The UAE Records in swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer from the United Arab Emirates. These records are kept by the UAE Swimming Federation.

The federation maintains records for both long course (50m)[1] and short course (25m)[2] competition, for males, in the following events:

Long course (50m)

Men

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 23.22 Ayoub Salem Mallala Al Wahda November 2007
100m freestyle 51.12 Yousuf Al-Matrooshi  United Arab Emirates 20 May 2022 GCC Games Kuwait City, Kuwait [3]
200m freestyle 1:58.08 Obaid Al-Jasmi Al Wahda 2009
400m freestyle 4:18.26 Obaid Al-Jasmi Al Wahda April 2009
800m freestyle 9:04.59 Obaid Al-Jasmi Al Wahda April 2009
1500m freestyle 17:10.36 Majid Al-Hammadi Al Wahda November 2009
50m backstroke 26.83 Yaaqoub Al-Saadi  United Arab Emirates 5 April 2016 3rd Arab Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [4]
100m backstroke 59.33 Yaaqoub Al-Saadi  United Arab Emirates 7 April 2016 3rd Arab Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [5]
200m backstroke 2:14.03 Yaaqoub Al-Saadi  United Arab Emirates 4 April 2016 3rd Arab Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [6]
50m breaststroke 28.79 Mubarak Al-Besher  United Arab Emirates 26 April 2014 Dubai International Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [7]
100m breaststroke 1:04.17 Mubarak Salem  United Arab Emirates 28 October 2013 GCC Championships Muscat, Oman
200m breaststroke 2:26.28 Mubarak Al-Besher Al Wasl 21 October 2011 GCC Games Isa Town, Bahrain [8]
50m butterfly 25.47 Mohammed Al-Ghaferi Al Ain 25 November 2011 UAE President Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [9]
100m butterfly 56.52 Salem Ghalib  United Arab Emirates 6 July 2023 Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria [10]
200m butterfly 2:06.97 Salem Ghalib  United Arab Emirates 17 May 2022 GCC Games Kuwait City, Kuwait [11]
200m individual medley 2:11.32 Salem Ghalib  United Arab Emirates 19 May 2022 GCC Games Kuwait City, Kuwait [12]
400m individual medley 4:50.45 Obaid Al-Jasmi Al Wahda 2010
4×100m
 freestyle relay 		3:34.57  United Arab Emirates 2004
4×200m
 freestyle relay 		8:07.89 h
 United Arab Emirates 31 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [13]
4×100m
 medley relay 		3:57.49
 United Arab Emirates 20 October 2011 GCC Games Isa Town, Bahrain [14]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by UAE 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

Women

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50 m freestyle 30.66 h Mahra Alshehhi  United Arab Emirates 28 September 2023 Asian Games Hangzhou, China [15]
100 m freestyle 1:05.77 h Mahra Alshehhi  United Arab Emirates 26 September 2023 Asian Games Hangzhou, China [16]
200 m freestyle 2:17.90 h Sara Akasha  United Arab Emirates 13 February 2024 World Championships Doha, Qatar [17]
400 m freestyle 4:55.46 h Mahra Alshehhi  United Arab Emirates 26 September 2023 Asian Games Hangzhou, China [18]
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke 31.67 Judy Mohtadi High Performance Swimming Club 2 April 2015 12th Arab Age Group Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [19]
100 m backstroke 1:35.83 h Nada Al-Bedwawi  United Arab Emirates 3 August 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [20]
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly 32.05 † Mira Al-Shehhi  United Arab Emirates 15 August 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey [21]
100 m butterfly 1:10.45 † Mira Al-Shehhi  United Arab Emirates 15 August 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey [22]
200 m butterfly 2:38.48 Mira Al-Shehhi  United Arab Emirates 15 August 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey [23]
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 UAE 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 (25m)

Men

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 23.04 h Khaled Aldabous  United Arab Emirates 5 October 2016 World Cup Dubai, United Arab Emirates [24]
100m freestyle 49.11 Yousuf Al-Matrooshi  United Arab Emirates 27 October 2021 Arab Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
200m freestyle 1:57.74 rh Obaid Al Jasmi United Arab Emirates UAE December 16, 2010 Short Course Worlds Dubai, United Arab Emirates [25]
400m freestyle 4:12.33 Obaid Al Jasmi United Arab Emirates UAE November 2010 President's Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
800m freestyle 8:59.13 Majid Mohamed Al Hammadi United Arab Emirates UAE February 2009 GCC Championships Doha, Qatar
1500m freestyle 17:20.43 Majid Mohamed Al Hammadi United Arab Emirates UAE February 2009 GCC Championships Doha, Qatar
50m backstroke 26.33 h Mohammed Al Ghaferi United Arab Emirates UAE 17 December 2010 Short Course Worlds Dubai, United Arab Emirates [26]
100m backstroke 58.04 rh Mohammed Al Ghaferi United Arab Emirates UAE 19 December 2010 Short Course Worlds Dubai, United Arab Emirates [27]
200m backstroke 2:08.86 h Yaaqoub Alsaadi  UAE 7 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [28]
50m breaststroke 28.37 Mubarak Al-Besher  UAE 4 February 2015 GCC Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m breaststroke 1:01.66 Mubarak Al-Besher  UAE 5 February 2015 GCC Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200m breaststroke 2:22.33 h Mubarak Al Besher United Arab Emirates UAE December 17, 2010 Short Course Worlds Dubai, United Arab Emirates [29]
50m butterfly 24.72 h, † Yousuf Al-Matrooshi  United Arab Emirates 17 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [30]
100m butterfly 53.53 Yousuf Al-Matrooshi  United Arab Emirates 24 October 2021 Arab Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
200m butterfly 2:03.91 Yousuf Al-Matrooshi  United Arab Emirates 26 October 2021 Arab Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
100m individual medley 57.11 Obaid Ahmed Al-Gesma United Arab Emirates UAE 6 March 2011 GCC Championships Qatar
200m individual medley 2:05.70 Obaid Ahmed Al-Gesma United Arab Emirates UAE 20 February 2009 GCC Championships Doha, Qatar
400m individual medley 4:36.89 h Obaid Al Jasmi United Arab Emirates UAE December 16, 2010 Short Course Worlds Dubai, United Arab Emirates [31]
4x50m
 freestyle relay 		1:36.48 h
 UAE 2 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea [32]
4x100m
 freestyle relay 		3:31.19 United Arab Emirates UAE February 2008 GCC Championships
4x200m
 freestyle relay 		8:03.02 h
United Arab Emirates UAE December 16, 2010 Short Course Worlds Dubai, United Arab Emirates [25]
4x50m
 medley relay 		1:46.11 h
 UAE 30 June 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea [33]
4x100m
 medley relay 		3:51.83 h
United Arab Emirates UAE December 19, 2010 Short Course Worlds Dubai, United Arab Emirates [27]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by UAE Swimming Federation;
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. ^ (lcm) (in Arabic) National Records 50m[permanent dead link] from the website of the UAE Swimming Federation. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
  2. ^ (scm) (in Arabic) National Records 25m Archived 2011-04-09 at the Wayback Machine from the website of the UAE Swimming Federation. Approved in 2010; retrieved 2012-03-26.
  3. ^ "Team Qatar athletes shine at GCC Games". olympic.qa. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. ^ "3rd Arab Swimming Championships 2016 Day 2 Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
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  6. ^ "3rd Arab Swimming Championships 2016 Day 1 Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  7. ^ Reem Abulleil (26 April 2014). "UAE's Saadi makes splash with historic B-standard time". www.sport360.com. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  8. ^ (lcm) Men's 200 Breast results - final[permanent dead link] from the 2011 GCC Games. Published 2011-10-21, retrieved 2012-03-26.
  9. ^ (lcm) November 25+26, 2011 President Cup results[permanent dead link]. Published by the UAE Swimming Federation, 2011-11, retrieved 2012-03-26.
  10. ^ "Women's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). arabgames2023.dz. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Team Qatar athletes keep up their winning streak in GCC Games". olympic.qa. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Al-Obaidly wins gold as Qatari swimmers impress again". gulf-times.com. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  13. ^ (lcm) Men's 4x200 Free Relay results - prelims Archived 2009-08-06 at the Wayback Machine from the 2009 World Championships. Published by Omega Timing on 2009-07-31, retrieved 2012-03-26.
  14. ^ (lcm) Men's 4x100 Medley Relay results[permanent dead link] from the 2011 GCC Games. Published 2011-10-20, retrieved 2012-03-26.
  15. ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). hangzhou2022.cn. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Women's 100m Freestyle Heat 3 Results" (PDF). hangzhou2022.cn. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Women's 200m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Women's 400m Freestyle Heat 1 Results" (PDF). hangzhou2022.cn. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  19. ^ "12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships Results". dnan-sportslife.com. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  20. ^ "Women's 100m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  21. ^ "Women's 200m Butterfly Results" (PDF). canli.tyf.gov.tr. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  22. ^ "Women's 200m Butterfly Results" (PDF). canli.tyf.gov.tr. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  23. ^ "Women's 200m Butterfly Results" (PDF). canli.tyf.gov.tr. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  24. ^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  25. ^ a b (scm) Men's 4x200 Free Relay results - prelims[permanent dead link] from the 2010 Short Course Worlds. Published by Omega Timing on 2010-12-16, retrieved 2012-03-26.
  26. ^ (scm) Men's 50 Back results - prelims[permanent dead link] from the 2010 Short Course Worlds. Published by Omega Timing on 2010-12-17, retrieved 2010-03-26.
  27. ^ a b (scm) Men's 4x100 Medley Relay results - prelims Archived 2011-01-24 at the Wayback Machine from the 2010 Short Course Worlds. Published by Omega Timing on 2010-12-19, retrieved 2012-03-26.
  28. ^ "Men's 200m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 7 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  29. ^ (scm) Men's 200 Breaststroke results - prelims Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine from he 2010 Short Course Worlds. Published by Omega Timing on 2010-12-17, retrieved 2012-03-26. (Note: In the results, the swimmer's name is listed as "Mubarak Al Besher"; however, another meet has the record swum by "Mubarak Mohamed Salem".
  30. ^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  31. ^ (scm) Men's 400 IM results - prelims from the 2010 Short Course Worlds. Published by Omega Timing on 2010-12-16, retrieved 2012-03-26.
  32. ^ "Men's 4x50m Freestyle Relay Heat 1 Result". www.aimag2013.org. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  33. ^ "Men's 4x50m Medley Relay Heat 1 Result". www.aimag2013.org. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.

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