List of Algerian records in swimming

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The Algerian Records in swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing Algeria. These records are kept/maintained by the Algeria's national swimming federation: Fédération Algerienne de Natation (FAN).

Records are recognized for males and females in the following long course (50m)[1] and short course (25m)[2] events:[3]

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long course (50m)

Men

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 21.82 Oussama Sahnoune  Algeria 14 July 2018Arab Championships Rades, Tunisia [4]
100 m freestyle 48.00 Oussama Sahnoune  Algeria 24 June 2018Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain [5]
200 m freestyle 1:50.02 Oussama Sahnoune GS Pétroliers 25 July 2013Algerian Championships Algiers, Algeria
400 m freestyle 3:56.02 Mohamed Djaballah  Algeria 23 August 2019African Games Casablanca, Morocco [6]
800 m freestyle 8:08.88 Mohamed Djaballah  Algeria 21 August 2019African Games Casablanca, Morocco [7]
1500 m freestyle 15:48.50 Mohamed Djaballah  Algeria 24 August 2019African Games Casablanca, Morocco [8]
50 m backstroke 25.61 Abdellah Ardjoune  Algeria 23 August 2019African Games Casablanca, Morocco [9]
100 m backstroke 55.02 Abdellah Ardjoune  Algeria 24 August 2019African Games Casablanca, Morocco [10]
200 m backstroke 2:00.38 Abdellah Ardjoune  Algeria 21 August 2019African Games Casablanca, Morocco [11]
50 m breaststroke 27.85 Jaouad Syoud  Algeria 9 July 2023Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria [12]
100 m breaststroke 1:01.18 Jaouad Syoud  Algeria 21 August 2022African Championships Tunis, Tunisia [13]
200 m breaststroke 2:13.35 Jaouad Syoud  Algeria 23 July 2022Arab Championships Oran, Algeria [14]
50 m butterfly 24.02 hJaouad Syoud Olympic Nice Natation 5 April 2022French Championships Limoges, France [15]
100 m butterfly 52.08 Jaouad Syoud Olympic Nice Natation 17 July 2021French Summer Championships Dunkirk, France [16]
200 m butterfly 1:57.88 Jaouad Syoud Olympic Nice Natation 7 April 2022French Championships Limoges, France [17]
200m individual medley 1:58.12 hJaouad Syoud Olympic Nice Natation 8 April 2022French Championships Limoges, France [18]
400m individual medley 4:19.02 Jaouad Syoud Olympic Nice Natation 15 June 2021French Championships Chartres, France [19]
4 × 100 m
 freestyle relay		 3:20.87
 Algeria 23 July 2022 Arab Championships Oran, Algeria [20]
4×200
 freestyle relay		 7:32.50
 Algeria 13 July 2007 African Games Algiers, Algeria [1]
4×100
 medley relay		 3:39.22
 Algeria 21 July 2022 Arab Championships Oran, Algeria [21]
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Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fédération Algerienne de Natacion;
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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Women

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 25.36 Amel Melih  Algeria 1 June 2021Mare Nostrum Canet-en-Roussillon, France [22]
100 m freestyle 55.87 Amel Melih  Algeria 6 July 2023Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria [23]
200 m freestyle 2:02.63 Majda Chebaraka  Algeria 7 September 2015African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [24]
400 m freestyle 4:19.24 Majda Chebaraka  Algeria 8 September 2015African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [25]
800 m freestyle 8:57.34 Souad Cherouati  Algeria 28 April 2017Golden Tour Amiens, France [26]
1500 m freestyle 17:01.12 Souad Cherouati  Algeria 6 April 2017Swim Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [27]
50m backstroke 29.19 Amel Melih Villeurbanne Natation 16 June 2025French Championships Montpellier, France [28]
100m backstroke 1:03.02 hAmel Melih  Algeria 7 April 2016Arab Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [29]
200m backstroke 2:20.79 Meroua Merniz CR Belouizdad 3 April 2026Algerian National Interclub Championships Oran, Algeria [30]
50m breaststroke 32.58 Hannah Taleb  Algeria 6 April 2016Arab Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [31]
100m breaststroke 1:11.70 Hannah Taleb  Algeria 5 April 2016Arab Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [32]
200m breaststroke 2:33.33 =Hamida Rania Nefsi  Algeria 10 July 2023Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria [33]
200m breaststroke 2:33.33 =Hamida Rania Nefsi  Algeria 11 March 2024African Games Accra, Ghana [34]
50m butterfly 27.14 Amel Melih  Algeria 1 May 2024African Championships Luanda, Angola [35]
100m butterfly 1:01.22 h, =Fella Bennaceur  Algeria 26 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [1]
100m butterfly 1:01.22 =Nesrine Medjahed  Algeria 9 July 2023Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria [36]
200m butterfly 2:14.78 Sarah Hadi  Algeria 4 April 2016Arab Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [37]
200m individual medley 2:19.83 Hamida Rania Nefsi  Algeria 5 April 2016Arab Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [38]
400m individual medley 4:52.13 Rania Hamida Nefsi Regina Optimist Dolphin Swim Club 19 February 2019Speedo Eastern Canadian Open Montreal, Canada
4 × 100 m
 freestyle relay		 3:52.09
  • Amel Melih
     (56.77)
  • Nesrine Medjahed
     (58.52)
  • Jihane Benchadli
     (59.55)
  • Nesrine Medjahed
     (57.25)
  Algeria 3 May 2024 African Championships Luanda, Angola [39]
4 × 200 m
 freestyle relay		 8:33.30
 Algeria 10 September 2018 African Championships Algiers, Algeria [40]
4 × 100 m
 medley relay		 4:19.77
  • Meroua Merniz
     (1:05.42)
  • Lilia Sihem Midouni
     (1:11.55)
  • Majda Chebaraka
     (1:05.81)
  • Nesrine Medjahed
     (56.99)
  Algeria 21 July 2022 Arab Championships Oran, Algeria [41]
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Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fédération Algerienne de Natacion; WR – World record; AF – African 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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Mixed relay

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:36.92
  • Mehdi-Nazim Benbara
     (51.59)
  • Amel Meilh
     (56.66)
  • Nesrine Medjahed
     (57.63)
  • Jaouad Syoud
     (51.04)
  Algeria 30 April 2024 African Championships Luanda, Angola [42]
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:57.72
 Algeria 22 July 2022 Arab Championships Oran, Algeria [43]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fédération Algerienne de Natacion; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; so – swim-off

Short course (25m)

Men

More information Event, Time ...
Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 21.26 Oussama Sahnoune CN Marseille 1 December 2017French Championships Montpellier, France [44]
100m freestyle 46.42 Oussama Sahnoune CN Marseille 3 December 2017French Championships Montpellier, France [45]
200m freestyle 1:47.23 Fares Benzidoun CR belouizdad 29 December 2025Algerian Winter Championships Oran, Algeria [46]
400m freestyle 3:48.17 Mohamed Semmar CR belouizdad 30 December 2025Algerian Winter Championships Oran, Algeria [47]
800m freestyle 7:59.53 Mehdi Dahamna MC Alger 31 December 2025Algerian Winter Championships Oran, Algeria [48]
1500m freestyle 15:18.15 Lounis Khendriche USMA 31 January 2019Algerian Championships Algiers, Algeria
50m backstroke 24.80 Mehdi Benbara CR belouizdad 30 December 2025Algerian Winter Championships Oran, Algeria [49]
100m backstroke 53.34 Abdellah Ardjoune MC Alger 1 January 2026Algerian Winter Championships Oran, Algeria [50]
200m backstroke 1:57.16 Moncef Benbara CR belouizdad 29 December 2025Algerian Winter Championships Oran, Algeria [51]
50m breaststroke 27.70 Nabil Kebbab  Algeria 31 March 2011Algerian Championships Algiers, Algeria
100m breaststroke 59.83 Jaouad Syoud Olympic Nice Natation 20 November 2022Interclubs Toutes Catégories - Région Sud - Poule A Monaco, Monaco [52]
200m breaststroke 2:09.44 hJaouad Syoud Olympic Nice Natation 4 November 2022French Championships Chartres, France [53]
50m butterfly 23.66 hOussama Sahnoune CN Marseille 2 December 2017French Championships Montpellier, France [54]
100m butterfly 51.26 Oussama Sahnoune CN Marseille 30 November 2017French Championships Montpellier, France [55]
200m butterfly 1:55.69 Jaouad Syoud  Algeria 26 October 2021Arab Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [56]
100m individual medley 53.96 hJaouad Syoud  Algeria 12 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [57]
200m individual medley 1:56.36 hJaouad Syoud  Algeria 10 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [58]
400m individual medley 4:11.71 hJaouad Syoud  Algeria 14 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [59]
4 × 100 m
 freestyle relay		 3:16.10 h
 Algeria 9 April 2008 World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom
4 × 200 m
 freestyle relay		 7:17.88 h
 Algeria 10 April 2008 World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom
4 × 100 m
 medley relay		 3:39.29
  • Moncef Benbara
     (55.08)
  • Ramzi Chouchar
     (1:02.34)
  • Fares Benzidoun
     (52.97)
  • Mehdi Benfekih
     (48.90)
 CR belouizdad 2 January 2026 Algerian Winter Championships Oran, Algeria [60]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fédération Algerienne de Natacion;
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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Women

More information Event, Time ...
Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 25.09 h, =Amel Melih  Algeria 16 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia [61]
50m freestyle 25.09 h, =Amel Melih  Algeria 14 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [62]
100m freestyle 55.11 Amel Melih Villeurbanne Natation 1 December 2024AuRA League Juniors/Seniors Winter Championships Romans-Sur-Isere, France [63]
200m freestyle 2:02.52 r, =Majda Chebaraka Stade Française
o Courbevoie		 8 November 2015Regional Club Championships Paris, France
200m freestyle 2:02.52 r, =Ryma Benmansour CR belouizdad 29 December 2025Algerian Winter Championships Oran, Algeria [64]
400m freestyle 4:12.16 Souad Cherouati GS Pétroliers 17 February 2017Championnat Open d'hiver Algiers, Algeria [65]
800m freestyle 8:44.01 Souad Cherouati  Algeria 2 November 2018Grand Prix Zrenjanin Zrenjanin, Serbia [66]
1500m freestyle 16:44.53 Souad Cherouati  Algeria 10 December 2017International Austrian Championships Graz, Austria [67]
50m backstroke 28.60 Amel Melih Villeurbanne Natation 19 October 2025NVB Back-to-School Meeting Villefranche-sur-Saône, France [68]
100m backstroke 1:01.95 rhAmel Melih  Algeria 11 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada [69]
100m backstroke 1:01.79 '#'Meroua Merniz CR belouizdad 23 February 2025Algerian Championships Algiers, Algeria [citation needed]
200m backstroke 2:14.45 Meroua Merniz CR belouizdad 29 December 2025Algerian Winter Championships Oran, Algeria [70]
50m breaststroke 32.38 hAmira Kouza ASSN Alger 3 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [71]
100m breaststroke 1:09.62 Hannah Taleb Bendiab  Algeria 19 December 2015ASA Winter Meet Sheffield, United Kingdom
200m breaststroke 2:28.60 hRania Hamida Nefsi Neptune Natation 23 November 2023Coupe du Quebec Senior Montreal, Canada [72]
50m butterfly 27.43 Nesrine Medjahed MC Alger 29 December 2025Algerian Winter Championships Oran, Algeria [73]
100m butterfly 1:01.20 hFella Bennaceur Stade Française
o Courbevoie		 4 December 2009France 25m
Championships		 Chartres, France [74]
200m butterfly 2:13.60 Fella Bennaceur ? 13 November 2010? Paris, France [74]
100m individual medley 1:02.94 Nesrine Medjahed MC Alger 31 December 2025Algerian Winter Championships Oran, Algeria [75]
200m individual medley 2:17.13 Rania Hamida Nefsi  Algeria 1 November 2019Festival par equipe section 1 Quebec, Canada
400m individual medley 4:46.36 Rania Hamida Nefsi Gsp 23 January 2020Algerian Championships Bab Ezzouar, Algeria [76]
4 × 100 m
 freestyle relay		 3:52.41
  • Samara Abdellaoui
     (58.45)
  • Meroua Merniz
     (59.18)
  • Djihene Benchadli
     (59.20)
  • Ryma Benmansour
     (55.58)
 CR belouizdad 1 January 2026 Algerian Winter Championships Oran, Algeria [77]
4 × 200 m
 freestyle relay		 8:33.90
  • Ryma Benmansour
     (2:05.31)
  • Ines Hadji-Kouidri
     (2:13.26)
  • Meroua Merniz
     (2:07.23)
  • Samara Abdellaoui
     (2:08.10)
 CR belouizdad 30 December 2025 Algerian Winter Championships Oran, Algeria [78]
4 × 100 m
 medley relay		 4:17.25
  • Imène Zitouni
  • Melissa Touami
  • Lilia Sihem Midouni
  • Nesrine Medjahed
 MC Alger 2 January 2026 Algerian Winter Championships Oran, Algeria [79]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fédération Algerienne de Natacion;
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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Mixed relay

More information Event, Time ...
Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:36.27
  • Mehdi Benbara
     (22.48)
  • Mehdi Benfekih
     (21.81)
  • Meroua Merniz
     (26.43)
  • Ryma Benmansour
     (25.55)
 CR belouizdad 31 December 2025 Algerian Winter Championships Oran, Algeria [80]
4×50 m medley relay 1:47.56 h
  • Ryad Djendouci
     (25.32)
  • Amira Raja Kouza
     (32.12)
  • Jugurtha Boumali
     (24.05)
  • Souad Nafissa Charouati
     (26.07)
  Algeria 4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [81]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fédération Algerienne de Natacion;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; so – swim-off

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