List of Palestinian records in swimming
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The Palestinian records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Palestine, which are recognised and ratified by the Palestinian Swimming Federation and Aquatic Sports.
All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.
Long Course (50 m)
Men
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 24.34 | h | Jonathan Shaheen |  Palestine |
21 September 2026 | Asian Games | Tokyo, Japan | [1] |
| 100 m freestyle | 52.01 | h | Yazan Al-Bawwab | Palestine |
26 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [2] |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:56.37 | h | Mahmoud Gharbieh | Palestine |
24 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [3] |
| 400 m freestyle | 4:07.70 | h | Ahmad M. T. Jebril | Palestine |
28 July 2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [4] |
| 800 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 50 m backstroke | 26.72 | Yazan Al-Bawwab | Palestine |
7 July 2023 | Pan Arab Games | Oran, Algeria | [5] | |
| 100 m backstroke | 57.10 | Yazan Al-Bawwab | Palestine |
5 July 2023 | Pan Arab Games | Oran, Algeria | [6] | |
| 200 m backstroke | ||||||||
| 50 m breaststroke | 30.58 | Mohamed Abujiba | Palestine |
9 July 2023 | Pan Arab Games | Oran, Algeria | [7] | |
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.75 | Mohamed Abujiba | Palestine |
5 July 2023 | Pan Arab Games | Oran, Algeria | [8] | |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:50.51 | Antonio Habis | Palestine |
7 August 2019 | Arab Junior Championships | Casablanca, Morocco | [9] | |
| 50 m butterfly | 25.76 | h | Jonathan Shaheen | Palestine |
24 September 2026 | Asian Games | Tokyo, Japan | [10] |
| 100 m butterfly | 56.08 | h | Jonathan Shaheen | Palestine |
23 September 2026 | Asian Games | Tokyo, Japan | [11] |
| 200 m butterfly | ||||||||
| 200 m individual medley | ||||||||
| 400 m individual medley | ||||||||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:38.37 |
|
Palestine |
5 July 2023 | Pan Arab Games | Oran, Algeria | [12] | |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | ||||||||
| 4×100 m medley relay | ||||||||
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Palestinian Swimming Federation and Aquatic Sports; 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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Women
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 28.29 | h | Sabine Hazboun | Palestine |
3 August 2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [13] |
| 100 m freestyle | 1:02.45 | Farah Fares | Hydra Aquatics | 16 February 2024 | Dubai Open Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [14] | |
| 200 m freestyle | 2:13.69 | h | Farah Fares | Palestine |
21 September 2026 | Asian Games | Tokyo, Japan | [15] |
| 400 m freestyle | 4:45.78 | Farah Fares | Hydra Aquatics | 16 February 2024 | Dubai Open Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [16] | |
| 800 m freestyle | 9:56.58 | Farah Fares | Hydra Aquatics | 30 April 2026 | Vortex International Championships | Doha, Qatar | [17] | |
| 1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 50 m backstroke | 29.78 | Valerie Tarazi | Palestine |
8 July 2023 | Pan Arab Games | Oran, Algeria | [18] | |
| 100 m backstroke | 1:04.22 | Valerie Tarazi | Palestine |
5 July 2023 | Pan Arab Games | Oran, Algeria | [19] | |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:24.62 | h | Valerie Tarazi | Palestine |
22 September 2026 | Asian Games | Tokyo, Japan | [20] |
| 50 m breaststroke | 32.79 | Valerie Tarazi | Palestine |
5 July 2023 | Pan Arab Games | Oran, Algeria | [21] | |
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:13.24 | Valerie Tarazi | Palestine |
7 July 2023 | Pan Arab Games | Oran, Algeria | [22] | |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:38.67 | Valerie Tarazi | Palestine |
10 July 2023 | Pan Arab Games | Oran, Algeria | [23] | |
| 50 m butterfly | 27.65 | Valerie Tarazi | Palestine |
7 July 2023 | Pan Arab Games | Oran, Algeria | [24] | |
| 100 m butterfly | ||||||||
| 200 m butterfly | ||||||||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:20.57 | h | Valerie Tarazi | Palestine |
25 September 2023 | Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | [25] |
| 400 m individual medley | ||||||||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | ||||||||
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | ||||||||
| 4×100 m medley relay | ||||||||
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Palestinian Swimming Federation and Aquatic Sports; 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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Short Course (25 m)
Men
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 24.51 | † | Yazan Al-Bawwab | Speedo Swim Squads | 26 November 2023 | Speedo Invitational Meet | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [citation needed] |
| 100 m freestyle | 50.76 | Yazan Al-Bawwab | Speedo Swim Squads | 26 November 2023 | Speedo Invitational Meet | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [citation needed] | |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:53.36 | Yazan Al-Bawwab | Speedo Swim Squads | 25 November 2023 | Speedo Invitational Meet | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [citation needed] | |
| 400 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 800 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 50 m backstroke | 25.50 | Yazan Al-Bawwab | Speedo Swim Squads | 26 November 2023 | Speedo Invitational Meet | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [citation needed] | |
| 100 m backstroke | 55.52 | h | Yazan Al-Bawwab | Palestine |
5 November 2022 | World Cup | Indianapolis, United States | [26] |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:12.18 | Yazan Al-Bawwab | Speedo Swim Squads | 26 November 2023 | Speedo Invitational Meet | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [citation needed] | |
| 50 m breaststroke | 28.76 | h | Mohamed Abujiba | Palestine |
14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [27] |
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:04.73 | h | Mohamed Abujiba | Palestine |
11 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [28] |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:37.48 | h | Antonio Habis | Palestine |
27 November 2020 | 23rd Speedo Invitational | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [citation needed] |
| 50 m butterfly | 25.23 | h | Yazan Al-Bawwab | Palestine |
5 November 2022 | World Cup | Indianapolis, United States | [29] |
| 100 m butterfly | ||||||||
| 200 m butterfly | ||||||||
| 100 m individual medley | 1:10.85 | h | Fouad Alatrash | Palestine |
12 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, Great Britain | |
| 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 Palestinian Swimming Federation and Aquatic Sports; 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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Women
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 27.57 | h | Marina Abu Shamaleh | Palestine |
20 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [30] |
| 100 m freestyle | 1:01.29 | h | Sabine Hazboun | Palestine |
3 July 2013 | Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | Incheon, South Korea | |
| 200 m freestyle | 2:11.58 | Farah Fares | Hydra Aquatics | 6 March 2025 | HYDRA Thursday Night Meet | Doha, Qatar | [31] | |
| 400 m freestyle | 4:35.38 | Farah Fares | Hydra Aquatics | 5 December 2025 | H20 Autumn Championships | Doha, Qatar | [32] | |
| 800 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 50 m backstroke | 28.94 | h | Valerie Tarazi | Palestine |
17 October 2025 | World Cup | Westmont, United States | [33] |
| 100 m backstroke | 1:01.80 | h | Valerie Tarazi | Palestine |
18 October 2025 | World Cup | Westmont, United States | [34] |
| 200 m backstroke | ||||||||
| 50 m breaststroke | 31.67 | h | Valerie Tarazi | Palestine |
14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [35] |
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.49 | h | Marina Abu Shamaleh | Palestine |
18 October 2025 | World Cup | Westmont, United States | [36] |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:43.86 | Marina Abu Shamaleh | Palestine |
11 August 2024 | Queensland Championships | Brisbane, Australia | [37] | |
| 50 m butterfly | 28.03 | h | Valerie Tarazi | Palestine |
18 October 2025 | World Cup | Westmont, United States | [38] |
| 100 m butterfly | ||||||||
| 200 m butterfly | ||||||||
| 100 m individual medley | 1:02.00 | h | Valerie Tarazi | Palestine |
12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [39] |
| 200 m individual medley | 2:19.34 | h | Valerie Tarazi | Palestine |
19 October 2025 | World Cup | Westmont, United States | [40] |
| 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 Palestinian Swimming Federation and Aquatic Sports; 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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial
Records not set in finals: h – heat;