List of Kuwaiti records in swimming

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

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	23.34	h	Madouh, MohammedMohammed Madouh	Kuwait	2 August 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	[1]
100m freestyle	52.06	h	Madouh, MohammedMohammed Madouh	Kuwait	31 July 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	[2]
200m freestyle	1:52.75		Al-Askari, YousefYousef Al-Askari	Kuwait	2 October 2015	Asian Age Group Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	[3]
400m freestyle	4:12.50	h	Bu-Abbas, AliAli Bu-Abbas	Kuwait	23 September 2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea
800 m freestyle
1500m freestyle	16:15.92		Allowghani, YousefYousef Allowghani	Kuwait	1 April 2015	12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[4]
50m backstroke	26.41		Althuwaini, AbdullahAbdullah Althuwaini	-	December 2011	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar
100m backstroke	56.40		Althuwaini, AbdullahAbdullah Althuwaini	-	December 2011	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	29.47	h	Albader, AbdulrahmanAbdulrahman Albader	Kuwait	30 July 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	[5]
100m breaststroke	1:03.72	h	Albader, AbdulrahmanAbdulrahman Albader	Kuwait	28 July 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	[6]
200m breaststroke	2:16.30		Albader, AhmadAhmad Albader	Kuwait	8 September 2014	2nd Arab Open Championships	Cairo, Morocco	[7]
50m butterfly	25.06		Qali, AbbasAbbas Qali
100m butterfly	54.00		Al-Askari, YousefYousef Al-Askari	-	December 2011	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar
200m butterfly	2:00.75		Al-Askari, YousefYousef Al-Askari	-	December 2011	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar
200m individual medley	2:08.76		Al-Askari, YousifYousif Al-Askari	Kuwait	2 April 2015	12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[8]
400m individual medley	4:53.04		Ashkanani, AliAli Ashkanani	Kuwait	3 April 2015	12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[9]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:25.18		Abdullah Althuwaini Yousef Al-Askari Mohammad Madouh Salman Qali	Kuwait	December 2011	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar
4×200m freestyle relay	7:34.68		Yousef Al-Askari Mohammad Madouh Abdullah Althuwaini Sooud Altayyar	Kuwait	December 2011	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar
4×100m medley relay	3:50.75	h	(1:01.13) Yousef Al-Askari  (1:03.51) Ahmad Al-Bader  (54.39) Abbas Qali  (51.72) Mohammad Madwa	Kuwait	9 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[10]

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		Lingmann, EdithEdith Lingmann	Kuwait	1 April 2015	12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[11]
100m freestyle	59.66	h	Sultan, FayeFaye Sultan	Kuwait	6 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[12]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	31.36	h	Sultan, FayeFaye Sultan	Kuwait	31 July 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	[13]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100m breaststroke	1:13.33	h	Filopoulou, MariaMaria Filopoulou	Kuwait	2 April 2015	12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[14]
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
200m individual medley	2:21.81		Filopoulou, MariaMaria Filopoulou	Kuwait	2 April 2015	12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[15]
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	22.79		Madwa, MohammadMohammad Madwa	Kuwait	30 June 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
100m freestyle	50.25	r	Madouh, MohammedMohammed Madouh	Kuwait	1 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea	[16]
200m freestyle	1:48.69		Al-Askari, YousefYousef Al-Askari	Kuwait	2 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
400m freestyle	3:59.88	h	Al-Askari, YousefYousef Al-Askari	Kuwait	17 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[17]
800m freestyle	8:33.37	†	Allowghani, YousefYousef Allowghani	Kuwait	7 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[18]
1500m freestyle	16:14.99		Allowghani, YousefYousef Allowghani	Kuwait	7 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[19]
50m backstroke	25.74	h	Al-Thuwaini, AbdullahAbdullah Al-Thuwaini	Kuwait	1 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
100m backstroke	55.71	h	Al-Thuwaini, AbdullahAbdullah Al-Thuwaini	Kuwait	15 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[20]
200m backstroke	2:00.92	h	Altuwaini, AbdullahAbdullah Altuwaini	-	19 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[21]
50m breaststroke	28.86	h	Albader, AbdulrahmanAbdulrahman Albader	Kuwait	15 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[22]
100m breaststroke	1:01.60	h	Al-Bader, AbdulrahmanAbdulrahman Al-Bader	Kuwait	30 June 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
200m breaststroke	2:13.63	h	Albader, AhmadAhmad Albader	Kuwait	5 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[23]
50m butterfly	24.89	h	Qali, AbbasAbbas Qali	Kuwait	2 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
100m butterfly	53.10	h	Al-Askari, YousefYousef Al-Askari	Kuwait	1 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
200m butterfly	1:57.03		Al-Askari, YousefYousef Al-Askari	Kuwait	February 2015	12th GCC Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m individual medley	58.24	h	Al-Bader, AbdulrahmanAbdulrahman Al-Bader	Kuwait	3 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
200m individual medley	2:02.51	h	Al-Askari, YousefYousef Al-Askari	Kuwait	30 June 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
400m individual medley	4:31.23		Al-Salem, MarzougMarzoug Al-Salem	Kuwait	February 2015	12th GCC Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4×50m freestyle relay	1:31.91		(23.43) Qali Abbas Madouh Mohammed Mohammad Ahmad Alaskari Yousef	Kuwait	2 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea	[24]
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	(1:54.77) Yousef Al-Askari  (1:50.73) Abdullah Altuwaini  (1:55.98) Mohammed Madouh  (1:56.18) Sauod Altayar	Kuwait	16 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[25]
4×50m medley relay	1:40.60		(25.85) Althuwaini Abdullah Albader Abdulrahman Qali Abbas Madouh Mohammed	Kuwait	30 June 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea	[26]
4×100m medley relay	3:42.62		(57.22) Althuwaini Abdullah Albader Abdulrahman Alaskari Yousef Qali Abbas	Kuwait	3 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea	[27]

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	Sultan, FayeFaye Sultan	Kuwait	30 June 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
100m freestyle	57.32		Sultan, FayeFaye 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	Sultan, FayeFaye 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

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2. "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
3. "Asian Age Group Championships Final Results" (PDF). AASF. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
4. "12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships Results". dnan-sportslife.com. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
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6. "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
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13. "Women's 50m Backstroke Heats Result". Omega Timing. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
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17. "Men's 400m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
18. "Men's 1500m Freestyle Results". Omega Timing. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
19. "Men's 1500m Freestyle Results". Omega Timing. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
20. "Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
21. "Men's 200m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2010-12-19. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
22. "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
23. "Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
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