List of Saudi Arabian records in swimming

The Saudi Arabian records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Saudi Arabia, which are recognised and ratified by the Saudi Arabian Swimming Federation (SASF).

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	22.78	h, so	Zaid Al-Sarraj	Saudi Arabia	21 August 2025	World Junior Championships	Otopeni, Romania	[1]
100 m freestyle	50.75	h	Zaid Al-Sarraj	Saudi Arabia	23 August 2025	World Junior Championships	Otopeni, Romania	[2]
200 m freestyle	1:53.89		Zaid Al-Sarraj	Saudi Arabia	28 April 2024	GCC Youth Games	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
400 m freestyle	4:09.69		Ziad Almaseelem	Saudi Arabia	31 August 2025	Arab Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[3]
800 m freestyle	8:43.34		Ahmed Almueibid	Saudi Arabia	28 August 2025	Arab Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[4]
1500 m freestyle	16:32.64		Mohammed Alzaki	Saudi Arabia	27 August 2024	Arab Championships	Cairo, Egypt	[ citation needed ]
50 m backstroke	26.60		Ali Al-Essa	Al Qadisiyah	3 June 2025	Saudi Arabian Championships	Dammam, Saudi Arabia	[5]
100 m backstroke	58.28	r	Ali Al-Essa	Al Qadisiyah	3 June 2025	Saudi Arabian Championships	Dammam, Saudi Arabia	[6]
200 m backstroke	2:08.29		Ali Al-Essa	Al Qadisiyah	4 October 2024	Saudi Games	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	[7]
50 m breaststroke	28.89		Ahmad Safwan Al-qdmana	Saudi Arabia	29 August 2006	GCC Championships	Kuwait
100 m breaststroke	1:03.63	h	Sultan Alotaibi	Misk	24 May 2025	AP Race London International	London, United Kingdom	[8]
200 m breaststroke	2:19.53		Mohammed Alotaibi	Al Qadisiyah	5 October 2024	Saudi Games	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	[9]
50m butterfly	24.63		Yousif Buarish	Saudi Arabia	17 August 2022	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	[10]
100m butterfly	55.76		Yousif Buarish	QDS	31 May 2025	Saudi Championships	Dammam, Saudi Arabia	[11]
200m butterfly	2:05.71		Mohammed Alzaki	Saudi Arabia	29 August 2025	Arab Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[12]
200m individual medley	2:08.46		Loai Tashkandi	Saudi Arabia	7 August 2010	GCC Championships	Kuwait City, Kuwait	[13]
400m individual medley	4:38.79		Loai Tashkandi	Saudi Arabia	9 August 2010	GCC Championships	Kuwait City, Kuwait
4×100m freestyle relay	3:31.23		Ali Al-Essa  (52.80) Mohammed Alzaki  (51.94) Yousif Buarish  (53.41) Mohammed Alotaibi  (53.08)	Saudi Arabia	29 August 2025	Arab Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[14]
4×200m freestyle relay	7:53.04		Mohammed Alzaki  (1:55.29) Mohammed Almaher  (1:59.35) Ziyad Almesalim  (1:59.36) Zaid Al-Sarraj  (1:59.04)	Saudi Arabia	26 August 2024	Arab Championships	Cairo, Egypt	[ citation needed ]
4×100m medley relay	3:51.19		Ali Al-Essa  (58.45) Sultan Alotaibi  (1:04.54) Yousif Buarish  (55.83) Mohammed Alzaki  (52.37)	Saudi Arabia	31 August 2025	Arab Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[15]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Saudi Arabian 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	25.36		Zeina Musallam	-		-		[ citation needed ]
100 m freestyle	59.53		Fatima N.	-		-		[ citation needed ]
100 m freestyle	1:04.11		Mashael Elayed	Saudi Arabia	29 April 2024	GCC Youth Games	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
200 m freestyle			Laia Abdou	-		-		[ citation needed ]
400 m freestyle	4:56.42	h	Mashael Alayed	Saudi Arabia	11 February 2024	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[16]
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke	1:24.80		Mashael Elayed	Saudi Arabia	28 April 2024	GCC Youth Games	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly	31.35		Mashael Elayed	Saudi Arabia	29 April 2024	GCC Youth Games	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
100 m butterfly	1:12.25		Mashael Elayed	Saudi Arabia	28 April 2024	GCC Youth Games	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
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 Saudi Arabian 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
50 m freestyle	23.85	h	Yousif Habib Buarish	Saudi Arabia	22 September 2017	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	[17]
100 m freestyle	52.54	h	Mohammed Hani S Al Zaki	Saudi Arabia	11 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[18]
200 m freestyle	1:54.78	h	Hazem Abdulwahid Tashkandi	Saudi Arabia	15 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle	17:21.68	h	Loai Tashkandi	Saudi Arabia	6 March 2006	GCC Championships	Kuwait, Kuwait	[19]
50 m backstroke	29.03	h	Amar Al-Humaid	Saudi Arabia	23 September 2017	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	[20]
100 m backstroke	1:02.26	h	Saudi Arabia	9 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
200 m backstroke	2:15.84	h	Ali Alessa	Saudi Arabia	28 September 2018	World Cup	Eindhoven, Netherlands	[21]
50m breaststroke	28.71	h, †	Mohammed Alotaibi	Saudi Arabia	11 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[22]
100m breaststroke	1:00.76	h	Mohammed Alotaibi	Saudi Arabia	11 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[23]
200m breaststroke	2:16.10	h	Mohammed Alotaibi	Saudi Arabia	13 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[24]
50m butterfly	24.91	h	Yousif Buarish	Saudi Arabia	24 September 2017	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	[25]
100m butterfly	56.68	h	Yousif Buarish	Saudi Arabia	23 September 2017	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	[26]
200 m butterfly	2:04.17	h	Mohammed Hani S Al Zaki	Saudi Arabia	12 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[27]
100m individual medley	1:00.06	h	Hazem Abdulwahid A Tashkandi	Saudi Arabia	18 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200m individual medley	2:12.45	h	Loai Tashkandi	Saudi Arabia	11 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
400 m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay	1:42.29	h	Amar Al-Humaid  (26.14) Faisal Al-Shelati  (26.49) Hassan Al-Yousef  (25.21) Yousif Buarish  (24.45)	Saudi Arabia	24 September 2017	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	[28]
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay	1:52.13	h	Amar Al-Humaid  (29.21) Hassan Al-Yousef  (32.17) Yousif Buarish  (25.55) Faisal Al-Shelati  (25.20)	Saudi Arabia	22 September 2017	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	[29]
4×100m medley relay	4:09.39	h	Amar Al-Humaid  (1:04.87) Eisa Al-Nasser  (1:09.58) Yousif Buarish  (59.48) Faisal Al-Shelati  (55.46)	Saudi Arabia	25 September 2017	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	[30]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Saudi Arabian 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
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke
100m backstroke
200m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
100 m individual medley
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×50 m freestyle relay
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×50 m medley relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Saudi Arabian 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

1. "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Swim-off Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
2. "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 23 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
3. "Men's 400m Freestyle Results". swimcloud.com. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
4. "Event 31 Boys 17-18 800 LC Meter Freestyle Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 28 August 2025. p. 8. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
5. "Men's 50m Backstroke Results" (PDF). swimrankings.net. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
6. "Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Results" (PDF). swimrankings.net. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
7. "Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results" (PDF). saudigames.sa. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
8. "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". swimming.events. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
9. "Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results" (PDF). saudigames.sa. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
10. "Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results" (PDF). canli.tyf.gov.tr. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
11. "Men's 100m Butterfly Age 18-90 Final Results" (PDF). saudiswimming.sa. 31 May 2025. p. 23. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
12. "Event 63 Boys 19 & Over 200 LC Meter Butterly Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 29 August 2025. p. 14. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
13. Sharon Robb (8 August 2010). "SOFLO'S Loai Tashkandi Wins Two Gold Medals, Breaks Two Gulf Records At GCC Championships". southfloridaaquaticclub.wordpress.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
14. "Event 79 Boys 19 & Over 400 LC Meter Freestyle Relay Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 29 August 2025. p. 18. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
15. "Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Results". swimcloud.com. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
16. "Women's 400m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
17. "Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 4 Results" (PDF). ashgabat2017.com. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
18. "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
19. "Kuwaiti swimmers dominated GCC Championships". alqabas.com (in Arabic). 6 March 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
20. "Men's 50m Backstroke Heat 2 Results" (PDF). ashgabat2017.com. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
21. "Men's 200m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
22. "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
23. "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
24. "Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
25. "Men's 50m Butterfly Heat 4 Results" (PDF). ashgabat2017.com. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
26. "Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 4 Results" (PDF). ashgabat2017.com. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
27. "Men's 200m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
28. "Men's 4×50m Freestyle Relay Heat 2 Results" (PDF). ashgabat2017.com. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
29. "Men's 4×50m Medley Relay Heat 1 Results" (PDF). ashgabat2017.com. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
30. "Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Heat 2 Results" (PDF). ashgabat2017.com. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.

External links

• SASF web site