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

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 23.38 h Ahmad Attellesey SK Triton 10 July 2016 Swedish Championships Norrköping, Sweden [1]
100m freestyle 52.34 h Audai Hassouna  Libya 24 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [2]
200m freestyle 1:53.74 h Audai Hassouna  Libya 23 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [3]
400m freestyle 4:29.51 h Abdulhai Abdulmenem Ashour  Libya 3 July 2022 Mediterranean Games Bir El Djir, Algeria [4]
800m freestyle
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke 28.43 h, † Adel El-Fakir  Libya 24 July 2017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [5]
100m backstroke 58.48 h Adel El-Fakir  Libya 24 July 2017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [6]
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke 32.90 h, † Abdulmalek Ben-Musa  Libya 23 July 2017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [7]
100m breaststroke 1:12.00 h Abdulmalek Ben-Musa  Libya 23 July 2017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [8]
200m breaststroke
50m butterfly 25.39 h Ahmad Attellesey SK Triton 30 March 2016 Swim Open Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden [9]
100m butterfly 56.99 h Sofyan El Gadi  Libya 2 August 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom
200m butterfly 2:21.66 h Sofyan El Gadi  Libya 20 August 2010 Youth Olympic Games Singapore, Singapore
200m individual medley 2:39.91 h Abdulmalek Ben-Musa  Libya 13 September 2010 10th African Swimming Championships Casablanca, Morocco [10]
400m individual medley
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×100m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Libyan Swimming Federation; 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

Women

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50 m freestyle 34.67 h Amira Edrahi  Libya 20 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece [11]
100 m freestyle 1:09.28 h Nadia Fezzani  Libya 23 July 1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Russia [12]
200 m freestyle 2:30.14 h Soad Fezzani  Libya 23 July 1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Russia [13]
400 m freestyle 5:16.17 h Soad Fezzani  Libya 22 July 1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Russia [14]
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke 1:10.54 Maleek Al-Mukhtar  Libya 6 December 2023 African Junior Championships Mauritius, Mauritius [15]
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke 38.50 h, † Asmahan Farhat  Libya 10 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, Chile [16]
100 m breaststroke 1:21.68 h Asmahan Farhat  Libya 10 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, Chile [17]
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly
100 m butterfly 1:12.94 h Nadia Fezzani  Libya 23 July 1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Russia [18]
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 Libyan Swimming Federation; 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

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 22.81 r Ahmad Attellesey Malmö Kappsimningsklubb 2 November 2017 SM/JSM Jönköping, Sweden [19]
100m freestyle 50.90 h Audai Hassouna University of Edinburgh 17 November 2019 British Universities and Colleges Sport Sheffield, United Kingdom [20]
200m freestyle 1:50.00 h Audai Hassouna University of Edinburgh 16 November 2019 British Universities and Colleges Sport Sheffield, United Kingdom [21]
400m freestyle 4:04.26 Audai Hassouna University of Edinburgh 7 December 2018 Scottish Open National Championships United Kingdom [22]
800m freestyle 10:27.87 Ahmad Attellesey Trelleborgs Simsällskap 15 March 2008 Distanscupen 2 Trelleborg, Sweden [23]
1500m freestyle 20:33.72 Ahmad Attellesey SK Triton 21 March 2010 U Gp 2 2010 Löddeköpinge, Sweden [24]
50m backstroke 26.39 h Adel Elfakir  Libya 8 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [25]
100m backstroke 55.83 h Adel Elfakir  Libya 6 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [26]
200m backstroke 2:20.41 h Sofyan El Gadi  Libya 13 April 2008 World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom
50m breaststroke 30.45 Ahmad Attellesey SK Triton 12 March 2016 Bråhögsprinten Staffanstorp, Sweden [27]
100m breaststroke 1:08.59 h Abdulmalik Ben Musa  Libya 11 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [28]
200m breaststroke 2:38.16 Ahmad Attellesey SK Triton 15 February 2016 Tritonspelen Staffanstorp, Sweden [29]
50m butterfly 24.48 h Ahmad Attellesey Malmö Kappsimningsklubb 1 November 2017 SM/JSM Jönköping, Sweden [30]
100m butterfly 56.48 h Ahmad Attellesey SK Triton 6 May 2016 19th Danish International Swim Cup Esbjerg, Denmark [31]
200m butterfly 2:19.06 h Sofyan El Gadi  Libya 19 December 2010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m individual medley 1:01.32 Ahmad Attellesey SK Triton 30 November 2015 Tritonspelen Staffanstorp, Sweden [32]
200m individual medley 2:19.65 Ahmad Attellesey SK Triton 4 May 2015 Tritonspelen Staffanstorp, Sweden [33]
400m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay
4×100m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Libyan Swimming Federation; 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

Women

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle
100m freestyle
200m freestyle
400m freestyle
800m freestyle
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke 34.97 h Asmahan Farhat  Libya 12 April 2008 World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom [34]
100m backstroke 1:16:30 Asmahan Farhat  Libya 9 April 2008 World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom [35]
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke 37.77 h Asmahan Farhat  Libya 9 April 2008 World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom [36]
100m breaststroke 1:25.15 Asmahan Farhat  Libya 12 April 2008 World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom [37]
200m breaststroke
50m butterfly 33.98 h Asmahan Farhat  Libya 10 April 2008 World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom [38]
100m butterfly
200m butterfly
100m individual medley 1:14.22 h Asmahan Farhat  Libya 10 April 2008 World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom
200m individual medley
400m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay
4×100m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Libyan Swimming Federation; 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

References

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  2. ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
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  7. ^ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 23 July 2017. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 23 July 2017. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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  15. ^ "2023 African Junior Swimming Championships – Session 2 Results" (PDF). Africa Aquatics. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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  19. ^ "Men's 4x50m Freestyle Final Results". IC Control.
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  22. ^ "SwimCloud athlete profile".
  23. ^ "800m free results".
  24. ^ "1500m free results".
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  26. ^ "Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  27. ^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results".
  28. ^ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  29. ^ "Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results".
  30. ^ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results".
  31. ^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results".
  32. ^ "Men's 100 individual medley final results".
  33. ^ "Men's 100 individual medley final results".
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