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  United Arab Emirates 21 June 2024 Sette Colli Trophy Rome, Italy [3]
100m freestyle 50.39 h Yousuf Al-Matrooshi  United Arab Emirates 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  United Arab Emirates 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  United Arab Emirates 10 October 2015 GCC Games Dammam, Saudi Arabia
100m backstroke 58.37 Yaaqoub Al-Saadi  United Arab Emirates 1 September 2015 GCC Championships Doha, Qatar
200m backstroke 2:12.56 Yaaqoub Al-Saadi  United Arab Emirates 10 September 2013 GCC Championships Muscat, Oman
50m breaststroke 28.79 Mubarak Al-Besher  United Arab Emirates 26 April 2014 Dubai International Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [8]
50m breaststroke 28.76 h, # Mahmoud Osama  United Arab Emirates 30 January 2016 Euro Meet Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
100m breaststroke 1:03.89 h Mahmoud Osama  United Arab Emirates 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  United Arab Emirates 28 July 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [10]
100m butterfly 55.37 h Yousuf Al-Matrooshi  United Arab Emirates 23 June 2022 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [11]
200m butterfly 2:06.97 Salem Ghalib  United Arab Emirates 17 May 2022 GCC Games Kuwait City, Kuwait [12]
200m individual medley 2:10.00 Obaid Aljasmi  United Arab Emirates 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  United Arab Emirates 2004
4×200m
 freestyle relay 		8:07.89 h
 United Arab Emirates 31 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [14]
4×100m
 medley relay 		3:57.49
 United Arab Emirates 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

Women

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50 m freestyle 30.66 h Mahra Alshehhi  United Arab Emirates 28 September 2023 Asian Games Hangzhou, China [16]
100 m freestyle 1:05.77 h Mahra Alshehhi  United Arab Emirates 26 September 2023 Asian Games Hangzhou, China [17]
200 m freestyle 2:17.37 h Mahra Alshehhi  United Arab Emirates 6 April 2024 Arena Grand Prix Puchar Polski Warsaw, Poland
400 m freestyle 4:55.46 h Mahra Alshehhi  United Arab Emirates 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  United Arab Emirates 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  United Arab Emirates 15 August 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey [21]
100 m butterfly 1:08.71 Mira AlShehhi  United Arab Emirates 6 April 2024 Arena Grand Prix Puchar Polski Warsaw, Poland
200 m butterfly 2:38.48 Mira Al-Shehhi  United Arab Emirates 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

Short course (25m)

Men

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50 m freestyle 23.04 h Khaled Aldabous  United Arab Emirates 5 October 2016 World Cup Dubai, United Arab Emirates [23]
100 m freestyle 49.11 Yousuf Al-Matrooshi  United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates UAE February 2009 GCC Championships Doha, Qatar
50m backstroke 26.33 h Mohammed Al Ghaferi United Arab Emirates UAE 17 December 2010 Short Course Worlds Dubai, United Arab Emirates [27]
100m backstroke 58.04 rh Mohammed Al Ghaferi United Arab Emirates UAE 19 December 2010 Short Course Worlds Dubai, United Arab Emirates [28]
200m backstroke 2:08.86 h Yaaqoub Alsaadi  UAE 7 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [29]
50m breaststroke 28.37 Mubarak Al-Besher  UAE 4 February 2015 GCC Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m breaststroke 1:01.66 Mubarak Al-Besher  UAE 5 February 2015 GCC Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200m breaststroke 2:22.33 h Mubarak Al Besher United Arab Emirates UAE December 17, 2010 Short Course Worlds Dubai, United Arab Emirates [30]
50m butterfly 24.72 h, † Yousuf Al-Matrooshi  United Arab Emirates 17 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [31]
100m butterfly 53.53 Yousuf Al-Matrooshi  United Arab Emirates 24 October 2021 Arab Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
200m butterfly 2:03.91 Yousuf Al-Matrooshi  United Arab Emirates 26 October 2021 Arab Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
100m individual medley 57.11 Obaid Ahmed Al-Gesma United Arab Emirates UAE 6 March 2011 GCC Championships Qatar
200m individual medley 2:05.70 Obaid Ahmed Al-Gesma United Arab Emirates UAE 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
 UAE 2 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea [33]
4x100m
 freestyle relay 		3:31.19 United Arab Emirates UAE February 2008 GCC Championships
4x200m
 freestyle relay 		8:03.02 h
United Arab Emirates UAE December 16, 2010 Short Course Worlds Dubai, United Arab Emirates [34]
4x50m
 medley relay 		1:46.11 h
 UAE 30 June 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea [35]
4x100m
 medley relay 		3:51.83 h
United Arab Emirates UAE 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

References

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  2. ^ (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.
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