The Algerian Records in swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing Algeria. These records are kept/maintained by the Algeria's national swimming federation: Fédération Algerienne de Natation (FAN).

Records are recognized for males and females in the following long course (50m)[1] and short course (25m)[2] events:[3]

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long course (50m)

Men

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 21.82 Oussama Sahnoune  Algeria 14 July 2018 Arab Championships Rades, Tunisia [4]
100m freestyle 48.00 Oussama Sahnoune  Algeria 24 June 2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain [5]
200m freestyle 1:50.02 Oussama Sahnoune GS Pétroliers 25 July 2013 Algerian Championships Algiers, Algeria
400m freestyle 3:56.02 Mohamed Djaballah  Algeria 23 August 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [6]
800m freestyle 8:08.88 Mohamed Djaballah  Algeria 21 August 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [7]
1500m freestyle 15:48.50 Mohamed Djaballah  Algeria 24 August 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [8]
50m backstroke 25.61 Abdellah Ardjoune  Algeria 23 August 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [9]
100m backstroke 55.02 Abdellah Ardjoune  Algeria 24 August 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [10]
200m backstroke 2:00.38 Abdellah Ardjoune  Algeria 21 August 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [11]
50m breaststroke 27.85 Jaouad Syoud  Algeria 9 July 2023 Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria [12]
100m breaststroke 1:01.18 Jaouad Syoud  Algeria 21 August 2022 African Championships Tunis, Tunisia [13]
200m breaststroke 2:13.35 Jaouad Syoud  Algeria 23 July 2022 Arab Championships Oran, Algeria [14]
50m butterfly 24.02 h Jaouad Syoud Olympic Nice Natation 5 April 2022 French Championships Limoges, France [15]
100m butterfly 52.08 Jaouad Syoud Olympic Nice Natation 17 July 2021 French Summer Championships Dunkirk, France [16]
200m butterfly 1:57.88 Jaouad Syoud Olympic Nice Natation 7 April 2022 French Championships Limoges, France [17]
200m individual medley 1:58.12 h Jaouad Syoud Olympic Nice Natation 8 April 2022 French Championships Limoges, France [18]
400m individual medley 4:19.02 Jaouad Syoud Olympic Nice Natation 15 June 2021 French Championships Chartres, France [19]
4 × 100 m
 freestyle relay 		3:20.87
 Algeria 23 July 2022 Arab Championships Oran, Algeria [20]
4×200
 freestyle relay 		7:32.50
 Algeria 13 July 2007 African Games Algiers, Algeria [1]
4×100
 medley relay 		3:39.22
 Algeria 21 July 2022 Arab Championships Oran, Algeria [21]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fédération Algerienne de Natacion;
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

Women

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 25.36 Amel Melih  Algeria 1 June 2021 Mare Nostrum Canet-en-Roussillon, France [22]
100m freestyle 55.87 Amel Melih  Algeria 6 July 2023 Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria [23]
200m freestyle 2:02.63 Majda Chebaraka  Algeria 7 September 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [24]
400m freestyle 4:19.24 Majda Chebaraka  Algeria 8 September 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [25]
800m freestyle 8:57.34 Souad Cherouati  Algeria 28 April 2017 Golden Tour Amiens, France [26]
1500m freestyle 17:01.12 Souad Cherouati  Algeria 6 April 2017 Swim Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [27]
50m backstroke 29.24 Amel Melih GS Pétroliers 3 July 2019 Algerian Championships Algiers, Algeria [28]
100m backstroke 1:03.02 h Amel Melih  Algeria 7 April 2016 Arab Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [29]
200m backstroke 2:21.03 Imène Kawthar Zitouni  Algeria 21 August 2022 African Championships Tunis, Tunisia [30]
50m breaststroke 32.58 Hannah Taleb  Algeria 6 April 2016 Arab Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [31]
100m breaststroke 1:11.70 Hannah Taleb  Algeria 5 April 2016 Arab Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [32]
200m breaststroke 2:33.33 Hamida Rania Nefsi  Algeria 10 July 2023 Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria [33]
50m butterfly 27.15 Amel Melih  Algeria 7 July 2023 Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria [34]
100m butterfly 1:01.22 h, = Fella Bennaceur  Algeria 26 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [1]
100m butterfly 1:01.22 = Nesrine Medjahed  Algeria 9 July 2023 Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria [35]
200m butterfly 2:14.78 Sarah Hadi  Algeria 4 April 2016 Arab Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [36]
200m individual medley 2:19.83 Hamida Rania Nefsi  Algeria 5 April 2016 Arab Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [37]
400m individual medley 4:52.13 Rania Hamida Nefsi Regina Optimist Dolphin Swim Club 19 February 2019 Speedo Eastern Canadian Open Montreal, Canada
4 × 100 m
 freestyle relay 		3:53.20
  • Amel Melih
     (56.68)
  • Nesrine Medjahed
     (57.18)
  • Jihane Benchadli
     (1:00.25)
  • Lilia Sihem Midouni
     (59.09)
  Algeria 5 July 2022 Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria [38]
4 × 200 m
 freestyle relay 		8:33.30
 Algeria 10 September 2018 African Championships Algiers, Algeria [39]
4 × 100 m
 medley relay 		4:19.77
  • Meroua Merniz
     (1:05.42)
  • Hamida Rania Nefsi
     (1:11.55)
  • Imene Kawthar Zitouni
     (1:05.81)
  • Nesrine Medjahed
     (56.99)
  Algeria 21 July 2022 Arab Championships Oran, Algeria [40]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fédération Algerienne de Natacion; 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

Mixed relay

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:37.48
 Algeria 7 July 2023 Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria [41]
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:57.72
 Algeria 22 July 2022 Arab Championships Oran, Algeria [42]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fédération Algerienne de Natacion; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short course (25m)

Men

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 21.26 Oussama Sahnoune CN Marseille 1 December 2017 French Championships Montpellier, France [43]
100m freestyle 46.42 Oussama Sahnoune CN Marseille 3 December 2017 French Championships Montpellier, France [44]
200m freestyle 1:47.78 Oussama Sahnoune GS Pétroliers 17 February 2017 Championnat Open d'hiver Algiers, Algeria [45]
400m freestyle 3:51.46 Mohamed Djaballah USMA 30 January 2019 Algerian Championships Algiers, Algeria
800m freestyle 8:06.93 † Lounis Khendriche USMA 31 January 2019 Algerian Championships Algiers, Algeria
1500m freestyle 15:18.15 Lounis Khendriche USMA 31 January 2019 Algerian Championships Algiers, Algeria
50m backstroke 25.26 Abdellah Ardjoune  Algeria 24 October 2021 Arab Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [46]
100m backstroke 54.24 Abdellah Ardjoune  Algeria 26 October 2021 Arab Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [47]
200m backstroke 1:58.71 Abdellah Ardjoune ASPTT 16 February 2018 Algerian Championships Algiers, Algeria
50m breaststroke 27.70 Nabil Kebbab  Algeria 31 March 2011 Algerian Championships Algiers, Algeria
100m breaststroke 59.83 Jaouad Syoud Olympic Nice Natation 20 November 2022 Interclubs Toutes Catégories - Région Sud - Poule A Monaco, Monaco [48]
200m breaststroke 2:09.44 h Jaouad Syoud Olympic Nice Natation 4 November 2022 French Championships Chartres, France [49]
50m butterfly 23.66 h Oussama Sahnoune CN Marseille 2 December 2017 French Championships Montpellier, France [50]
100m butterfly 51.26 Oussama Sahnoune CN Marseille 30 November 2017 French Championships Montpellier, France [51]
200m butterfly 1:55.69 Jaouad Syoud  Algeria 26 October 2021 Arab Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [52]
100m individual medley 54.13 b Jaouad Syoud Olympic Nice Natation 3 November 2022 French Championships Chartres, France [53]
200m individual medley 1:57.66 h Jaouad Syoud Olympic Nice Natation 6 November 2022 French Championships Chartres, France [54]
400m individual medley 4:12.16 b Jaouad Syoud Olympic Nice Natation 5 November 2022 French Championships Chartres, France [55]
4 × 100 m
 freestyle relay 		3:16.10 h
 Algeria 9 April 2008 World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom
4 × 200 m
 freestyle relay 		7:17.88 h
 Algeria 10 April 2008 World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom
4 × 100 m
 medley relay 		3:59.99 Algeria Algeria 9 April 1995 ? El Jadida, Morocco [2]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fédération Algerienne de Natacion;
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

Women

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 25.09 h Amel Melih  Algeria 16 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [56]
100m freestyle 55.34 h Amel Melih  Algeria 17 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [57]
200m freestyle 2:02.52 r Majda Chebaraka Stade Française
o Courbevoie 		8 November 2015 Regional Club Championships Paris, France
400m freestyle 4:12.16 Souad Cherouati GS Pétroliers 17 February 2017 Championnat Open d'hiver Algiers, Algeria [58]
800m freestyle 8:44.01 Souad Cherouati  Algeria 2 November 2018 Grand Prix Zrenjanin Zrenjanin, Serbia [59]
1500m freestyle 16:44.53 Souad Cherouati  Algeria 10 December 2017 International Austrian Championships Graz, Austria [60]
50m backstroke 28.62 h Amel Melih  Algeria 9 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [61]
100m backstroke 1:01.95 rh Amel Melih  Algeria 11 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [62]
200m backstroke 2:18.71 Rania Hamida Nefsi GSP 16 February 2018 Algerian Championships Algiers, Algeria
50m breaststroke 32.38 h Amira Kouza ASSN Alger 3 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [63]
100m breaststroke 1:09.62 Hannah Taleb Bendiab  Algeria 19 December 2015 ASA Winter Meet Sheffield, United Kingdom
200m breaststroke 2:28.60 h Rania Hamida Nefsi Neptune Natation 23 November 2023 Coupe du Quebec Senior Montreal, Canada [64]
50m butterfly 27.52 Amel Melih Sal St-Priest Natation 15 October 2018 Meeting de Rentrée du NDVB Villefranche-Sur-Saône, France [65]
100m butterfly 1:01.20 h Fella Bennaceur Stade Française
o Courbevoie 		4 December 2009 France 25m
Championships 		Chartres, France [66]
200m butterfly 2:13.60 Fella Bennaceur ? 13 November 2010 ? Paris, France [66]
100m individual medley 1:04.34 Rania Hamida Nefsi  Algeria 3 November 2018 Grand Prix Zrenjanin Zrenjanin, Serbia [67]
200m individual medley 2:17.13 Rania Hamida Nefsi  Algeria 1 November 2019 Festival par equipe section 1 Quebec, Canada
400m individual medley 4:48.12 Rania Hamida Nefsi  Algeria 4 November 2018 Grand Prix Zrenjanin, Serbia
4 × 100 m
 freestyle relay 		4:15.36 ASPTT March 2002 Algeria 25m
Championships 		Algeria [2]
4 × 200 m
 freestyle relay 		9:24.43 ASPTT March 2002 Algeria 25m
Championships 		Algeria [2]
4 × 100 m
 medley relay 		4:18.73 h
 Algeria 11 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [68]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fédération Algerienne de Natacion;
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

Mixed relay

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
4×50m freestyle relay 1:37.69 h
  • Nazim Belkhodja
     (22.66)
  • Souad Nafissa Charouati
     (26.51)
  • Sahnoune Oussama
     (21.68)
  • Amira Raja Kouza
     (26.84)
  Algeria 6 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [69]
4×50m medley relay 1:47.56 h
  • Ryad Djendouci
     (25.32)
  • Amira Raja Kouza
     (32.12)
  • Jugurtha Boumali
     (24.05)
  • Souad Nafissa Charouati
     (26.07)
  Algeria 4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [70]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fédération Algerienne de Natacion;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

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