List of Kosovan records in swimming

The Kosovar records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Kosovo, which are recognised and ratified by the Kosovo Swimming Federation (FNK).

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Men


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	24.23	h	Lum Zhaveli	Kosovo	3 August 2012	-	Istanbul, Turkey	^[1]
50 m freestyle	24.06	h, #	Adell Sabovic	Ilirida	16 May 2024	Atlanta Classic	Atlanta, United States	^[2]
100 m freestyle	54.28	h	Lum Zhaveli	Kosovo	3 August 2012	-	Istanbul, Turkey	^[3]
100 m freestyle	51.46	h, #	Adell Sabovic	Ilirida	16 May 2024	Atlanta Classic	Atlanta, United States	^[4]
200 m freestyle	1:58.03	h	Arti Krasniqi	Kosovo	20 May 2021	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	^[5]
200 m freestyle	1:54.49	h, #	Adell Sabovic	Ilirida	16 May 2024	Atlanta Classic	Atlanta, United States	^[6]
400 m freestyle	4:03.39	h	Arti Krasniqi	Kosovo	17 May 2021	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	^[7]
800 m freestyle	8:17.41		Arti Krasniqi	Kosovo	4 April 2021	Qualifikationswettkampf	Heidelberg, Germany	^[8]
1500 m freestyle	16:58.68		Mal Gashi	Kosovo	10 June 2022	Teuta Cup	Durrës, Albania	^[9]
50 m backstroke	27.81		Martin Muja	ZEN	28 May 2023	-	Kranj, Slovenia	^[10]
100 m backstroke	1:00.90	h	Martin Muja	Kosovo	16 August 2022	European Championships	Rome, Italy	^[11]
200 m backstroke	2:16.36		Martin Muja	NEMO	18 June 2021	-	Durrës, Albania	^[12]
50 m breaststroke	29.74	h	Dasar Xhambazi	Kosovo	20 August 2019	World Junior Championships	Budapest, Hungary	^[13]
100 m breaststroke	1:09.34		Lum Zhaveli	Kosovo	3 August 2012	-	Istanbul, Turkey	^[14]
200 m breaststroke	2:37.08		Dasar Xhambazi	Kosovo	12 November 2017	-	Skopje, North Macedonia	^[15]
50 m butterfly	26.74		Alush Telaku	Kosovo	1 July 2022	-	Oran, Algeria	^[16]
50 m butterfly	26.46	h, #	Adell Sabovic	Ilirida	16 May 2024	Atlanta Classic	Atlanta, United States	^[17]
100 m butterfly	59.70		Alush Telaku	Kosovo	1 July 2022	-	Oran, Algeria	^[18]
100 m butterfly	56.93	h, #	Adell Sabovic	Ilirida	16 May 2024	Atlanta Classic	Atlanta, United States	^[19]
200 m butterfly	2.13.84		Alush Telaku	Kosovo	1 July 2022	-	Oran, Algeria	^[20]
200 m individual medley	2:07.29	h	Art Kosumi	Kosovo	19 May 2021	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	^[21]
400 m individual medley	5:12.57		Drion Kadriu	Kosovo	11 November 2017	-	Skopje, North Macedonia	^[22]
4×100 m freestyle relay	3:53.86		Dardan Vishi Meriton Veliu Eris Mustava Vigan Bytyqi	Termopann - Prishtinë	11 September 2020	-	Durrës, Albania	^[23]
4×200 m freestyle relay	8:54.18		Desku Sidrit Mal Gashi Aron Zeka Klevis Imeri	Step - Prishtinë	12 September 2020	-	Durrës, Albania	^[24]
4×100 m medley relay	4:28.37		Ardit Hysejni Meriton Veliu Vigan Bytyqi Dardan Vishi	Termopann - Prishtinë	11 September 2020	-	Durrës, Albania	^[25]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FNK; WR – World record; ER – European 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	27.94		Hana Beiqi	Kosovo	19 June 2021	-	Durrës, Albania	^[26]
100 m freestyle	1:00.92		Hana Beiqi	Kosovo	22 May 2022	-	Skopje, North Macedonia	^[27]
200 m freestyle	2:13.27		Eda Zeqiri	Kosovo	19 May 2021	-	Budapest, Hungary	^[28]
400 m freestyle	4:31.62	†	Eda Zeqiri	Kosovo	15 January 2021	-	Geneva, Switzerland	^[29]
800 m freestyle	9:33.25		Eda Zeqiri	Kosovo	15 January 2021	-	Geneva, Switzerland	^[30]
1500 m freestyle	19:02.14		Eda Zeqiri	Kosovo	12 September 2020	-	Durrës, Albania	^[31]
50 m backstroke	30.38		Eda Zeqiri	Kosovo	22 May 2022	-	Skopje, North Macedonia	^[32]
100 m backstroke	1:05.87	h	Fjorda Shabani	Kosovo	3 August 2018	European Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom
200 m backstroke	2:24.30	h	Eda Zeqiri	Kosovo	24 April 2019	-	Győr, Hungary	^[33]
50 m breaststroke	35.00	h	Sara Imeri	Kosovo	2 March 2018	-	Bratislava, Czech Republic	^[34]
100 m breaststroke	1:18.66		Melisa Zhdrella	Kosovo	2 June 2018	-	Budapest, Hungary	^[35]
200 m breaststroke	2:53.02		Sara Imeri	Kosovo	4 December 2015	-	Thessaloniki, Greece	^[36]
50 m butterfly	29.01		Hana Beiqi	Kosovo	3 March 2023	-	Maribor, Slovenia	^[37]
100 m butterfly	1:06.53		Hana Beiqi	Kosovo	3 March 2023	-	Maribor, Slovenia	^[38]
200 m butterfly	2:31.35		Hana Fajzullahu	Kosovo	20 August 2019	-	Budapest, Hungary	^[39]
200 m individual medley	2:31.84		Jana Beqiri	Kosovo	21 June 2021	-	Durrës, Albania	^[40]
400 m individual medley	5:34.40		Eda Zeqiri	Kosovo	21 June 2021	-	Durrës, Albania	^[41]
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FNK; WR – World record; ER – European 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
50 m freestyle	23.90		Lum Zhaveli	Step Prishtina	16 November 2014	-	Skopje, North Macedonia
100 m freestyle	51.70		Martin Muja	Nemo Prishtina	19 November 2022	-	Skopje, North Macedonia
200 m freestyle	1:55.03	h	Mal Gashi	Step Prishtina	4 March 2023	-	Skopje, North Macedonia
400 m freestyle	4:00.46	h	Mal Gashi	Kosovo	5 December 2023	European Championships	Otopeni, Romania	^[42]
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke	29.97	h	Dren Ukimeraj	Kosovo	17 December 2017	European Championships	Copenhagen, Denmark	^[43]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke	31.39	h	Meriton Veliu	Kosovo	10 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	^[44]
100 m breaststroke	1:10.67	h	Meriton Veliu	Kosovo	6 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	^[45]
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly	27.58	h	Meriton Veliu	Kosovo	9 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	^[46]
100 m butterfly	59.96	h	Dion Dion	Kosovo	12 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[47]
200 m butterfly
100 m individual medley	1:05.28	h	Meriton Veliu	Kosovo	8 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	^[48]
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×50 m freestyle relay
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×50 m medley relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FNK; WR – World record; ER – European 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	27.45	h	Fjorda Shabani	Kosovo	15 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[49]
100m freestyle	1:02.09	h	Fjorda Shabani	Kosovo	12 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[50]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	31.55	h	Eda Zeqiri	Kosovo	14 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[51]
100m backstroke	1:08.69	h	Eda Zeqiri	Kosovo	11 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[52]
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	34.00	h	Melisa Zhdrella	Kosovo	6 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	^[53]
100m breaststroke	1:16.30	h	Melisa Zhdrella	Kosovo	9 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	^[54]
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	30.95	h	Flaka Pruthi	Kosovo	3 December 2015	European Championships	Netanya, Israel	^[55]
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
100m individual medley	1:12.12	h	Melisa Zhdrella	Kosovo	8 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	^[56]
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×50 m freestyle relay
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×50 m medley relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FNK; WR – World record; ER – European 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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List of Kosovan records in swimming

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Women

Short Course (25 m)

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