List of Kuwaiti records in swimming
The records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Kuwait , which are recognised and ratified by the Kuwait Swimming Association (KSA).
All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.
Long Course (50 m)
Men
Event
Time
Name
Club
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
23.25
Mohammad Madwa
Kuwait
22 August 2004
GCC Championships
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
100m freestyle
50.63
h
Waleed Abdulrazzaq
Kuwait
24 July 2019
World Championships
Gwangju , South Korea
[ 1]
200m freestyle
1:52.65
Abdullah Ali Thuwaini
Kuwait
30 July 2011
GCC Championships
Kuwait
400m freestyle
4:04.17
Marzouk Faisal Al-Salem
Kuwait
21 August 2008
GCC Championships
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
800m freestyle
8:29.53
Nawaf Ali Al-Wazzan
Kuwait
30 August 2006
GCC Championships
Kuwait
1500m freestyle
16:04.18
Nawaf Ali Al-Wazzan
Kuwait
30 July 2005
World Championships
Montreal , Canada
[ 2]
50m backstroke
25.45
Ali Alzamil
Kuwait
16 August 2022
Islamic Solidarity Games
Konya , Turkey
[ 3]
100m backstroke
56.40
Abdullah Ali Thuwaini
-
December 2011
Pan Arab Games
Doha , Qatar
200m backstroke
2:07.51
Abdullah Ali Thuwaini
Kuwait
22 August 2008
GCC Championships
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
50m breaststroke
28.46
Rashed Al-Tarmoom
Kuwait
13 August 2022
Islamic Solidarity Games
Konya , Turkey
[ 4]
100m breaststroke
1:02.81
Rashed Al-Tarmoom
Kuwait
19 May 2022
GCC Games
Kuwait City , Kuwait
[ 5]
200m breaststroke
2:16.30
Ahmad Albader
Kuwait
8 September 2014
2nd Arab Open Championships
Cairo , Morocco
[ 6]
50m butterfly
23.66
Waleed Abdulrazzaq
Kuwait
17 August 2022
Islamic Solidarity Games
Konya , Turkey
[ 7]
100m butterfly
53.28
tt
Abbas Qali
Azura Florida Aquatics
20 June 2021
International Meet Ravne
Ravne na Koroškem , Slovenia
[ 8]
200m butterfly
2:00.75
Yousef Al-Askari
-
December 2011
Pan Arab Games
Doha , Qatar
200m individual medley
2:08.76
Yousif Al-Askari
Kuwait
2 April 2015
12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
[ 9]
400m individual medley
4:46.73
Abdulaziz Al-Sawaihi
Kuwait
17 May 2022
GCC Games
Kuwait City , Kuwait
[ 10]
4×100m freestyle relay
3:25.18
Kuwait
December 2011
Pan Arab Games
Doha , Qatar
4×200m freestyle relay
7:34.68
Kuwait
December 2011
Pan Arab Games
Doha , Qatar
4×100m medley relay
3:47.42
Kuwait
17 August 2022
Islamic Solidarity Games
Konya , Turkey
[ 11]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by Kuwait Swimming Association ; 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
26.48
Edith Lingmann
Kuwait
1 April 2015
12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
[ 12]
100m freestyle
59.66
h
Faye Sultan
Kuwait
6 August 2015
World Championships
Kazan , Russia
[ 13]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke
31.36
h
Faye Sultan
Kuwait
31 July 2013
World Championships
Barcelona , Spain
[ 14]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke
35.44
h
Lara Dashti
Kuwait
29 July 2023
World Championships
Fukuoka , Japan
[ 15]
100m breaststroke
1:13.33
h
Maria Filopoulou
Kuwait
2 April 2015
12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
[ 16]
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
200m individual medley
2:21.81
Maria Filopoulou
Kuwait
2 April 2015
12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
[ 17]
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by Kuwait Swimming Association ; 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
22.46
Walid Abdelrazak
Kuwait
26 October 2021
Arab Championships
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
[citation needed ]
100m freestyle
48.67
Walid Abdelrazak
Kuwait
27 October 2021
Arab Championships
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
[citation needed ]
200m freestyle
1:48.57
Yousef Al-Askari
Kuwait
22 February 2009
GCC Championships
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
400m freestyle
3:58.77
Jaafar Jassem Boland
Kuwait
20 February 2009
GCC Championships
Doha , Qatar
800m freestyle
8:13.53
Jaafar Jassem Boland
Kuwait
21 February 2009
GCC Championships
Doha , Qatar
1500m freestyle
15:41.80
Ali Buabas
Kuwait
4 February 2015
GCC Championships
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
50m backstroke
25.06
h
Mohamad Zubaid
Kuwait
12 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 18]
100m backstroke
55.45
Abdullah Ali Thuwaini
Kuwait
24 February 2009
GCC Championships
Doha , Qatar
200m backstroke
2:00.92
h
Abdullah Ali Thuwaini
Kuwait
19 December 2010
World Championships
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
[ 19]
50m breaststroke
27.66
h
Rashed Al-Tarmoom
Kuwait
17 December 2022
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[ 20]
100m breaststroke
1:00.22
h
Rashed Al-Tarmoom
Kuwait
14 December 2022
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[ 21]
200m breaststroke
2:13.63
h
Ahmad Albader
Kuwait
5 December 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 22]
50m butterfly
23.52
Walid Abdelrazak
Kuwait
25 October 2021
Arab Championships
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
[citation needed ]
100m butterfly
52.31
Walid Abdelrazak
Kuwait
24 October 2021
Arab Championships
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
[citation needed ]
200m butterfly
1:57.03
Yousef Al-Askari
Kuwait
February 2015
12th GCC Championships
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
100m individual medley
56.36
Waleed Abdulrazzaq
Kuwait Sea Soprt Club
24 November 2024
Speedo Invitational Meet
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
[citation needed ]
200m individual medley
2:02.51
h
Yousef Al-Askari
Kuwait
30 June 2013
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Incheon , South Korea
400m individual medley
4:30.58
Marzoug Al-Salem
Kuwait
22 February 2009
GCC Championships
Doha , Qatar
4×50m freestyle relay
1:31.91
Kuwait
2 July 2013
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Incheon , South Korea
[ 23]
4×100m freestyle relay
3:19.52
Kuwait
1 July 2013
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Incheon , South Korea
4×200m freestyle relay
7:37.66
h
Kuwait
16 December 2010
World Championships
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
[ 24]
4×50m medley relay
1:40.60
Kuwait
30 June 2013
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Incheon , South Korea
[ 25]
4×100m medley relay
3:42.62
Kuwait
3 July 2013
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Incheon , South Korea
[ 26]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by Kuwait Swimming Association ; 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
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by Kuwait Swimming Association ; 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
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