List of Kuwaiti records in swimming
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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.
Men
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 22.83 | h | Mohammad Madwa |  Kuwait |
14 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | |
| 100 m freestyle | 50.18 | Abdullah Ali Thuwaini | Kuwait |
8 December 2009 | Gymnasiade | Doha, Qatar | [1] | |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:51.69 | Yousef Alaskari | Kuwait |
3 April 2015 | Dubai International Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [citation needed] | |
| 400 m freestyle | 3:59.26 | h | Yousef Allowghani | Kuwait |
25 August 2015 | World Junior Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [2] |
| 800 m freestyle | 8:15.47 | Yousef Allowghani | Kuwait |
27 August 2015 | World Junior Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [3] | |
| 1500 m freestyle | 16:04.18 | Nawaf Ali Al-Wazzan | Kuwait |
30 July 2005 | World Championships | Montreal, Canada | [4] | |
| 1500 m freestyle | 15:50.37 | '#' | Yousef Allowghani | Kuwait |
3 October 2015 | Asian Age Group Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | [citation needed] |
| 50 m backstroke | 25.45 | Ali Alzamil | Kuwait |
16 August 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | [5] | |
| 100 m backstroke | 55.82 | Abdullah Ali Thuwaini | Kuwait |
9 December 2009 | Gymnasiade | Doha, Qatar | [6] | |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:04.99 | Abdullah Ali Thuwaini | Kuwait |
4 July 2009 | Asian Youth Games | Singapore, Singapore | ||
| 50m breaststroke | 28.01 | h | Rashed Al-Tarmoom | Monterey Bay | 4 December 2025 | U.S. Open | Austin, United States | [7] |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:02.81 | Rashed Al-Tarmoom | Kuwait |
19 May 2022 | GCC Games | Kuwait City, Kuwait | [8] | |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:02.44 | # | Rashed Al-Tarmoom | - | 19 December 2025 | Kuwaiti Championships | Kuwait City, Kuwait | [citation needed] |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:16.30 | Ahmad Albader | Kuwait |
8 September 2014 | 2nd Arab Open Championships | Cairo, Morocco | [9] | |
| 50m butterfly | 23.66 | Waleed Abdulrazzaq | Kuwait |
17 August 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | [10] | |
| 100m butterfly | 53.28 | tt | Abbas Qali | Azura Florida Aquatics | 20 June 2021 | International Meet Ravne | Ravne na Koroškem, Slovenia | [11] |
| 200m butterfly | 2:00.75 | Yousef Al-Askari | - | December 2011 | Pan Arab Games | Doha, Qatar | ||
| 200m individual medley | 2:07.85 | Yousif Al-Askari | Kuwait |
5 July 2009 | Asian Youth Games | Singapore, Singapore | ||
| 400m individual medley | 4:36.48 | Khaled Alotaibi | Kuwait |
29 August 2025 | Arab Championships | Casablanca, Morocco | [12] | |
| 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 |
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Kuwait |
17 August 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | [13] |
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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
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 | [14] | |
| 100m freestyle | 59.66 | h | Faye Sultan | Kuwait |
6 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [15] |
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| 50m backstroke | 31.36 | h | Faye Sultan | Kuwait |
31 July 2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [16] |
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| 200 m backstroke | ||||||||
| 50m breaststroke | 35.44 | h | Lara Dashti | Kuwait |
29 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [17] |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:13.33 | h | Maria Filopoulou | Kuwait |
2 April 2015 | 12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [18] |
| 200 m breaststroke | ||||||||
| 50 m butterfly | ||||||||
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| 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 | [19] | |
| 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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
