List of Emirati records in swimming
The UAE Records in swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer from the United Arab Emirates. These records are kept by the UAE Swimming Federation.
The federation maintains records for both long course (50m)[1] and short course (25m)[2] competition, for males, in the following events:
- freestyle: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500;
- backstroke: 50, 100 and 200;
- breastroke: 50, 100 and 200;
- butterfly: 50, 100 and 200;
- individual medley (or "IM"): 100 (25m only), 200 and 400;
- relays: 4×100 free, 4×200 free, and 4×100 medley
Long course (50m)
Men
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | 23.16 | h | Yousuf Al-Matrooshi | 21 June 2024 | Sette Colli Trophy | Rome, Italy | [3] | |
| 100m freestyle | 50.39 | h | Yousuf Al-Matrooshi | 30 July 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [4] | |
| 200m freestyle | 1:51.33 | h | Rohayem Tolba | Hamilton Aquatics Dubai | 14 February 2025 | Dubai Open Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| 400m freestyle | 3:53.56 | h | Rohayem Tolba | 19 August 2025 | World Junior Championships | Otopeni, Romania | [5] | |
| 800m freestyle | 8:12.83 | Rohayem Tolba | Shooting | 16 April 2025 | Egypt Cup | Cairo, Egypt | [6] | |
| 1500m freestyle | 16:22.61 | Rohayem Tolba | Hamilton Aquatics Dubai | 8 March 2024 | Emirates Cup | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [7] | |
| 50m backstroke | 26.62 | Yaaqoub Al-Saadi | 10 October 2015 | GCC Games | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | |||
| 100m backstroke | 58.37 | Yaaqoub Al-Saadi | 1 September 2015 | GCC Championships | Doha, Qatar | |||
| 200m backstroke | 2:12.56 | Yaaqoub Al-Saadi | 10 September 2013 | GCC Championships | Muscat, Oman | |||
| 50m breaststroke | 28.79 | Mubarak Al-Besher | 26 April 2014 | Dubai International Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [8] | ||
| 50m breaststroke | 28.76 | h, # | Mahmoud Osama | 30 January 2016 | Euro Meet | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ||
| 100m breaststroke | 1:03.89 | h | Mahmoud Osama | 29 January 2017 | Euro Meet | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ||
| 200m breaststroke | 2:26.28 | Mubarak Al-Besher | Al Wasl | 21 October 2011 | GCC Games | Isa Town, Bahrain | [9] | |
| 50m butterfly | 25.16 | h, † | Yousuf Al-Matrooshi | 28 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [10] | |
| 100m butterfly | 55.37 | h | Yousuf Al-Matrooshi | 23 June 2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [11] | |
| 200m butterfly | 2:06.97 | Salem Ghalib | 17 May 2022 | GCC Games | Kuwait City, Kuwait | [12] | ||
| 200m individual medley | 2:10.00 | Obaid Aljasmi | 1 August 2021 | GCC Championships | Doha, Qatar | |||
| 400m individual medley | 4:45.29 | Rohayem Tolba | Hamilton Aquatics Dubai | 25 June 2023 | Hamilton Aquatics Summer Sizzler | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [13] | |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:34.57 | 2004 | ||||||
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 8:07.89 | h |
| 31 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [14] | |
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:57.49 |
| 20 October 2011 | GCC Games | Isa Town, Bahrain | [15] | ||
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by UAE 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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Women
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 30.66 | h | Mahra Alshehhi | 28 September 2023 | Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | [16] | |
| 100 m freestyle | 1:05.77 | h | Mahra Alshehhi | 26 September 2023 | Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | [17] | |
| 200 m freestyle | 2:17.37 | h | Mahra Alshehhi | 6 April 2024 | Arena Grand Prix Puchar Polski | Warsaw, Poland | ||
| 400 m freestyle | 4:55.46 | h | Mahra Alshehhi | 26 September 2023 | Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | [18] | |
| 800 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 50 m backstroke | 31.67 | Judy Mohtadi | High Performance Swimming Club | 2 April 2015 | 12th Arab Age Group Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [19] | |
| 100 m backstroke | 1:35.83 | h | Nada Al-Bedwawi | 3 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [20] | |
| 200 m backstroke | ||||||||
| 50 m breaststroke | ||||||||
| 100 m breaststroke | ||||||||
| 200 m breaststroke | ||||||||
| 50 m butterfly | 32.05 | † | Mira Al-Shehhi | 15 August 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | [21] | |
| 100 m butterfly | 1:08.71 | Mira AlShehhi | 6 April 2024 | Arena Grand Prix Puchar Polski | Warsaw, Poland | |||
| 200 m butterfly | 2:38.48 | Mira Al-Shehhi | 15 August 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | [22] | ||
| 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 UAE 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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Short course (25m)
Men
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 23.04 | h | Khaled Aldabous | 5 October 2016 | World Cup | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [23] | |
| 100 m freestyle | 49.11 | Yousuf Al-Matrooshi | 27 October 2021 | Arab Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:47.68 | Rohayem Tolba | Hamilton Aquatics Dubai | 7 December 2024 | Hamilton Aquatics Winter Wonder | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [24] | |
| 400 m freestyle | 3:50.80 | Rohayem Tolba | Hamilton Aquatics Dubai | 20 October 2024 | Hamilton Aquatics Meet | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [25] | |
| 800 m freestyle | 8:15.29 | Rohayem Tolba | Hamilton Aquatics Dubai | 21 October 2023 | Hamilton Aquatics Meet | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [26] | |
| 1500 m freestyle | 17:20.43 | Majid Mohamed Al Hammadi | February 2009 | GCC Championships | Doha, Qatar | |||
| 50m backstroke | 26.33 | h | Mohammed Al Ghaferi | 17 December 2010 | Short Course Worlds | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [27] | |
| 100m backstroke | 58.04 | rh | Mohammed Al Ghaferi | 19 December 2010 | Short Course Worlds | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [28] | |
| 200m backstroke | 2:08.86 | h | Yaaqoub Alsaadi | 7 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [29] | |
| 50m breaststroke | 28.37 | Mubarak Al-Besher | 4 February 2015 | GCC Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |||
| 100m breaststroke | 1:01.66 | Mubarak Al-Besher | 5 February 2015 | GCC Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |||
| 200m breaststroke | 2:22.33 | h | Mubarak Al Besher | December 17, 2010 | Short Course Worlds | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [30] | |
| 50m butterfly | 24.72 | h, † | Yousuf Al-Matrooshi | 17 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [31] | |
| 100m butterfly | 53.53 | Yousuf Al-Matrooshi | 24 October 2021 | Arab Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |||
| 200m butterfly | 2:03.91 | Yousuf Al-Matrooshi | 26 October 2021 | Arab Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |||
| 100m individual medley | 57.11 | Obaid Ahmed Al-Gesma | 6 March 2011 | GCC Championships | Qatar | |||
| 200m individual medley | 2:05.70 | Obaid Ahmed Al-Gesma | 20 February 2009 | GCC Championships | Doha, Qatar | |||
| 400m individual medley | 4:31.07 | Rohayem Tolba | Hamilton Aquatics Dubai | 19 October 2024 | Hamilton Aquatics Meet | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [32] | |
| 4x50m freestyle relay | 1:36.48 | h |
| 2 July 2013 | Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | Incheon, South Korea | [33] | |
| 4x100m freestyle relay | 3:31.19 | February 2008 | GCC Championships | |||||
| 4x200m freestyle relay | 8:03.02 | h |
| December 16, 2010 | Short Course Worlds | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [34] | |
| 4x50m medley relay | 1:46.11 | h |
| 30 June 2013 | Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | Incheon, South Korea | [35] | |
| 4x100m medley relay | 3:51.83 | h |
| December 19, 2010 | Short Course Worlds | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [28] | |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by UAE Swimming Federation;
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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
References
- ^ (lcm) (in Arabic) National Records 50m from the website of the UAE Swimming Federation. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ^ (scm) (in Arabic) National Records 25m Archived 2011-04-09 at the Wayback Machine from the website of the UAE Swimming Federation. Approved in 2010; retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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- ^ "Event 122O Men 13 & Over 800 LC Meter Freestyle Open". esf-eg.org. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Men's 1500m Freestyle Results". swimcloud.com. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Reem Abulleil (26 April 2014). "UAE's Saadi makes splash with historic B-standard time". www.sport360.com. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ (lcm) Men's 200 Breast results - final from the 2011 GCC Games. Published 2011-10-21, retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Team Qatar athletes keep up their winning streak in GCC Games". olympic.qa. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Men's 400m IM Results". swimcloud.com. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ (lcm) Men's 4x200 Free Relay results - prelims Archived 2009-08-06 at the Wayback Machine from the 2009 World Championships. Published by Omega Timing on 2009-07-31, retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ^ (lcm) Men's 4x100 Medley Relay results from the 2011 GCC Games. Published 2011-10-20, retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). hangzhou2022.cn. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Women's 100m Freestyle Heat 3 Results" (PDF). hangzhou2022.cn. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Women's 400m Freestyle Heat 1 Results" (PDF). hangzhou2022.cn. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships Results". dnan-sportslife.com. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Women's 100m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Women's 200m Butterfly Results" (PDF). canli.tyf.gov.tr. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Women's 200m Butterfly Results" (PDF). canli.tyf.gov.tr. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Men's 200m Freestyle Results". swimcloud.com. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Men's 400m Freestyle Results". swimcloud.com. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Men's 800m Freestyle Results". swimcloud.com. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ (scm) Men's 50 Back results - prelims from the 2010 Short Course Worlds. Published by Omega Timing on 2010-12-17, retrieved 2010-03-26.
- ^ a b (scm) Men's 4x100 Medley Relay results - prelims Archived 2011-01-24 at the Wayback Machine from the 2010 Short Course Worlds. Published by Omega Timing on 2010-12-19, retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ^ "Men's 200m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 7 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ (scm) Men's 200 Breaststroke results - prelims Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine from he 2010 Short Course Worlds. Published by Omega Timing on 2010-12-17, retrieved 2012-03-26. (Note: In the results, the swimmer's name is listed as "Mubarak Al Besher"; however, another meet has the record swum by "Mubarak Mohamed Salem".
- ^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Men's 400m IM Results". swimcloud.com. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Men's 4x50m Freestyle Relay Heat 1 Result". www.aimag2013.org. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ (scm) Men's 4x200 Free Relay results - prelims from the 2010 Short Course Worlds. Published by Omega Timing on 2010-12-16, retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ^ "Men's 4x50m Medley Relay Heat 1 Result". www.aimag2013.org. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
