List of Lebanese records in swimming

The Lebanese records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Lebanon, which are recognized and ratified by the Lebanese Swimming Federation.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	23.35	h	Simon Doueihy	Aquamarina	12 February 2023	Middle East Open and Junior Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
100m freestyle	50.31		Simon Doueihy	Lebanon	19 April 2024	Berlin Open	Berlin, Germany	[1]
200m freestyle	1:51.11		Simon Doueihy	Lebanon	13 April 2023	Lithuanian Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	[2]
400m freestyle	3:59.59	h	Adib Khalil	AS Monaco Natation	29 May 2021	Mare Nostrum	Monte Carlo, Monaco	[3]
800m freestyle	8:15.24	h	Adib Khalil	AS Monaco Natation	16 June 2021	French Championships	Chartres, France	[4]
1500m freestyle	15:54.30		Adib Khalil	AS Monaco Natation	13 March 2021	Meeting Open PACA Qualificatif # 2	Nice, France	[5]
50m backstroke	26.39		Ahamad Safie	Lebanon	27 October 2023	Arab Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
100m backstroke	57.27		Ahamad Safie	Lebanon	30 October 2023	Arab Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[6]
200m backstroke	2:05.92		Ahamad Safie	Lebanon	29 October 2023	Arab Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
50m breaststroke	29.38	h	Wael Koubrousli	Lebanon	27 March 2007	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[7]
100m breaststroke	1:04.83	h	Wael Koubrousli	Lebanon	25 March 2007	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[7]
200m breaststroke	2:21.65		Wael Koubrousli	Lebanon	30 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[8]
50m butterfly	24.25		Anthony Barbar	Westminster Academy	10 July 2016	Speedo Southern Zone Sectional Championships	Florida, United States	[9]
100m butterfly	54.05		Adam Allouche	Lebanon	28 May 2016	XI Circuito Open C.Madrid - VII T.Verano	Madrid, Spain	[10]
200m butterfly	2:04.42		Munzer Kabbara	Cypress Fairbanks	19 June 2021	FCST Summer Splash	Houston, United States	[11]
200m individual medley	2:02.99	h	Munzer Kabbara	Lebanon	26 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	[12]
400m individual medley	4:24.23	h	Munzer Kabbara	Cypress Fairbanks	18 June 2022	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[13]
4×50m freestyle relay	1:45.94			Lebanon	2006
4×100m freestyle relay	3:32.57		Ahmad Safiya Alexandre Younes Farid Zeidan Simon Douaihi	Lebanon	October 2023	Arab Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[14]
4×200m freestyle relay	7:57.01		Ahmad Safiya Alexandre Younes Farid Zeidan Simon Douaihi	Lebanon	October 2023	Arab Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[15]
4×50m medley relay	1:59.89			Lebanon	2006
4×100m medley relay	3:58.45		Ahmad Safiya Alexandre Younes Farid Zeidan Simon Douaihi	Lebanon	October 2023	Arab Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[15]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Lebanese 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	26.69		Marie Khoury	Lebanon	16 December 2023	Swiss Open	Sursee, Switzerland	[16]
100m freestyle	58.99		Rebecca Mezher	Lebanon	17 December 2023	Swiss Open	Sursee, Switzerland	[17]
200m freestyle	2:01.83		Katya Bachrouche	Lebanon	17 December 2011	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	[18]
400m freestyle	4:15.06		Katya Bachrouche	Lebanon	15 August 2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	[19]
800m freestyle	8:35.88	h	Katya Bachrouche	Lebanon	2 August 2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	[20]
1500m freestyle	16:54.72	h	Katya Bachrouche	Lebanon	18 August 2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	[21]
50m backstroke	30.39	h	Marie Khoury	Lebanon	24 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	[22]
100m backstroke	1:05.90		Laetitia Hamdoun	Lebanon	26 September 2019	Asian Age Group Championships	Bangalore, India	[23]
200m backstroke	2:24.72		Nadia Nabhan	Scarlet Aquatic	30 June 2019	NJ EEX Jeffrey S Mace Memorial Summer	Piscataway, United States	[24]
50m breaststroke	31.85		Lynn El Hajj	Lebanon	12 April 2024	Hungarian Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[25]
100m breaststroke	1:09.67	h	Lynn El Hajj	Lebanon	19 April 2024	Berlin Open	Berlin, Germany	[26]
200m breaststroke	2:33.84	h	Lynn El Hajj	Lebanon	11 April 2024	Hungarian Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[27]
50m butterfly	28.88		Marie Khoury	Lebanon	28 October 2023	Arab Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[15]
100m butterfly	1:02.77		Katya Bachrouche	Lebanon	18 December 2011	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	[18]
200m butterfly	2:18.05		Katya Bachrouche	Farmington Family Y Stingray	8 August 2006	United States Junior Championships	Irvine, United States	[28]
200m individual medley	2:17.10		Katya Bachrouche	Lebanon	19 December 2011	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	[29]
400m individual medley	4:55.45		Katya Bachrouche	University of Virginia	5 August 2010	USA Championships	Irvine, United States	[30]
4×50m freestyle relay	2:00.35		(28.82)  (30.14)  (31.18)  (30.21)	Jamhour	13 May 2018	Lebanese Championships	Beirut, Lebanon
4×100m freestyle relay	4:03.17		Rebecca Mezher  (1:00.24) Marie Khoury  (1:01.65) Jennifer Mallah  (1:01.50) Gabriella Doueihy  (59.78)	Lebanon	15 July 2018	Arab Championships	Rades, Tunisia	[31]
4×200m freestyle relay	8:55.42		Hiba Doueihy  (2:21.77) Marie Khoury  (2:09.98) Alexia Khoury  (2:18.11) Gabriella Doueihy  (2:05.56)	Lebanon	14 July 2018	Arab Championships	Rades, Tunisia	[32]
4×50m medley relay	2:22.78			Lebanon	2006	Beirut, Lebanon
4×100m medley relay	4:25.01		Alexia Khoury Christelle Doueihy Gabriella Doueihy Jennifer Rizkallah	Lebanon	9 April 2015	12th Arab Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[33]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Lebanese 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

Mixed relay

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
4×100m freestyle relay	3:58.43		Alexia Khoury Charbel Seif Gabriella Doueihy Ralph Majdalani	Lebanon	16 November 2017	13th Junior Arab Championship	Cairo, Egypt	[34]
4×100m medley relay	4:29.37		Jennifer Rizkallah Anthony Souaibi Sherif Assi Alexia El Khoury	Lebanon	April 2015	12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[35]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Lebanese Swimming Federation;WR – World record;AS – Asian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	22.93	h	Basil Kaaki	Lebanon	10 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom	[36]
100m freestyle	48.13		Simon Doueihy	Aquamarina	30 April 2023	Lebanese Championships	Jamhour, Lebanon	[ citation needed ]
200m freestyle	1:46.73		Simon Doueihy	Aquamarina	29 April 2023	Lebanese Championships	Jamhour, Lebanon	[ citation needed ]
400m freestyle	3:51.97		Simon Doueihy	Aquamarina	30 April 2023	Lebanese Championships	Jamhour, Lebanon	[ citation needed ]
800m freestyle	8:10.37	h, †	Adib Khalil	Lebanon	20 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[37]
1500m freestyle	15:27.12	h	Adib Khalil	Lebanon	20 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[37]
50m backstroke	25.61		Ramy Ghaziri	Mt. Kelly	6 December 2019	Swim England National Winter Championships	Sheffield, United Kingdom	[38]
100m backstroke	55.19		Ahmad Safiya	Jazeera	30 April 2023	Lebanese Championships	Jamhour, Lebanon	[ citation needed ]
200m backstroke	2:01.63		Ahmad Safiya	Jazeera	30 April 2023	Lebanese Championships	Jamhour, Lebanon	[ citation needed ]
50m breaststroke	28.00	h	Adam Allouche	C.O. Ulis Natation	20 December 2015	Championnats de Nationale 2	Chevreuse, France	[39]
100m breaststroke	1:02.67		Wael Koubrousli	Lebanon	18 April 2008	Orthodox - Jazeera Championship	Amman, Jordan
200m breaststroke	2:16.50		Wael Koubrousli	Lebanon	18 April 2008	Lebanese Championships	Beirut, Lebanon
50m butterfly	24.08		Anthony Barbar	Lebanon	24 September 2017	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	[40]
100m butterfly	54.93	h	Basil Kaaki	Lebanon	9 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom	[41]
200m butterfly	2:01.39		Alexandre Younes	McGill University	18 February 2024	RSEQ Championships UL	Quebec City, Canada	[42]
100m individual medley	54.79	h	Munzer Kabbara	Lebanon	18 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[43]
200m individual medley	1:57.64	h	Munzer Kabbara	Lebanon	16 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[44]
400m individual medley	4:21.59	h	Munzer Kabbara	Lebanon	15 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[45]
4×50m freestyle relay	1:37.42	h	Adam Allouche  (23.63) Maroun Waked  (25.06) Charlie Salame  (24.45) Mahmoud Daaboul  (24.28)	Lebanon	6 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[46]
4×100m freestyle relay	4:14.26
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay	1:47.55	h	Maroun Waked  (27.57) Charlie Salame  (29.84) Adam Allouche  (25.18) Mahmoud Daaboul  (24.96)	Lebanon	4 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[47]
4×100m medley relay	4:51.81		Tareq Kaaki Makram Fatoul George Fatoul Nadim Barakat	Lebanon	1 November 2007	Asian Indoor Games	Macau, China	[48]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Lebanese 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	26.31	h	Marie Khoury	Lebanon	21 October 2021	World Cup	Doha, Qatar	[49]
100m freestyle	58.14	r	Gabriella Doueihy	McGill University	3 February 2018	Championnat provincial universitaire RSEQ	Sherbrooke, Canada	[50]
200m freestyle	2:03.40		Gabriella Doueihy	McGill University	24 November 2019	Coupe Universitaire	Québec, Canada	[51]
400m freestyle	4:22.40		Gabriella Doueihy	McGill University	10 November 2018	Championnat provincial universitaire RSEQ #3	Ottawa, Canada	[52]
800m freestyle	8:55.50		Gabriella Doueihy	McGill University	24 November 2019	Coupe Universitaire	Québec, Canada	[53]
1500m freestyle	18:28.40		Nibal Yamout	Fort McMurray Mantas	9 January 2015	Blue Bears	Edmonton, Canada	[54]
50m backstroke	28.74		Marie Khoury	Lebanon	21 October 2021	World Cup	Doha, Qatar	[55]
100m backstroke	1:04.20		Taleen Mrad	4B	30 April 2023	Lebanese Championships	Jamhour, Lebanon	[ citation needed ]
200m backstroke	2:18.87		Taleen Mrad	4B	29 April 2023	Lebanese Championships	Jamhour, Lebanon	[ citation needed ]
50m breaststroke	33.28		Lynn Hajj	Jazeera	30 April 2023	Lebanese Championships	Jamhour, Lebanon	[ citation needed ]
100m breaststroke	1:12.84		Lynn Hajj	Jazeera	29 April 2023	Lebanese Championships	Jamhour, Lebanon	[ citation needed ]
200m breaststroke	2:34.84		Nibal Yamout	Carabins	24 February 2012	SIC Championships	Montreal, Canada	[56]
50m butterfly	28.63		Hiba Doueihy	Lebanon	24 April 2019	Lebanese Championships	Beirut, Lebanon
100m butterfly	1:03.25	=	Hiba Doueihy	Lebanon	23 April 2019	Lebanese Championships	Beirut, Lebanon
100m butterfly	1:03.25	=	Gabriella Helayel	Lebanon	11 December 2019	Lebanese Championships	Beirut, Lebanon
200m butterfly	2:26.23		Roula Haress	Lebanon	1996	Lebanese Championships	Beirut, Lebanon
100m individual medley	1:06.35		Gabriella Helayel	Hamilton Aquatics	19 October 2018	Hamilton Aquatics Short Course Meet	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[57]
200m individual medley	2:22.25		Nibal Yamout	Université de Montreal	4 December 2011	Invitation Noel P1 et P2	Montreal, Canada	[58]
400m individual medley	4:52.01		Gabriella Doueihy	McGill University	24 November 2019	Coupe Universitaire	Québec, Canada	[59]
4×50m freestyle relay	1:55.08		Rafqa Aoun  (29.40) Lara Chehayeb  (29.88) Rea Maalouf  (28.56) Eliane Saade  (27.24)	Jamhour	30 April 2023	Lebanese Championships	Jamhour, Lebanon	[ citation needed ]
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay	2:27.51			2004
4×100m medley relay	5:28.69			2006

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Lebanese 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

Mixed relay

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
4×50m freestyle relay	1:45.36		Mohamad Balhawan  (25.18) Lea Saleh  (29.09) Lynn Hajj  (27.27) Ahmad Safiya  (23.82)	Jazeera	30 April 2023	Lebanese Championships	Jamhour, Lebanon	[ citation needed ]
4×50m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Lebanese Swimming Federation;WR – World record;AS – Asian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

See also

• Lebanese Swimming at the Olympics

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