List of Libyan records in swimming
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The Libyan records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Libya, which are recognised and ratified by the Libyan Swimming Federation.
All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.
Men
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 23.38 | h | Ahmad Attellesey | SK Triton | 10 July 2016 | Swedish Championships | Norrköping, Sweden | [1] |
| 100 m freestyle | 52.34 | h | Audai Hassouna |  Libya |
24 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [2] |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:53.74 | h | Audai Hassouna | Libya |
23 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [3] |
| 400 m freestyle | 4:29.51 | h | Abdulhai Abdulmenem Ashour | Libya |
3 July 2022 | Mediterranean Games | Bir El Djir, Algeria | [4] |
| 800 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 50 m backstroke | 28.43 | h, † | Adel El-Fakir | Libya |
24 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [5] |
| 100 m backstroke | 58.48 | h | Adel El-Fakir | Libya |
24 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [6] |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:26.78 | h | Yousef Abubaker | Libya |
30 April 2024 | African Championships | Luanda, Angola | [7] |
| 50 m breaststroke | 30.89 | h | Anas Ganedi | Libya |
3 May 2024 | African Championships | Luanda, Angola | [8] |
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.23 | Anas Ganedi | Libya |
30 August 2025 | Arab Championships | Casablanca, Morocco | [9] | |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:33.30 | Jad Idris | Libya |
31 August 2025 | Arab Championships | Casablanca, Morocco | [10] | |
| 50 m butterfly | 25.39 | h | Ahmad Attellesey | SK Triton | 30 March 2016 | Swim Open Stockholm | Stockholm, Sweden | [11] |
| 100 m butterfly | 56.99 | h | Sofyan El Gadi | Libya |
2 August 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | |
| 200 m butterfly | 2:14.90 | Jad Idris | Libya |
29 August 2025 | Arab Championships | Casablanca, Morocco | [12] | |
| 200 m individual medley | 2:39.91 | h | Abdulmalek Ben-Musa | Libya |
13 September 2010 | 10th African Swimming Championships | Casablanca, Morocco | [13] |
| 400 m individual medley | ||||||||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | ||||||||
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | ||||||||
| 4×100 m medley relay |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Libyan Swimming Federation; 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; tt – time trial
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Women
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 29.01 | h | Maleek Al-Mukthar | Libya |
9 December 2023 | African Junior Championships | Saint Pierre, Mauritius | [14] |
| 50 m freestyle | 28.46 | h, # | Maleek Al-Mukthar | Libya |
9 January 2024 | Arab Age Group Championships | Doha, Qatar | [citation needed] |
| 100 m freestyle | 1:04.43 | h | Maleek Al-Mukthar | Libya |
7 December 2023 | African Junior Championships | Saint Pierre, Mauritius | [15] |
| 100 m freestyle | 1:02.26 | h, # | Maleek Al-Mukthar | Libya |
9 January 2024 | Arab Age Group Championships | Doha, Qatar | [citation needed] |
| 200 m freestyle | 2:30.14 | h | Soad Fezzani | Libya |
23 July 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Russia | [16] |
| 400 m freestyle | 5:16.17 | h | Soad Fezzani | Libya |
22 July 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Russia | [17] |
| 800 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 50 m backstroke | 33.54 | h | Maleek Al-Mukthar | Libya |
7 December 2023 | African Junior Championships | Saint Pierre, Mauritius | [18] |
| 100 m backstroke | 1:10.54 | Maleek Al-Mukhtar | Libya |
6 December 2023 | African Junior Championships | Saint Pierre, Mauritius | [19] | |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:39.16 | h | Maleek Al-Mukthar | Libya |
8 December 2023 | African Junior Championships | Saint Pierre, Mauritius | [20] |
| 50 m breaststroke | 38.50 | h, † | Asmahan Farhat | Libya |
10 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, Chile | [21] |
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:21.68 | h | Asmahan Farhat | Libya |
10 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, Chile | [22] |
| 200 m breaststroke | ||||||||
| 50 m butterfly | ||||||||
| 100 m butterfly | 1:12.94 | h | Nadia Fezzani | Libya |
23 July 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Russia | [23] |
| 200 m butterfly | ||||||||
| 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 Libyan Swimming Federation; 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; tt – time trial
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Mixed relay
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 4:09.13 |
|
Libya |
8 December 2023 | African Junior Championships | Saint Pierre, Mauritius | [24] |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Libyan Swimming Federation; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat
Records not set in finals: h – heat
Short Course (25 m)
Men
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 22.81 | r | Ahmad Attellesey | Malmö Kappsimningsklubb | 2 November 2017 | SM/JSM | Jönköping, Sweden | [25] |
| 100 m freestyle | 50.90 | h | Audai Hassouna | University of Edinburgh | 17 November 2019 | British Universities and Colleges Sport | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [26] |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:50.00 | h | Audai Hassouna | University of Edinburgh | 16 November 2019 | British Universities and Colleges Sport | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [27] |
| 400 m freestyle | 4:04.26 | Audai Hassouna | University of Edinburgh | 7 December 2018 | Scottish Open National Championships | United Kingdom | [28] | |
| 800 m freestyle | 10:27.87 | Ahmad Attellesey | Trelleborgs Simsällskap | 15 March 2008 | Distanscupen 2 | Trelleborg, Sweden | [29] | |
| 1500 m freestyle | 20:33.72 | Ahmad Attellesey | SK Triton | 21 March 2010 | U Gp 2 2010 | Löddeköpinge, Sweden | [30] | |
| 50 m backstroke | 26.36 | Mohamed Aljbali | - | 29 November 2024 | Libyan Championships | Tripoli, Libya | [31] | |
| 100 m backstroke | 55.83 | h | Adel Elfakir | Libya |
6 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [32] |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:20.41 | h | Sofyan El Gadi | Libya |
13 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| 50m breaststroke | 30.09 | h | Anas Ganedi | Libya |
14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [33] |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:04.87 | Anas Ganedi | EST | 25 December 2025 | Tunisian Winter Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | [34] | |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:25.07 | Malek Aljbali | - | 29 November 2024 | Libyan Championships | Tripoli, Libya | [35] | |
| 50m butterfly | 24.48 | h | Ahmad Attellesey | Malmö Kappsimningsklubb | 1 November 2017 | SM/JSM | Jönköping, Sweden | [36] |
| 100m butterfly | 56.48 | h | Ahmad Attellesey | SK Triton | 6 May 2016 | 19th Danish International Swim Cup | Esbjerg, Denmark | [37] |
| 200m butterfly | 2:19.06 | h | Sofyan El Gadi | Libya |
19 December 2010 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| 100m individual medley | 1:01.32 | Ahmad Attellesey | SK Triton | 30 November 2015 | Tritonspelen | Staffanstorp, Sweden | [38] | |
| 200m individual medley | 2:11.74 | Malek Aljbali | - | 29 November 2024 | Libyan Championships | Tripoli, Libya | [39] | |
| 400m individual medley | ||||||||
| 4×50m freestyle relay | ||||||||
| 4×100m freestyle relay | ||||||||
| 4×200m freestyle relay | ||||||||
| 4×50m medley relay | ||||||||
| 4×100m medley relay |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Libyan Swimming Federation; 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; tt – time trial
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Women
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | ||||||||
| 100m freestyle | ||||||||
| 200m freestyle | ||||||||
| 400m freestyle | ||||||||
| 800m freestyle | ||||||||
| 1500m freestyle | ||||||||
| 50m backstroke | 34.97 | h | Asmahan Farhat | Libya |
12 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | [40] |
| 100m backstroke | 1:16:30 | Asmahan Farhat | Libya |
9 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | [41] | |
| 200m backstroke | ||||||||
| 50m breaststroke | 37.77 | h | Asmahan Farhat | Libya |
9 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | [42] |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:25.15 | Asmahan Farhat | Libya |
12 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | [43] | |
| 200m breaststroke | ||||||||
| 50m butterfly | 33.98 | h | Asmahan Farhat | Libya |
10 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | [44] |
| 100m butterfly | ||||||||
| 200m butterfly | ||||||||
| 100m individual medley | 1:14.22 | h | Asmahan Farhat | Libya |
10 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| 200m individual medley | ||||||||
| 400m individual medley | ||||||||
| 4×50m freestyle relay | ||||||||
| 4×100m freestyle relay | ||||||||
| 4×200m freestyle relay | ||||||||
| 4×50m medley relay | ||||||||
| 4×100m medley relay |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Libyan Swimming Federation; 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; tt – time trial
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
References
- ↑ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). IC Control.
- ↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ "Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ "WA athlete profile".
- ↑ "Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ↑ "Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ↑ "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 13. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ↑ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". swimrankings.net. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ↑ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Results". swimcloud.com. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ↑ "Men's 200m Breaststroke Results". swimcloud.com. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ↑ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results".
- ↑ "Men's 200m Butterfly Results". swimcloud.com. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ↑ "WA athlete profile".
- ↑ "World Aquatics athlete profile". Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ↑ "World Aquatics athlete profile". Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ↑ "WA athlete profile".
- ↑ "WA athlete profile".
- ↑ "World Aquatics athlete profile". Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ↑ "2023 African Junior Swimming Championships – Session 2 Results" (PDF). Africa Aquatics. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ↑ "World Aquatics athlete profile". Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ↑ "WA athlete profile".
- ↑ "WA athlete profile".
- ↑ "WA athlete profile".
- ↑ "Maleek Al-Mukthar World Aquatics athlete profile". Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ↑ "Men's 4x50m Freestyle Final Results". IC Control.
- ↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". Speedo Timing.
- ↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". Speedo Timing.
- ↑ "SwimCloud athlete profile".
- ↑ "800m free results".
- ↑ "1500m free results".
- ↑ "New Libyan Record". ArabSwim. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ↑ "Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ↑ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ↑ "100 m BRASSE Messieurs Classement". ftnatation.tn. 25 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ↑ "New Libyan Record". ArabSwim. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ↑ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results".
- ↑ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results".
- ↑ "Men's 100 individual medley final results".
- ↑ "New Libyan Record". ArabSwim. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ↑ "WA athlete profile".
- ↑ "WA athlete profile".
- ↑ "WA athlete profile".
- ↑ "WA athlete profile".
- ↑ "WA athlete profile".
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