List of Libyan records in swimming

The Libyan records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Libya, which are recognised and ratified by the Libyan 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	23.38	h	Ahmad Attellesey	SK Triton	10 July 2016	Swedish Championships	Norrköping, Sweden	[1]
100 m freestyle	52.34	h	Audai Hassouna	Libya	24 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	[2]
200 m freestyle	1:53.74	h	Audai Hassouna	Libya	23 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	[3]
400 m freestyle	4:29.51	h	Abdulhai Abdulmenem Ashour	Libya	3 July 2022	Mediterranean Games	Bir El Djir, Algeria	[4]
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke	28.43	h, †	Adel El-Fakir	Libya	24 July 2017	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[5]
100 m backstroke	58.48	h	Adel El-Fakir	Libya	24 July 2017	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[6]
200 m backstroke	2:26.78	h	Yousef Abubaker	Libya	30 April 2024	African Championships	Luanda, Angola	[7]
50 m breaststroke	30.89	h	Anas Ganedi	Libya	3 May 2024	African Championships	Luanda, Angola	[8]
100 m breaststroke	1:07.23		Anas Ganedi	Libya	30 August 2025	Arab Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[9]
200 m breaststroke	2:33.30		Jad Idris	Libya	31 August 2025	Arab Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[10]
50 m butterfly	25.39	h	Ahmad Attellesey	SK Triton	30 March 2016	Swim Open Stockholm	Stockholm, Sweden	[11]
100 m butterfly	56.99	h	Sofyan El Gadi	Libya	2 August 2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom
200 m butterfly	2:14.90		Jad Idris	Libya	29 August 2025	Arab Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[12]
200 m individual medley	2:39.91	h	Abdulmalek Ben-Musa	Libya	13 September 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[13]
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Libyan Swimming Federation;WR – World record;AF – African 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	29.01	h	Maleek Al-Mukthar	Libya	9 December 2023	African Junior Championships	Saint Pierre, Mauritius	[14]
50 m freestyle	28.46	h, #	Maleek Al-Mukthar	Libya	9 January 2024	Arab Age Group Championships	Doha, Qatar	[ citation needed ]
100 m freestyle	1:04.43	h	Maleek Al-Mukthar	Libya	7 December 2023	African Junior Championships	Saint Pierre, Mauritius	[15]
100 m freestyle	1:02.26	h, #	Maleek Al-Mukthar	Libya	9 January 2024	Arab Age Group Championships	Doha, Qatar	[ citation needed ]
200 m freestyle	2:30.14	h	Soad Fezzani	Libya	23 July 1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Russia	[16]
400 m freestyle	5:16.17	h	Soad Fezzani	Libya	22 July 1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Russia	[17]
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke	33.54	h	Maleek Al-Mukthar	Libya	7 December 2023	African Junior Championships	Saint Pierre, Mauritius	[18]
100 m backstroke	1:10.54		Maleek Al-Mukhtar	Libya	6 December 2023	African Junior Championships	Saint Pierre, Mauritius	[19]
200 m backstroke	2:39.16	h	Maleek Al-Mukthar	Libya	8 December 2023	African Junior Championships	Saint Pierre, Mauritius	[20]
50 m breaststroke	38.50	h, †	Asmahan Farhat	Libya	10 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, Chile	[21]
100 m breaststroke	1:21.68	h	Asmahan Farhat	Libya	10 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, Chile	[22]
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly
100 m butterfly	1:12.94	h	Nadia Fezzani	Libya	23 July 1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Russia	[23]
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 Libyan Swimming Federation;WR – World record;AF – African 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	4:09.13		Maleek Al-Mukthar	Libya	8 December 2023	African Junior Championships	Saint Pierre, Mauritius	[24]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Libyan Swimming Federation;WR – World record;AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	22.81	r	Ahmad Attellesey	Malmö Kappsimningsklubb	2 November 2017	SM/JSM	Jönköping, Sweden	[25]
100 m freestyle	50.90	h	Audai Hassouna	University of Edinburgh	17 November 2019	British Universities and Colleges Sport	Sheffield, United Kingdom	[26]
200 m freestyle	1:50.00	h	Audai Hassouna	University of Edinburgh	16 November 2019	British Universities and Colleges Sport	Sheffield, United Kingdom	[27]
400 m freestyle	4:04.26		Audai Hassouna	University of Edinburgh	7 December 2018	Scottish Open National Championships	United Kingdom	[28]
800 m freestyle	10:27.87		Ahmad Attellesey	Trelleborgs Simsällskap	15 March 2008	Distanscupen 2	Trelleborg, Sweden	[29]
1500 m freestyle	20:33.72		Ahmad Attellesey	SK Triton	21 March 2010	U Gp 2 2010	Löddeköpinge, Sweden	[30]
50m backstroke	26.36		Mohamed Aljbali	-	29 November 2024	Libyan Championships	Tripoli, Lebanon	[31]
100m backstroke	55.83	h	Adel Elfakir	Libya	6 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[32]
200m backstroke	2:20.41	h	Sofyan El Gadi	Libya	13 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
50m breaststroke	30.09	h	Anas Ganedi	Libya	14 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[33]
100m breaststroke	1:04.87		Anas Ganedi	EST	25 December 2025	Tunisian Winter Championships	Tunis, Tunisia	[34]
200m breaststroke	2:25.07		Malek Aljbali	-	29 November 2024	Libyan Championships	Tripoli, Lebanon	[35]
50m butterfly	24.48	h	Ahmad Attellesey	Malmö Kappsimningsklubb	1 November 2017	SM/JSM	Jönköping, Sweden	[36]
100m butterfly	56.48	h	Ahmad Attellesey	SK Triton	6 May 2016	19th Danish International Swim Cup	Esbjerg, Denmark	[37]
200m butterfly	2:19.06	h	Sofyan El Gadi	Libya	19 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m individual medley	1:01.32		Ahmad Attellesey	SK Triton	30 November 2015	Tritonspelen	Staffanstorp, Sweden	[38]
200m individual medley	2:11.74		Malek Aljbali	-	29 November 2024	Libyan Championships	Tripoli, Lebanon	[39]
400m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay
4×100m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Libyan Swimming Federation;WR – World record;AF – African 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
100m freestyle
200m freestyle
400m freestyle
800m freestyle
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke	34.97	h	Asmahan Farhat	Libya	12 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom	[40]
100m backstroke	1:16:30		Asmahan Farhat	Libya	9 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom	[41]
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke	37.77	h	Asmahan Farhat	Libya	9 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom	[42]
100m breaststroke	1:25.15		Asmahan Farhat	Libya	12 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom	[43]
200m breaststroke
50m butterfly	33.98	h	Asmahan Farhat	Libya	10 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom	[44]
100m butterfly
200m butterfly
100m individual medley	1:14.22	h	Asmahan Farhat	Libya	10 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
200m individual medley
400m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay
4×100m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Libyan Swimming Federation;WR – World record;AF – African 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 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). IC Control.
2. "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
3. "Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
4. "WA athlete profile".
5. "Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
6. "Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
7. "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 13. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
8. "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". swimrankings.net. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
9. "Men's 100m Breaststroke Results". swimcloud.com. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
10. "Men's 200m Breaststroke Results". swimcloud.com. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
11. "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results".
12. "Men's 200m Butterfly Results". swimcloud.com. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
13. "WA athlete profile".
14. "World Aquatics athlete profile" . Retrieved 19 March 2024.
15. "World Aquatics athlete profile" . Retrieved 19 March 2024.
16. "WA athlete profile".
17. "WA athlete profile".
18. "World Aquatics athlete profile" . Retrieved 19 March 2024.
19. "2023 African Junior Swimming Championships – Session 2 Results" (PDF). Africa Aquatics. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
20. "World Aquatics athlete profile" . Retrieved 19 March 2024.
21. "WA athlete profile".
22. "WA athlete profile".
23. "WA athlete profile".
24. "Maleek Al-Mukthar World Aquatics athlete profile" . Retrieved 19 March 2024.
25. "Men's 4x50m Freestyle Final Results". IC Control.
26. "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". Speedo Timing.
27. "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". Speedo Timing.
28. "SwimCloud athlete profile".
29. "800m free results".
30. "1500m free results".
31. "New Libyan Record".
32. "Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
33. "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
34. "100 m BRASSE Messieurs Classement". ftnatation.tn. 25 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
35. "New Libyan Record".
36. "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results".
37. "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results".
38. "Men's 100 individual medley final results".
39. "New Libyan Record".
40. "WA athlete profile".
41. "WA athlete profile".
42. "WA athlete profile".
43. "WA athlete profile".
44. "WA athlete profile".