Mohammed Mohammad Ahmad Alaskari Yousef	Kuwait	2 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea	[25]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:19.52			Kuwait	1 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
4×200m freestyle relay	7:37.66	h	Yousef Al-Askari  (1:54.77) Abdullah Altuwaini  (1:50.73) Mohammed Madouh  (1:55.98) Sauod Altayar  (1:56.18)	Kuwait	16 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[26]
4×50m medley relay	1:40.60		Althuwaini Abdullah  (25.85) Albader Abdulrahman Qali Abbas Madouh Mohammed	Kuwait	30 June 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea	[27]
4×100m medley relay	3:42.62		Althuwaini Abdullah  (57.22) Albader Abdulrahman Alaskari Yousef Qali Abbas	Kuwait	3 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea	[28]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Kuwait 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
50m freestyle	26.56	h	Faye Sultan	Kuwait	30 June 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
100m freestyle	57.32		Faye Sultan	Kuwait	3 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	29.95	h	Faye Sultan	Kuwait	1 Juli 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
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 Kuwait 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

References

1. "Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). szue.hu. 8 December 2009. p. 59. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
2. "Men's 400m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
3. "Men's 800m Freestyle Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
4. "Men's 1500m Freestyle Heats Result" (PDF). Omega Timing. 30 July 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
5. "Men's 50m Backstroke Final Results" (PDF). canli.tyf.gov.tr. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
6. "Men's 100m Backstroke Final Results" (PDF). szue.hu. 9 December 2009. p. 200. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
7. "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). swimrankings.net. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
8. "Al-Obaidly wins gold as Qatari swimmers impress again". gulf-times.com. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
9. "2nd Arab Open Championships Complete Results" (PDF). cdn.swimswam.com. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
10. "Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results" (PDF). canli.tyf.gov.tr. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
11. "Men's 100m Butterfly Time Trial Results" (PDF). timingljubljana.si. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
12. "Event 55 Boys 19 & Over 400 LC Meter IM Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 29 August 2025. p. 12. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
13. "Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Results" (PDF). canli.tyf.gov.tr. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
14. "12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships Results". dnan-sportslife.com. 1 April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
15. "Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
16. "Women's 50m Backstroke Heats Result". Omega Timing. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
17. "Women's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
18. "12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships Results". dnan-sportslife.com. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
19. "12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships Results". dnan-sportslife.com. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
20. "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
21. "Men's 200m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2010-12-19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
22. "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
23. "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
24. "Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
25. "Men's 4x50m Freestyle Relay Result". www.aimag2013.org. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-10. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
26. "Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2010-12-16.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
27. "Men's 4x50m Medley Relay Result". www.aimag2013.org. 30 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-10. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
28. "Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Result". www.aimag2013.org. 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.

External links

• KSA official website