List of Yemeni records in swimming

The Yemeni records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Yemen, which are recognized and ratified by the Yemen Swimming & Aquatics 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	23.70	h	Mokhtar Al-Yamani	Yemen	9 April 2021	TYR Pro Swim Series Mission Viejo 2021	California, United States	[1]
100m freestyle	50.52	h	Mokhtar Al-Yamani	Yemen	27 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[2]
200m freestyle	1:49.87	h	Mokhtar Al-Yamani	Yemen	24 July 2017	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[3]
400m freestyle	3:57.61	h	Mokhtar Al-Yamani	Yemen	21 August 2018	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	[4]
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	34.07	h	Ebrahim Al-Maleki	Yemen	29 July 2017	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[5]
100 m backstroke	1:24.75	h	Mohammed Al-Qerbi	Yemen	26 March 2017	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[6]
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	38.98	h	Ebrahim Al-Maleki	Yemen	25 July 2017	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[7]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	27.01	h	Mokhtar Al-Yamani	Yemen	5 March 2020	TYR Pro Swim Series Des Moines 2020	Iowa, United States	[8]
100 m butterfly	56.59	h	Mokhtar Al-Yamani	Yemen	13 June 2019	Counsilman Classic 2019	United States	[9]
200 m butterfly	2:03.78	h	Mokhtar Al-Yamani	Yemen	5 March 2020	TYR Pro Swim Series Des Moines 2020	Iowa, United States	[10]
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 Yemen Swimming & Aquatics 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
50 m backstroke	33.99	h	Nooran Ba-Matraf	Yemen	24 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	[11]
100 m backstroke	1:12.38	h	Nooran Ba-Matraf	Yemen	24 July 2017	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[12]
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke	37.74	h, †	Nooran Ba Matraf	Yemen	20 August 2018	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	[13]
100 m breaststroke	1:21.17	h, †	Nooran Ba Matraf	Yemen	20 August 2018	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	[14]
200 m breaststroke	2:53.11	h	Nooran Ba Matraf	Yemen	20 August 2018	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	[15]
50 m butterfly	33.23	h, †	Nooran Ba Matraf	Yemen	6 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[16]
100 m butterfly	1:11.16	h	Nooran Ba Matraf	Yemen	6 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[17]
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley	2:34.18	h	Nooran Ba Matraf	Yemen	24 August 2018	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	[18]
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Yemen Swimming & Aquatics 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
50m freestyle	22.61		Mokhtar Al-Yamani	Yemen	26 October 2021	Arab Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
100m freestyle	48.18		Mokhtar Al-Yamani	Yemen	27 October 2021	Arab Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
200m freestyle	1:46.73		Mokhtar Al-Yamani	Yemen	25 October 2021	Arab Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
400m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	33.61	h	Ebrahim Al-Maleki	Yemen	5 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[19]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	37.64	h	Ebrahim Al-Maleki	Yemen	6 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[20]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	30.88	h	Yousef Al-Nehmi	Yemen	2 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
100m butterfly	52.95		Mokhtar Al-Yamani	Yemen	24 October 2021	Arab Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[ citation needed ]
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 Yemen Swimming & Aquatics 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
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke
100m backstroke
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke	35.84	h, †	Nooran Ba Matraf	Yemen	14 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[21]
100m breaststroke	1:17.08	h	Nooran Ba Matraf	Yemen	14 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[22]
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
100m individual medley	1:08.53	h	Nooran Ba-Matraf	Yemen	13 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[23]
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 Yemen Swimming & Aquatics 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. "Mokhtar Al-Yamani Results". FINA.
2. "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 27 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
3. "Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 24 July 2017. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
4. "Men's 400m Freestyle Heats Results". asiangames2018.id. 21 August 2018. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
5. "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 29 July 2017. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
6. "Mohammed AL QERBI | Results | World Aquatics Official".
7. "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
8. "Mokhtar Al-Yamani Results". FINA.
9. "Mokhtar Al-Yamani Results". FINA.
10. "Mokhtar Al-Yamani Results". FINA.
11. "Women's 50m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
12. "Women's 100m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 24 July 2017. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
13. "Women's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results". asiangames2018.id. 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
14. "Women's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results". asiangames2018.id. 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
15. "Women's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results". asiangames2018.id. 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
16. "Women's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net. 6 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
17. "Women's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net. 6 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
18. "Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats Results". asiangames2018.id. 24 August 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
19. "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 5 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
20. "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
21. "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
22. "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
23. "Women's 100m IM Heats Results". Omega Timing. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2021.