List of Nepalese records in swimming

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

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All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle23.79 Alexander Shah -June 202311th NSA Swimming Competition Kathmandu, Nepal
100m freestyle52.17h Alexander Shah Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal14 February 2024 World Championships Doha, Qatar [1]
100m freestyle51.91h, # Alexander Shah Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal30 July 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France [2]
200m freestyle1:56.39h Nasir Hussain Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal12 February 2024 World Championships Doha, Qatar [3]
400m freestyle4:05.65 [a] h Nasir Hussain Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal11 February 2024 World Championships Doha, Qatar [4]
800m freestyle9:12.62 Kalkin Shrestha Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal1 October 2025 Asian Championships Ahmedabad, India [5]
1500m freestyle17:43.57 Atharva Singh Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal29 September 2025 Asian Championships Ahmedabad, India [6]
50m backstroke30.05 Tenzin Gurung Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal24 May 20232nd Bagmati Province Sports/ 1st Bagmati Province Competition Kathmandu, Nepal
100m backstroke1:04.46 Nasir Hussain -July 2022NSA Cup Kathmandu, Nepal
200m backstroke2:21.16 Tenzin Gurung -February 2024BIMSTEC Championships New Delhi, India
50m breaststroke30.66 Bikash Kumal -June 202311th NSA Swimming Competition Kathmandu, Nepal
100m breaststroke1:10.14 Bikash Kumal -June 202311th NSA Swimming Competition Kathmandu, Nepal
100m breaststroke1:08.15not ratified Shuvam Shrestha Armed Police Force21 April 2019National Games Nepalgunj, Nepal [7]
200m breaststroke2:34.74 Bikash Kumal -June 202311th NSA Swimming Competition Kathmandu, Nepal
50m butterfly26.79 Ajal Kaji Tamrakar -June 202311th NSA Swimming Competition Kathmandu, Nepal
100m butterfly59.60 Nasir Hussain -July 2022NSA Cup Kathmandu, Nepal [8]
200m butterfly2:27.13 Tenzin Gurung -February 2024BIMSTEC Championships New Delhi, India
200m individual medley2:16.24h Nasir Hussain Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal6 May 2022National Championships Kathmandu, Nepal [9]
400m individual medley5:04.70 Shirish Gurung Flag of Nepal.svg   NepalApril 2016Thailand Open Bangkok, Thailand
4×100m freestyle relay3:48.57
Flag of Nepal.svg   NepalFebruary 2024BIMSTEC Championships New Delhi, India
4×200m freestyle relay9:17.68
Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal9 February 2016 South Asian Games Guwahati, India [10]
4×100m medley relay4:10.71
Flag of Nepal.svg   NepalFebruary 2024BIMSTEC Championships New Delhi, India
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NSA;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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle28.09 Gaurika Singh Tribhuvan Army ClubAugust 2017National Games Kathmandu, Nepal
50m freestyle27.95not ratified Gaurika Singh Tribhuvan Army Club3/4 June 2018Nepalese Championships Kathmandu, Nepal
100m freestyle1:00.11h Gaurika Singh Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal28 July 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan
100m freestyle59.60not ratified Gaurika Singh Tribhuvan Army Club22 April 2019National Games Nepalgunj, Nepal [7]
200m freestyle2:11.94 Gaurika Singh Tribhuvan Army Club17 August 2017Nepalese Championships Lalitpur, Nepal [11]
400m freestyle4:38.53 Duana Lama Flag of Nepal.svg   NepalApril 2023Thailand Age Group ChampionshipsThailand
800m freestyle11:40.45 Aditi Dhital Lincoln29 September 2013NSA Cup Lalitpur, Nepal [12]
1500m freestyle22:43.84 Aditi Dhital LincolnSeptember 2013NSA Cup Lalitpur, Nepal
50m backstroke30.80h Gaurika Singh Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal14 February 2024 World Championships Doha, Qatar [13]
100m backstroke1:05.47h Gaurika Singh Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal12 February 2024 World Championships Doha, Qatar [14]
200m backstroke2:25.58 Gaurika Singh -February 2020Middlesex Country Championships London, United Kingdom
50m breaststroke35.79 Duana Lama -June 2023 [b] 11th NSA Swimming Competition Kathmandu, Nepal
100m breaststroke1:17.14 Duana Lama Flag of Nepal.svg   NepalApril 202459 MILO Age Group Championships Bangkok, Malaysia
200m breaststroke2:46.75 Duana Lama Flag of Nepal.svg   NepalApril 202459 MILO Age Group Championships Bangkok, Malaysia
50m butterfly29.40 Gaurika Singh Tribhuvan Army Club2017National Game Kathmandu, Nepal
50m butterfly29.38not ratified Gaurika Singh Tribhuvan Army Club17 August 2017Nepalese Championships Lalitpur, Nepal [11]
100m butterfly1:07.69 Gaurika Singh Tribhuvan Army Club18 August 2017Nepalese Championships Lalitpur, Nepal [15]
200m butterfly3:06.45 Sastika Bhandari -June 202311th NSA Swimming Competition Kathmandu, Nepal
200m individual medley2:33.26 Gaurika Singh Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal10 February 2016 South Asian Games Guwahati, India [16]
400m individual medley5:47.69 [c] Sofia Shah Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal7 February 2016 South Asian Games Guwahati, India [17]
4×100m freestyle relay4:32.17
Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal6 February 2016 South Asian Games Guwahati, India [18]
4×200m freestyle relay9:58.34
Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal9 February 2016 South Asian Games Guwahati, India [10]
4×100m medley relay5:05.54
Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal10 February 2016 South Asian Games Guwahati, India [19]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NSA;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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle23.90 Alexander Shah Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal6 December 2019 South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal [20]
100m freestyle52.30h Alexander Shah Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal20 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [21]
100m freestyle51.87'#' Alexander Shah Tribhuvan Army Club15 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal [22]
200m freestyle1:58.30h Nasir Hussain Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal17 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [23]
200m freestyle1:55.39'#' Nasir Hussain Tribhuvan Army Club16 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal [24]
400m freestyle4:33.05 Nasir Hussain Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal8 December 2019 South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal [25]
400m freestyle4:08.64'#' Nasir Hussain Tribhuvan Army Club17 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal [26]
800m freestyle9:17.00 Nathan Dorje Sherpa -2019National Game Nepalgunj, Nepal
1500m freestyle17:49.95 Nasir Hussain Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal6 December 2019 South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal [27]
1500m freestyle16:50.21'#' Nasir Hussain Tribhuvan Army Club15 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal [28]
50m backstroke28.03 Alexander Shah Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal8 December 2019 South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal [29]
50m backstroke27.54'#' Alexander Shah Tribhuvan Army Club-Nepal
50m backstroke27.46'#' Alexander Shah Tribhuvan Army Club17 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal [30]
100m backstroke1:02.10 Alexander Shah Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal7 December 2019 South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal [31]
200m backstroke2:16.50 Nathan Dorje Sherpa -2019National Game Nepalgunj, Nepal
200m backstroke2:16.23'#' Tenzing Gurung Armed Police Force15 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal [32]
50m breaststroke31.05 Bikash Kumal Province 123 September 2022Nepalese Open Championships Kathmandu, Nepal [33]
100m breaststroke1:08.15 Shuvam Shrestha -2019National Game Nepalgunj, Nepal
200m breaststroke2:30.15 Dipanker Awale -July 2024Nepalese Championships Kathmandu, Nepal
200m breaststroke2:29.60'#' Aashish Sapkota -17 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal [34]
50m butterfly25.52 Ajal Tamrakar -July 2024Nepalese Championships Kathmandu, Nepal
100m butterfly59.17 Ajal Tamrakar -July 2024Nepalese Championships Kathmandu, Nepal
100m butterfly57.86not ratified Nasir Hussain Tribhuvan Army Club17 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal [35]
100m butterfly57.39h, not ratified Anubhav Subba Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal5 December 2019 South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal [36]
200m butterfly2:18.10 Nathan Dorje Sherpa -2019National Game Nepalgunj, Nepal
100m individual medley1:09.20h Shailesh Shumsher J.B. Rana Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal18 December 2010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200m individual medley2:11.85h Nasir Hussain Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal16 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [37]
200m individual medley2:11.23'#' Nasir Hussain Tribhuvan Army Club16 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal [38]
400m individual medley5:10.65not ratified Nasir Hussain Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal7 December 2019 South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal [39]
4×50m freestyle relay
4×100m freestyle relay4:01.09
Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal2019National GameNepal
4×100m freestyle relay3:46.97not ratified
Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal5 December 2019 South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal [40]
4×100m freestyle relay3:46.83'#'Nepal Police Club-Nepal
4×100m freestyle relay3:45.51'#'
Tribhuvan Army Club17 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal [41]
4×200m freestyle relay8:23.17not ratifiedFlag of Nepal.svg   Nepal8 December 2019 South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal [42]
4×50m medley relay
4×100m medley relay4:07.07
Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal9 December 2019 South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal [43]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NSA;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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle27.37 Gaurika Singh -November 2019Stockport Metro November Open Meet Stockport, United Kingdom
100m freestyle58.13 Gaurika Singh Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal9 December 2019 South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal [44]
200m freestyle2:05.06 Gaurika Singh Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal5 December 2019 South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal [45]
400m freestyle4:25.28 Gaurika Singh Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal8 December 2019 South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal [46]
800m freestyle9:39.22 Gaurika Singh -2019National Game Nepalgunj, Nepal
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke29.71 Gaurika Singh Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal8 December 2019 South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal [47]
100m backstroke1:03.15 Gaurika Singh Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal7 December 2019 South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal [48]
200m backstroke2:17.33 Gaurika Singh -November 2019Stockport Metro November Open Meet Stockport, United Kingdom
50m breaststroke35.82h Duana Lama Flag of Nepal.svg   NepalNovember 2018 World Cup Singapore, Singapore
50m breaststroke35.46not ratified Duana Lama Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal7 December 2019 South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal [49]
50m breaststroke35.23'#' Duana Lama Tribhuvan Army Club16 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal [50]
100m breaststroke1:16.99h Duana Lama Flag of Nepal.svg   NepalNovember 2018 World Cup Singapore, Singapore
200m breaststroke2:44.68 Duana Lama Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal5 December 2019 South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal [51]
200m breaststroke2:43.23'#' Duana Lama Tribhuvan Army Club17 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal [52]
50m butterfly29.32 Gaurika Singh -November 2019Stockport Metro November Open Meet Stockport, United Kingdom
100m butterfly1:09.97 Gaurika Singh -2019National Game Nepalgunj, Nepal
100m butterfly1:07.74'#' Ashley Sapkota Dangol NRNA17 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal [53]
200m butterfly2:33.16 Duana Lama Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal8 December 2019 South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal [54]
100m individual medley
200m individual medley2:32.00 Gaurika Singh -2019National Game Nepalgunj, Nepal
200m individual medley2:31.46h, # Duana Lama Tribhuvan Army Club15 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal [55]
200m individual medley2:30.67'#' Duana Lama Tribhuvan Army Club15 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal [56]
400m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay
4×100m freestyle relay4:07.97 [d]
Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal5 December 2019 South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal [57]
4×200m freestyle relay9:03.04Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal8 December 2019 South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal [58]
4×50m medley relay
4×100m medley relay4:33.62
Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal9 December 2019 South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal [59]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NSA;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

Notes

  1. ↑ by official result source; 4:06.65 by NSA source, a typo
  2. ↑ June 2022 by NSA source, a typo
  3. ↑ by official result and FINA source; 2:58.54 by NSA source, unclear
  4. ↑ by official result source; 4:12.97 by NSA source, a typo

References

General
Specific
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