The records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Kuwait, which are recognised and ratified by the Kuwait Swimming Association (KSA).

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 23.25 Mohammad Madwa  Kuwait 22 August 2004 GCC Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m freestyle 50.63 h Waleed Abdulrazzaq  Kuwait 24 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [1]
200m freestyle 1:52.65 Abdullah Ali Thuwaini  Kuwait 30 July 2011 GCC Championships Kuwait
400m freestyle 4:04.17 Marzouk Faisal Al-Salem  Kuwait 21 August 2008 GCC Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
800m freestyle 8:29.53 Nawaf Ali Al-Wazzan  Kuwait 30 August 2006 GCC Championships Kuwait
1500m freestyle 16:04.18 Nawaf Ali Al-Wazzan  Kuwait 30 July 2005 World Championships Montreal, Canada [2]
50m backstroke 25.45 Ali Alzamil  Kuwait 16 August 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey [3]
100m backstroke 56.40 Abdullah Ali Thuwaini - December 2011 Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar
200m backstroke 2:07.51 Abdullah Ali Thuwaini  Kuwait 22 August 2008 GCC Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
50m breaststroke 28.46 Rashed Al-Tarmoom  Kuwait 13 August 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey [4]
100m breaststroke 1:02.81 Rashed Al-Tarmoom  Kuwait 19 May 2022 GCC Games Kuwait City, Kuwait [5]
200m breaststroke 2:16.30 Ahmad Albader  Kuwait 8 September 2014 2nd Arab Open Championships Cairo, Morocco [6]
50m butterfly 23.66 Waleed Abdulrazzaq  Kuwait 17 August 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey [7]
100m butterfly 53.28 tt Abbas Qali Azura Florida Aquatics 20 June 2021 International Meet Ravne Ravne na Koroškem, Slovenia [8]
200m butterfly 2:00.75 Yousef Al-Askari - December 2011 Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar
200m individual medley 2:08.76 Yousif Al-Askari  Kuwait 2 April 2015 12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [9]
400m individual medley 4:46.73 Abdulaziz Al-Sawaihi  Kuwait 17 May 2022 GCC Games Kuwait City, Kuwait [10]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:25.18
 Kuwait December 2011 Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar
4×200m freestyle relay 7:34.68
 Kuwait December 2011 Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar
4×100m medley relay 3:47.42
  • Ali Alzamil
     (58.44)
  • Rashed Al-Tarmoom
     (1:02.88)
  • Waleed Abdulrazzaq
     (53.72)
  • Sauod Alshamroukh
     (52.38)
  Kuwait 17 August 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey [11]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Kuwait Swimming Association; 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
50m freestyle 26.48 Edith Lingmann  Kuwait 1 April 2015 12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [12]
100m freestyle 59.66 h Faye Sultan  Kuwait 6 August 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [13]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 31.36 h Faye Sultan  Kuwait 31 July 2013 World Championships Barcelona, Spain [14]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke 35.44 h Lara Dashti  Kuwait 29 July 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [15]
100m breaststroke 1:13.33 h Maria Filopoulou  Kuwait 2 April 2015 12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [16]
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
200m individual medley 2:21.81 Maria Filopoulou  Kuwait 2 April 2015 12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [17]
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Kuwait Swimming Association; 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 22.46 Walid Abdelrazak  Kuwait 26 October 2021 Arab Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [citation needed]
100m freestyle 48.67 Walid Abdelrazak  Kuwait 27 October 2021 Arab Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [citation needed]
200m freestyle 1:48.57 Yousef Al-Askari  Kuwait 22 February 2009 GCC Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
400m freestyle 3:58.77 Jaafar Jassem Boland  Kuwait 20 February 2009 GCC Championships Doha, Qatar
800m freestyle 8:13.53 Jaafar Jassem Boland  Kuwait 21 February 2009 GCC Championships Doha, Qatar
1500m freestyle 15:41.80 Ali Buabas  Kuwait 4 February 2015 GCC Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
50m backstroke 25.72 Ali Alzamil Nova Centurion 15 December 2022 Irish Championships Dublin, Republic of Ireland [citation needed]
100m backstroke 55.45 Abdullah Ali Thuwaini  Kuwait 24 February 2009 GCC Championships Doha, Qatar
200m backstroke 2:00.92 h Abdullah Ali Thuwaini  Kuwait 19 December 2010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [18]
50m breaststroke 27.66 h Rashed Al-Tarmoom  Kuwait 17 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [19]
100m breaststroke 1:00.22 h Rashed Al-Tarmoom  Kuwait 14 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [20]
200m breaststroke 2:13.63 h Ahmad Albader  Kuwait 5 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [21]
50m butterfly 23.52 Walid Abdelrazak  Kuwait 25 October 2021 Arab Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [citation needed]
100m butterfly 52.31 Walid Abdelrazak  Kuwait 24 October 2021 Arab Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [citation needed]
200m butterfly 1:57.03 Yousef Al-Askari  Kuwait February 2015 12th GCC Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m individual medley 58.24 h Abdulrahman Al-Bader  Kuwait 3 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
200m individual medley 2:02.51 h Yousef Al-Askari  Kuwait 30 June 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
400m individual medley 4:30.58 Marzoug Al-Salem  Kuwait 22 February 2009 GCC Championships Doha, Qatar
4×50m freestyle relay 1:31.91
  • Qali Abbas
     (23.43)
  • Madouh Mohammed
  • Mohammad Ahmad
  • Alaskari Yousef
  Kuwait 2 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea [22]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:19.52  Kuwait 1 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
4×200m freestyle relay 7:37.66 h
 Kuwait 16 December 2010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [23]
4×50m medley relay 1:40.60
  • Althuwaini Abdullah
     (25.85)
  • Albader Abdulrahman
  • Qali Abbas
  • Madouh Mohammed
  Kuwait 30 June 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea [24]
4×100m medley relay 3:42.62
  • Althuwaini Abdullah
     (57.22)
  • Albader Abdulrahman
  • Alaskari Yousef
  • Qali Abbas
  Kuwait 3 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea [25]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Kuwait Swimming Association; 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
50m freestyle 26.56 h Faye Sultan  Kuwait 30 June 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
100m freestyle 57.32 Faye Sultan  Kuwait 3 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 29.95 h Faye Sultan  Kuwait 1 Juli 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
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 Kuwait Swimming Association; 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 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 24 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Men's 1500m Freestyle Heats Result" (PDF). Omega Timing. 30 July 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Men's 50m Backstroke Final Results" (PDF). canli.tyf.gov.tr. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results" (PDF). canli.tyf.gov.tr. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Al-Obaidly wins gold as Qatari swimmers impress again". gulf-times.com. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  6. ^ "2nd Arab Open Championships Complete Results" (PDF). cdn.swimswam.com. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results" (PDF). canli.tyf.gov.tr. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Time Trial Results" (PDF). timingljubljana.si. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Team Qatar athletes keep up their winning streak in GCC Games". olympic.qa. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Results" (PDF). canli.tyf.gov.tr. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  12. ^ "12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships Results". dnan-sportslife.com. 1 April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  14. ^ "Women's 50m Backstroke Heats Result". Omega Timing. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  15. ^ "Women's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  16. ^ "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.
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  18. ^ "Men's 200m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2010-12-19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
  19. ^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  20. ^ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  21. ^ "Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  22. ^ "Men's 4x50m Freestyle Relay Result". www.aimag2013.org. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-10. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  23. ^ "Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2010-12-16.[permanent dead link]
  24. ^ "Men's 4x50m Medley Relay Result". www.aimag2013.org. 30 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-10. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  25. ^ "Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Result". www.aimag2013.org. 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.

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