List of Sudanese records in swimming

The Sudanese records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Sudan, which are recognised and ratified by the Sudan Amateur Swimming Association.

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	24.60	h	Ziyad Saleem	Schroeder YMCA	1 May 2021	TYR 18&U Spring Cup	Des Moines, United States	[1]
100 m freestyle	53.33	tt	Ziyad Saleem	Schroeder YMCA	19 November 2020	WI WEST November Time Trial	Brown Deer, United States	[2]
200 m freestyle	2:02.03		Adam Ahmed	Hadak Al Ahram	12 December 2024	Egyptian Championships	Cairo, Egypt	[ citation needed ]
400 m freestyle	4:22.65		Adam Ahmed	Hadak Al Ahram	25 April 2024	Egyptian Cup	Alexandria, Egypt	[ citation needed ]
800 m freestyle	8:52.06		Adam Ahmed	Hadak Al Ahram	8 December 2024	Egyptian Championships	Cairo, Egypt	[ citation needed ]
1500 m freestyle	17:04.28		Adam Ahmed	Hadak Al Ahram	13 December 2024	Egyptian Championships	Cairo, Egypt	[ citation needed ]
50 m backstroke	26.14	r	Ziyad Saleem	Schroeder YMCA Swim Team	29 July 2021	Wisconsin 13&O Championships	Pleasant Prairie, United States	[3]
100 m backstroke	55.19		Ziyad Saleem	Schroeder YMCA Swim Team	21 June 2024	WI LAKE Western Great Lakes Open	Brown Deer, United States	[4]
200 m backstroke	2:00.23		Ziyad Saleem	University of California-Berkeley	3 February 2024	Triton Invitational	San Diego, United States	[5]
50 m breaststroke	28.92	h	Abobakr Abbas	Sudan	3 May 2024	African Championships	Luanda, Angola	[6]
100 m breaststroke	1:04.24		Abobakr Abbas	Sudan	20 July 2022	Arab Championships	Oran, Algeria	[7]
200 m breaststroke	2:19.57		Abobakr Abbas	Sudan	14 October 2021	African Championships	Accra, Ghana
50 m butterfly	26.30	†	Ziyad Saleem	Schroeder YMCA Swim Team	29 April 2021	TYR 18&U Spring Cup	Des Moines, United States	[8]
100 m butterfly	56.51	b	Ziyad Saleem	Schroeder YMCA Swim Team	29 April 2021	TYR 18&U Spring Cup	Des Moines, United States	[9]
200 m butterfly	2:50.64	h	Mohamed B. Ahmed Ibrahim	Sudan	10 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[10]
200 m individual medley	2:20.52		Rami Elias
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay	4:27.44		Ahmed I. Izzeldin Salih  (1:04.40) [[]] [[]] [[]]	Sudan	9 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[11]
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Sudan Amateur Swimming Association;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	31.83	h	Leena Mohamedahmed	Sudan	17 February 2024	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[12]
100 m freestyle	1:04.75		Rana Saadeldin	AL Wasl Club	16 November 2024	Etihad Cup	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
200 m freestyle	2:23.81		Rana Saadeldin	AL Wasl Club	16 November 2024	Etihad Cup	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke	36.32	h	Rana Saadeldin	Sudan	26 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	[13] [14]
50 m backstroke	35.55	'#'	Rana Saadeldin	AL Wasl Club	16 November 2024	Etihad Cup	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly	31.33		Rana Saadeldin	AL Wasl Club	16 November 2024	Etihad Cup	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
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 Sudan Amateur Swimming Association;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

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	25.17	h	Yousif Ibrahim	Sudan	14 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[15]
100m freestyle	55.40	h	Yousif Ibrahim	Sudan	11 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[16]
200m freestyle	2:10.09	h	Yousif Ibrahim	Stipendium Hungaricum	8 November 2024	Hungarian Championships	Kaposvár, Hungary	[17]
400m freestyle	5:03.19		Badreldin Mohamed	Sudan	19 October 2017	CANA Zone III Championships	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	[18]
800m freestyle	11:01.28		Badreldin Mohamed	Sudan	18 October 2017	CANA Zone III Championships	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	[19]
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke	25.30		Ziyad Saleem	Sudan	24 October 2021	Arab Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
100m backstroke	53.90		Ziyad Saleem	Sudan	26 October 2021	Arab Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
200m backstroke	1:57.44		Ziyad Saleem	Sudan	27 October 2021	Arab Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
50m breaststroke	28.44	h	Abobakr Abass	Sudan	17 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[20]
100m breaststroke	1:01.15	h	Abobakr Abass	Sudan	16 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[21]
200m breaststroke	2:15.90		Abobakr Abass	Sudan	26 October 2021	Arab Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
50m butterfly	26.45	h	Abobakr Abass	Sudan	10 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[22]
100m butterfly	1:05.84		Badreldin Mohamed	Sudan	19 October 2017	CANA Zone III Championships	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	[23]
200m butterfly	2:47.87		Badreldin Mohamed	Sudan	20 October 2017	CANA Zone III Championships	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	[24]
100m individual medley	1:06.31		Izzaldeen Ibahim	Sudan	27 October 2021	Arab Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
200m individual medley
400m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay	1:45.32		Abdelaziz Abdelaziz Izzeldin Ahmed Yousif Bashier Aboakr Fadlalla	Sudan	20 October 2017	CANA Zone III Championships	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	[25]
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay
4×100m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Sudan Amateur Swimming Association;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	29.16		Rana Saadeldin	Speedo Swim Squads	23 November 2024	Speedo Invitational Meet	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
100 m freestyle	1:03.64	h	Rana Saadeldin	Sudan	11 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[26]
200m freestyle	2:28.46		Badreldin Ridaallah	Sudan	19 October 2017	CANA Zone III Championships	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	[27]
400 m freestyle	4:53.98		Rana Saadeldin	Speedo Swim Squads	24 November 2024	Speedo Invitational Meet	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Ẽ
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke	49.06	h	R.B.A. Ibrahim	Sudan	14 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[28]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke	48.64		Sami Haneen	Sudan	18 October 2017	CANA Zone III Championships	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	[29]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly	35.94	h	Leena Mohamedahmed	Sudan	10 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[30]
100 m butterfly	1:11.47		Rana Saadeldin	Speedo Swim Squads	23 November 2024	Speedo Invitational Meet	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
200 m butterfly
100 m individual medley	1:15.62		Rana Saadeldin	Speedo Swim Squads	24 November 2024	Speedo Invitational Meet	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
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 Sudan Amateur Swimming Association;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
4×50m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay	2:30.56		Sami Haneen Badreldin Ridaallah Badreldin Mohamed Yousif Bashier	Sudan	18 October 2017	CANA Zone III Championships	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	[31]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Sudan Amateur Swimming Association;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

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