The Afghan records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Afghanistan, which are recognised and ratified by the Afghanistan National Swimming Federation.

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 26.78 h Mohammad Ibrahim Rajabi  Afghanistan 15 May 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan [1]
100 m freestyle 1:05.99 h Ali Nazari  Afghanistan 23 August 2017 Universiade Taipei, Taiwan [2]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle 12:19.12 † Ali Reza Naseeri  Afghanistan 7 February 2016 South Asian Games Guwahati, India [3]
1500 m freestyle 23:51.66 Ali Reza Naseeri  Afghanistan 7 February 2016 South Asian Games Guwahati, India [4]
50 m backstroke 39.03 h Hedayatullah Noorzad  Afghanistan 27 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [5][6]
100 m backstroke 1:19.90 r Ali Reza Naseeri  Afghanistan 10 February 2016 South Asian Games Guwahati, India [7]
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke 31.89 h Fahim Anwari  Afghanistan 5 April 2021 Russian Championships Kazan, Russia [8][9]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly 28.79 h Fahim Anwari  Afghanistan 4 April 2021 Russian Championships Kazan, Russia [10][11]
100 m butterfly 1:31.03 Naseer Hussaini  Afghanistan 6 February 2016 South Asian Games Guwahati, India [12]
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay 4:42.51
  • Mohammad Ibrahim Rajabi
     (1:07.62)
  • Ali Reza Naseeri
     (1:08.94)
  • Hamid Rahimi
     (1:18.07)
  • Mohammad Jawad
     (1:07.88)
  Afghanistan 6 February 2016 South Asian Games Guwahati, India [13]
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay 5:09.03
  • Ali Reza Naseeri
     (1:19.90)
  • Hamid Rahimi
     (1:28.72)
  • Mohammad Ibrahim Rajabi
     (1:10.99)
  • Mohammad Jawad
     (1:09.42)
  Afghanistan 10 February 2016 South Asian Games Guwahati, India [14]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Afghanistan National Swimming Federation; 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

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 29.76 h Hamid Rahimi  Afghanistan 22 September 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan [15]
100m freestyle 1:04.45 h Ali Nasiri  Afghanistan 25 September 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan [16]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke 31.46 h Fahim Anwari  Afghanistan 29 October 2021 World Cup Kazan, Russia [17]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly 28.52 h Fahim Anwari  Afghanistan 30 October 2021 World Cup Kazan, Russia [18]
100m butterfly 1:05.15 h Fahim Anwari  Afghanistan 28 October 2021 World Cup Kazan, Russia [19]
200 m butterfly
100 m individual medley
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 Afghanistan National Swimming Federation; 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

References

  1. ^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). baku2017results.azureedge.net. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 1 Results" (PDF). 2017.taipei. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  3. ^ "South Asian Games 2016 Day 2 Results" (PDF). SFI. 7 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  4. ^ "South Asian Games 2016 Day 2 Results" (PDF). SFI. 7 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Afghanistan Long Course Records – Men". World Aquatics. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  7. ^ "South Asian Games 2016 Day 5 Results" (PDF). SFI. 9 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Fahim Anwari". fina-development.com. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). Russian Swimming Federation. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Fahim Anwari". fina-development.com. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Russian Swimming Federation. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  12. ^ "South Asian Games 2016 Day 1 Results" (PDF). SFI. 6 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  13. ^ "South Asian Games 2016 Day 1 Results" (PDF). SFI. 6 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  14. ^ "South Asian Games 2016 Day 5 Results" (PDF). SFI. 9 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  15. ^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 1 Results" (PDF). ashgabat2017.com. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 2 Results" (PDF). ashgabat2017.com. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  17. ^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  19. ^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
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