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) edit

Men edit

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 23.22 Ayoub Salem Mallala Al Wahda November 2007
100m freestyle 51.12 Yousuf Al-Matrooshi   United Arab Emirates 20 May 2022 GCC Games Kuwait City, Kuwait [3]
200m freestyle 1:58.08 Obaid Al-Jasmi Al Wahda 2009
400m freestyle 4:18.26 Obaid Al-Jasmi Al Wahda April 2009
800m freestyle 9:04.59 Obaid Al-Jasmi Al Wahda April 2009
1500m freestyle 17:10.36 Majid Al-Hammadi Al Wahda November 2009
50m backstroke 26.83 Yaaqoub Al-Saadi   United Arab Emirates 5 April 2016 3rd Arab Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [4]
100m backstroke 59.33 Yaaqoub Al-Saadi   United Arab Emirates 7 April 2016 3rd Arab Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [5]
200m backstroke 2:14.03 Yaaqoub Al-Saadi   United Arab Emirates 4 April 2016 3rd Arab Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [6]
50m breaststroke 28.79 Mubarak Al-Besher   United Arab Emirates 26 April 2014 Dubai International Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [7]
100m breaststroke 1:04.17 Mubarak Salem   United Arab Emirates 28 October 2013 GCC Championships Muscat, Oman
200m breaststroke 2:26.28 Mubarak Al-Besher Al Wasl 21 October 2011 GCC Games Isa Town, Bahrain [8]
50m butterfly 25.47 Mohammed Al-Ghaferi Al Ain 25 November 2011 UAE President Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [9]
100m butterfly 56.52 Salem Ghalib   United Arab Emirates 6 July 2023 Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria [10]
200m butterfly 2:06.97 Salem Ghalib   United Arab Emirates 17 May 2022 GCC Games Kuwait City, Kuwait [11]
200m individual medley 2:11.32 Salem Ghalib   United Arab Emirates 19 May 2022 GCC Games Kuwait City, Kuwait [12]
400m individual medley 4:50.45 Obaid Al-Jasmi Al Wahda 2010
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 [13]
4×100m
 medley relay
3:57.49   United Arab Emirates 20 October 2011 GCC Games Isa Town, Bahrain [14]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by UAE Swimming Federation; WRWorld record; ASAsian 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 edit

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 [15]
100 m freestyle 1:05.77 h Mahra Alshehhi   United Arab Emirates 26 September 2023 Asian Games Hangzhou, China [16]
200 m freestyle 2:17.90 h Sara Akasha   United Arab Emirates 13 February 2024 World Championships Doha, Qatar [17]
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 1:10.45 Mira Al-Shehhi   United Arab Emirates 15 August 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey [22]
200 m butterfly 2:38.48 Mira Al-Shehhi   United Arab Emirates 15 August 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey [23]
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; WRWorld record; ASAsian 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) edit

Men edit

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 23.04 h Khaled Aldabous   United Arab Emirates 5 October 2016 World Cup Dubai, United Arab Emirates [24]
100m freestyle 49.11 Yousuf Al-Matrooshi   United Arab Emirates 27 October 2021 Arab Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
200m freestyle 1:57.74 rh Obaid Al Jasmi   UAE December 16, 2010 Short Course Worlds Dubai, United Arab Emirates [25]
400m freestyle 4:12.33 Obaid Al Jasmi   UAE November 2010 President's Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
800m freestyle 8:59.13 Majid Mohamed Al Hammadi   UAE February 2009 GCC Championships Doha, Qatar
1500m freestyle 17:20.43 Majid Mohamed Al Hammadi   UAE February 2009 GCC Championships Doha, Qatar
50m backstroke 26.33 h Mohammed Al Ghaferi   UAE 17 December 2010 Short Course Worlds Dubai, United Arab Emirates [26]
100m backstroke 58.04 rh Mohammed Al Ghaferi   UAE 19 December 2010 Short Course Worlds Dubai, United Arab Emirates [27]
200m backstroke 2:08.86 h Yaaqoub Alsaadi   UAE 7 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [28]
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   UAE December 17, 2010 Short Course Worlds Dubai, United Arab Emirates [29]
50m butterfly 24.72 h, † Yousuf Al-Matrooshi   United Arab Emirates 17 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [30]
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   UAE 6 March 2011 GCC Championships Qatar
200m individual medley 2:05.70 Obaid Ahmed Al-Gesma   UAE 20 February 2009 GCC Championships Doha, Qatar
400m individual medley 4:36.89 h Obaid Al Jasmi   UAE December 16, 2010 Short Course Worlds Dubai, United Arab Emirates [31]
4x50m
 freestyle relay
1:36.48 h   UAE 2 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea [32]
4x100m
 freestyle relay
3:31.19   UAE February 2008 GCC Championships
4x200m
 freestyle relay
8:03.02 h
  UAE December 16, 2010 Short Course Worlds Dubai, United Arab Emirates [25]
4x50m
 medley relay
1:46.11 h   UAE 30 June 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea [33]
4x100m
 medley relay
3:51.83 h   UAE December 19, 2010 Short Course Worlds Dubai, United Arab Emirates [27]
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 edit

  1. ^ (lcm) (in Arabic) National Records 50m[permanent dead link] from the website of the UAE Swimming Federation. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
  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.
  3. ^ "Team Qatar athletes shine at GCC Games". olympic.qa. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. ^ "3rd Arab Swimming Championships 2016 Day 2 Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Men's 100m Backstroke Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  6. ^ "3rd Arab Swimming Championships 2016 Day 1 Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  7. ^ Reem Abulleil (26 April 2014). "UAE's Saadi makes splash with historic B-standard time". www.sport360.com. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  8. ^ (lcm) Men's 200 Breast results - final[permanent dead link] from the 2011 GCC Games. Published 2011-10-21, retrieved 2012-03-26.
  9. ^ (lcm) November 25+26, 2011 President Cup results[permanent dead link]. Published by the UAE Swimming Federation, 2011-11, retrieved 2012-03-26.
  10. ^ "Women's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). arabgames2023.dz. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Team Qatar athletes keep up their winning streak in GCC Games". olympic.qa. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Al-Obaidly wins gold as Qatari swimmers impress again". gulf-times.com. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  13. ^ (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.
  14. ^ (lcm) Men's 4x100 Medley Relay results[permanent dead link] from the 2011 GCC Games. Published 2011-10-20, retrieved 2012-03-26.
  15. ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). hangzhou2022.cn. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Women's 100m Freestyle Heat 3 Results" (PDF). hangzhou2022.cn. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Women's 200m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Women's 400m Freestyle Heat 1 Results" (PDF). hangzhou2022.cn. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "Women's 100m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  21. ^ "Women's 200m Butterfly Results" (PDF). canli.tyf.gov.tr. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  22. ^ "Women's 200m Butterfly Results" (PDF). canli.tyf.gov.tr. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  23. ^ "Women's 200m Butterfly Results" (PDF). canli.tyf.gov.tr. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  24. ^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  25. ^ a b (scm) Men's 4x200 Free Relay results - prelims[permanent dead link] from the 2010 Short Course Worlds. Published by Omega Timing on 2010-12-16, retrieved 2012-03-26.
  26. ^ (scm) Men's 50 Back results - prelims[permanent dead link] from the 2010 Short Course Worlds. Published by Omega Timing on 2010-12-17, retrieved 2010-03-26.
  27. ^ 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.
  28. ^ "Men's 200m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 7 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  29. ^ (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".
  30. ^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  31. ^ (scm) Men's 400 IM results - prelims from the 2010 Short Course Worlds. Published by Omega Timing on 2010-12-16, retrieved 2012-03-26.
  32. ^ "Men's 4x50m Freestyle Relay Heat 1 Result". www.aimag2013.org. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  33. ^ "Men's 4x50m Medley Relay Heat 1 Result". www.aimag2013.org. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.

External links edit