List of Nepalese records in swimming
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The Nepalese records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Nepal, which are recognised and ratified by the Nepal Swimming Association (NSA).
All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.
Men
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | 23.79 | Alexander Shah | - | June 2023 | 11th NSA Swimming Competition | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||
| 100m freestyle | 51.91 | h | Alexander Shah |  Nepal |
30 July 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [1] |
| 200m freestyle | 1:56.39 | h | Nasir Hussain | Nepal |
12 February 2024 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [2] |
| 400m freestyle | 4:05.65[a] | h | Nasir Hussain | Nepal |
11 February 2024 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [3] |
| 800m freestyle | 10:00.85 | Sirish Gurung | Nepal |
October 2015 | 3rd NSA Cup | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||
| 800m freestyle | 9:12.62 | '#' | Kalkin Shrestha | Nepal |
1 October 2025 | Asian Championships | Ahmedabad, India | [4] |
| 1500m freestyle | 18:45.62 | Sirish Gurung | - | October 2015 | National Game | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||
| 1500m freestyle | 17:43.57 | '#' | Atharva Singh | Nepal |
29 September 2025 | Asian Championships | Ahmedabad, India | [5] |
| 50m backstroke | 29.77 | Tenzin Gurung | Nepal |
9 February 2024 | BIMSTEC Aquatics Championship | New Delhi, India | ||
| 100m backstroke | 1:03.39 | Prarambha Bhandari | - | June 2025 | 2nd Nepal Aquatics Championship | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||
| 200m backstroke | 2:19.65 | Prarambha Bhandari | - | June 2025 | 2nd Nepal Aquatics Championship | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||
| 50m breaststroke | 30.66 | Bikash Kumal | - | June 2023 | 11th NSA Swimming Competition | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||
| 100m breaststroke | 1:10.14 | Bikash Kumal | - | June 2023 | 11th NSA Swimming Competition | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||
| 100m breaststroke | 1:08.15 | not ratified | Shuvam Shrestha | Armed Police Force | 21 April 2019 | National Games | Nepalgunj, Nepal | [6] |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:34.74 | Bikash Kumal | - | June 2023 | 11th NSA Swimming Competition | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||
| 50m butterfly | 26.79 | Ajal Kaji Tamrakar | - | June 2023 | 11th NSA Swimming Competition | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||
| 100m butterfly | 59.60 | Nasir Hussain | - | July 2022 | NSA Cup | Kathmandu, Nepal | [7] | |
| 200m butterfly | 2:27.13 | Tenzin Gurung | - | February 2024 | BIMSTEC Championships | New Delhi, India | ||
| 200m individual medley | 2:16.24 | h | Nasir Hussain | Nepal |
6 May 2022 | National Championships | Kathmandu, Nepal | [8] |
| 400m individual medley | 5:04.70 | Shirish Gurung | Nepal |
April 2016 | Thailand Open | Bangkok, Thailand | ||
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:48.57 | Nepal |
February 2024 | BIMSTEC Championships | New Delhi, India | |||
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 9:17.68 |
|
Nepal |
9 February 2016 | South Asian Games | Guwahati, India | [9] | |
| 4×100m medley relay | 4:10.71 | Nepal |
February 2024 | BIMSTEC Championships | New Delhi, India |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NSA; 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 | 28.09 | Gaurika Singh | Tribhuvan Army Club | August 2017 | National Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||
| 50m freestyle | 27.95 | not ratified | Gaurika Singh | Tribhuvan Army Club | 3/4 June 2018 | Nepalese Championships | Kathmandu, Nepal | |
| 100m freestyle | 1:00.11 | h | Gaurika Singh | Nepal |
28 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 100m freestyle | 59.60 | not ratified | Gaurika Singh | Tribhuvan Army Club | 22 April 2019 | National Games | Nepalgunj, Nepal | [6] |
| 200m freestyle | 2:11.94 | Gaurika Singh | Tribhuvan Army Club | 17 August 2017 | Nepalese Championships | Lalitpur, Nepal | [10] | |
| 400m freestyle | 4:38.53 | Duana Lama | Nepal |
April 2023 | Thailand Age Group Championships | Thailand | ||
| 800m freestyle | 11:40.45 | Aditi Dhital | Lincoln | 29 September 2013 | NSA Cup | Lalitpur, Nepal | [11] | |
| 1500m freestyle | 22:43.84 | Aditi Dhital | Lincoln | September 2013 | NSA Cup | Lalitpur, Nepal | ||
| 50m backstroke | 30.80 | h | Gaurika Singh | Nepal |
14 February 2024 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [12] |
| 100m backstroke | 1:05.47 | h | Gaurika Singh | Nepal |
12 February 2024 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [13] |
| 200m backstroke | 2:25.58 | Gaurika Singh | - | February 2020 | Middlesex Country Championships | London, United Kingdom | ||
| 50m breaststroke | 35.79 | Duana Lama | - | June 2023 [b] | 11th NSA Swimming Competition | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||
| 100m breaststroke | 1:17.14 | Duana Lama | Nepal |
April 2024 | 59 MILO Age Group Championships | Bangkok, Malaysia | ||
| 200m breaststroke | 2:46.75 | Duana Lama | Nepal |
April 2024 | 59 MILO Age Group Championships | Bangkok, Malaysia | ||
| 50m butterfly | 29.40 | Gaurika Singh | Tribhuvan Army Club | 2017 | National Game | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||
| 50m butterfly | 29.38 | not ratified | Gaurika Singh | Tribhuvan Army Club | 17 August 2017 | Nepalese Championships | Lalitpur, Nepal | [10] |
| 100m butterfly | 1:07.69 | Gaurika Singh | Tribhuvan Army Club | 18 August 2017 | Nepalese Championships | Lalitpur, Nepal | [14] | |
| 200m butterfly | 3:06.45 | Sastika Bhandari | - | June 2023 | 11th NSA Swimming Competition | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||
| 200m individual medley | 2:33.26 | Gaurika Singh | Nepal |
10 February 2016 | South Asian Games | Guwahati, India | [15] | |
| 400m individual medley | 5:47.69[c] | Sofia Shah | Nepal |
7 February 2016 | South Asian Games | Guwahati, India | [16] | |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 4:32.17 |
|
Nepal |
6 February 2016 | South Asian Games | Guwahati, India | [17] | |
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 9:58.34 |
|
Nepal |
9 February 2016 | South Asian Games | Guwahati, India | [9] | |
| 4×100m medley relay | 5:05.54 |
|
Nepal |
10 February 2016 | South Asian Games | Guwahati, India | [18] |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NSA; 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;
Short Course (25 m)
Men
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | 23.90 | Alexander Shah | Nepal |
6 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [19] | |
| 100m freestyle | 52.30 | h | Alexander Shah | Nepal |
20 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [20] |
| 100m freestyle | 51.87 | '#' | Alexander Shah | Tribhuvan Army Club | 15 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [21] |
| 200m freestyle | 1:58.30 | h | Nasir Hussain | Nepal |
17 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [22] |
| 200m freestyle | 1:55.39 | '#' | Nasir Hussain | Tribhuvan Army Club | 16 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [23] |
| 400m freestyle | 4:16.78 | Atharva Singh | - | October 2024 | World Championships Selection Game | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||
| 400m freestyle | 4:08.64 | '#' | Nasir Hussain | Tribhuvan Army Club | 17 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [24] |
| 800m freestyle | 9:17.00 | Nathan Dorje Sherpa | - | 2019 | National Game | Nepalgunj, Nepal | ||
| 1500m freestyle | 17:49.95 | Nasir Hussain | Nepal |
6 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [25] | |
| 1500m freestyle | 16:50.21 | '#' | Nasir Hussain | Tribhuvan Army Club | 15 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [26] |
| 50m backstroke | 28.03 | Alexander Shah | Nepal |
8 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [27] | |
| 50m backstroke | 27.54 | '#' | Alexander Shah | Tribhuvan Army Club | - | Nepal | ||
| 50m backstroke | 27.46 | '#' | Alexander Shah | Tribhuvan Army Club | 17 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [28] |
| 100m backstroke | 1:02.10 | Alexander Shah | Nepal |
7 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [29] | |
| 200m backstroke | 2:16.50 | Nathan Dorje Sherpa | - | 2019 | National Game | Nepalgunj, Nepal | ||
| 200m backstroke | 2:16.23 | '#' | Tenzing Gurung | Armed Police Force | 15 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [30] |
| 50m breaststroke | 31.05 | Bikash Kumal | Province 1 | 23 September 2022 | Nepalese Open Championships | Kathmandu, Nepal | [31] | |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:07.50 | Bikash Kumal | Nepal |
14 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [32] | |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:30.15 | Dipanker Awale | - | July 2024 | Nepalese Championships | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||
| 200m breaststroke | 2:29.60 | '#' | Aashish Sapkota | - | 17 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [33] |
| 50m butterfly | 25.52 | Ajal Tamrakar | - | July 2024 | Nepalese Championships | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||
| 100m butterfly | 59.17 | Ajal Tamrakar | - | July 2024 | Nepalese Championships | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||
| 100m butterfly | 57.86 | not ratified | Nasir Hussain | Tribhuvan Army Club | 17 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [34] |
| 100m butterfly | 57.39 | h, not ratified | Anubhav Subba | Nepal |
5 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [35] |
| 200m butterfly | 2:18.10 | Nathan Dorje Sherpa | - | 2019 | National Game | Nepalgunj, Nepal | ||
| 100m individual medley | 1:03.19 | Tenzin Gurung | - | October 2024 | World Championships Selection Game | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||
| 200m individual medley | 2:11.85 | h | Nasir Hussain | Nepal |
16 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [36] |
| 200m individual medley | 2:11.23 | '#' | Nasir Hussain | Tribhuvan Army Club | 16 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [37] |
| 400m individual medley | 5:10.65 | not ratified | Nasir Hussain | Nepal |
7 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [38] |
| 4×50m freestyle relay | ||||||||
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 4:01.09 | Nepal |
2019 | National Game | Nepal | |||
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:46.97 | not ratified | Nepal |
5 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [39] | |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:46.83 | '#' | Nepal Police Club | - | Nepal | |||
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:45.51 | '#' | Tribhuvan Army Club | 17 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [40] | |
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 8:23.17 | not ratified | Nepal |
8 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [41] | |
| 4×50m medley relay | ||||||||
| 4×100m medley relay | 4:07.07 | Nepal |
9 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [42] |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NSA; 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 | 27.37 | Gaurika Singh | - | November 2019 | Stockport Metro November Open Meet | Stockport, United Kingdom | ||
| 100m freestyle | 58.13 | Gaurika Singh | Nepal |
9 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [43] | |
| 200m freestyle | 2:05.06 | Gaurika Singh | Nepal |
5 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [44] | |
| 400m freestyle | 4:25.28 | Gaurika Singh | Nepal |
8 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [45] | |
| 800m freestyle | 9:39.22 | Gaurika Singh | - | 2019 | National Game | Nepalgunj, Nepal | ||
| 1500m freestyle | ||||||||
| 50m backstroke | 29.71 | Gaurika Singh | Nepal |
8 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [46] | |
| 100m backstroke | 1:03.15 | Gaurika Singh | Nepal |
7 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [47] | |
| 200m backstroke | 2:17.33 | Gaurika Singh | - | November 2019 | Stockport Metro November Open Meet | Stockport, United Kingdom | ||
| 50m breaststroke | 35.82 | h | Duana Lama | Nepal |
November 2018 | World Cup | Singapore, Singapore | |
| 50m breaststroke | 35.46 | not ratified | Duana Lama | Nepal |
7 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [48] |
| 50m breaststroke | 35.23 | '#' | Duana Lama | Tribhuvan Army Club | 16 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [49] |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:16.99 | h | Duana Lama | Nepal |
November 2018 | World Cup | Singapore, Singapore | |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:44.68 | Duana Lama | Nepal |
5 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [50] | |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:43.23 | '#' | Duana Lama | Tribhuvan Army Club | 17 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [51] |
| 50m butterfly | 29.32 | Gaurika Singh | - | November 2019 | Stockport Metro November Open Meet | Stockport, United Kingdom | ||
| 100m butterfly | 1:09.97 | Gaurika Singh | - | 2019 | National Game | Nepalgunj, Nepal | ||
| 100m butterfly | 1:07.74 | '#' | Ashley Sapkota Dangol | NRNA | 17 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [52] |
| 200m butterfly | 2:33.16 | Duana Lama | Nepal |
8 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [53] | |
| 100m individual medley | ||||||||
| 200m individual medley | 2:32.00 | Gaurika Singh | - | 2019 | National Game | Nepalgunj, Nepal | ||
| 200m individual medley | 2:31.46 | h, # | Duana Lama | Tribhuvan Army Club | 15 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [54] |
| 200m individual medley | 2:30.67 | '#' | Duana Lama | Tribhuvan Army Club | 15 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [55] |
| 400m individual medley | ||||||||
| 4×50m freestyle relay | ||||||||
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 4:07.97 [d] | Nepal |
5 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [56] | ||
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 9:03.04 | Nepal |
8 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [57] | ||
| 4×50m medley relay | ||||||||
| 4×100m medley relay | 4:33.62 | Nepal |
9 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [58] |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NSA; 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;
