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List of Libyan records in swimming

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)

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Men

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 23.38 hAhmad Attellesey SK Triton 10 July 2016Swedish Championships Norrköping, Sweden [1]
100 m freestyle 52.34 hAudai Hassouna  Libya 24 July 2019World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [2]
200 m freestyle 1:53.74 hAudai Hassouna  Libya 23 July 2019World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [3]
400 m freestyle 4:29.51 hAbdulhai Abdulmenem Ashour  Libya 3 July 2022Mediterranean Games Bir El Djir, Algeria [4]
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke 28.43 h, †Adel El-Fakir  Libya 24 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary [5]
100 m backstroke 58.48 hAdel El-Fakir  Libya 24 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary [6]
200 m backstroke 2:26.78 hYousef Abubaker  Libya 30 April 2024African Championships Luanda, Angola [7]
50 m breaststroke 30.89 hAnas Ganedi  Libya 3 May 2024African Championships Luanda, Angola [8]
100 m breaststroke 1:07.23 Anas Ganedi  Libya 30 August 2025Arab Championships Casablanca, Morocco [9]
200 m breaststroke 2:33.30 Jad Idris  Libya 31 August 2025Arab Championships Casablanca, Morocco [10]
50 m butterfly 25.39 hAhmad Attellesey SK Triton 30 March 2016Swim Open Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden [11]
100 m butterfly 56.99 hSofyan El Gadi  Libya 2 August 2012Olympic Games London, United Kingdom
200 m butterfly 2:14.90 Jad Idris  Libya 29 August 2025Arab Championships Casablanca, Morocco [12]
200 m individual medley 2:39.91 hAbdulmalek Ben-Musa  Libya 13 September 201010th African Swimming Championships Casablanca, Morocco [13]
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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Women

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 29.01 hMaleek Al-Mukthar  Libya 9 December 2023African Junior Championships Saint Pierre, Mauritius [14]
50 m freestyle 28.46 h, #Maleek Al-Mukthar  Libya 9 January 2024Arab Age Group Championships Doha, Qatar [citation needed]
100 m freestyle 1:04.43 hMaleek Al-Mukthar  Libya 7 December 2023African Junior Championships Saint Pierre, Mauritius [15]
100 m freestyle 1:02.26 h, #Maleek Al-Mukthar  Libya 9 January 2024Arab Age Group Championships Doha, Qatar [citation needed]
200 m freestyle 2:30.14 hSoad Fezzani  Libya 23 July 1980Olympic Games Moscow, Russia [16]
400 m freestyle 5:16.17 hSoad Fezzani  Libya 22 July 1980Olympic Games Moscow, Russia [17]
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke 33.54 hMaleek Al-Mukthar  Libya 7 December 2023African Junior Championships Saint Pierre, Mauritius [18]
100 m backstroke 1:09.45 Maleek Al-Mukhtar  Libya 8 May 2026African Championships Oran, Algeria [19]
200 m backstroke 2:39.16 hMaleek Al-Mukthar  Libya 8 December 2023African Junior Championships Saint Pierre, Mauritius [20]
50 m breaststroke 38.50 h, †Asmahan Farhat  Libya 10 August 2008Olympic Games Beijing, Chile [21]
100 m breaststroke 1:21.68 hAsmahan Farhat  Libya 10 August 2008Olympic Games Beijing, Chile [22]
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly
100 m butterfly 1:12.94 hNadia Fezzani  Libya 23 July 1980Olympic Games Moscow, Russia [23]
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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Mixed relay

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
4×100 m freestyle relay 4:09.13
  • Maleek Al-Mukthar
  Libya 8 December 2023 African Junior Championships Saint Pierre, Mauritius [24]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Libyan Swimming Federation; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; so – swim-off

Short Course (25 m)

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Men

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 22.81 rAhmad Attellesey Malmö Kappsimningsklubb 2 November 2017SM/JSM Jönköping, Sweden [25]
100 m freestyle 50.90 hAudai Hassouna University of Edinburgh 17 November 2019British Universities and Colleges Sport Sheffield, Great Britain [26]
200 m freestyle 1:50.00 hAudai Hassouna University of Edinburgh 16 November 2019British Universities and Colleges Sport Sheffield, Great Britain [27]
400 m freestyle 4:04.26 Audai Hassouna University of Edinburgh 7 December 2018Scottish Open National Championships Great Britain [28]
800 m freestyle 10:27.87 Ahmad Attellesey Trelleborgs Simsällskap 15 March 2008Distanscupen 2 Trelleborg, Sweden [29]
1500 m freestyle 20:33.72 Ahmad Attellesey SK Triton 21 March 2010U Gp 2 2010 Löddeköpinge, Sweden [30]
50 m backstroke 26.36 Mohamed Aljbali - 29 November 2024Libyan Championships Tripoli, Libya [31]
100 m backstroke 55.83 hAdel Elfakir  Libya 6 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada [32]
200 m backstroke 2:20.41 hSofyan El Gadi  Libya 13 April 2008World Championships Manchester, Great Britain
50 m breaststroke 30.09 hAnas Ganedi  Libya 14 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [33]
100 m breaststroke 1:04.87 Anas Ganedi EST 25 December 2025Tunisian Winter Championships Tunis, Tunisia [34]
200 m breaststroke 2:25.07 Malek Aljbali - 29 November 2024Libyan Championships Tripoli, Libya [35]
50m butterfly 24.48 hAhmad Attellesey Malmö Kappsimningsklubb 1 November 2017SM/JSM Jönköping, Sweden [36]
100m butterfly 56.48 hAhmad Attellesey SK Triton 6 May 201619th Danish International Swim Cup Esbjerg, Denmark [37]
200m butterfly 2:19.06 hSofyan El Gadi  Libya 19 December 2010World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m individual medley 1:01.32 Ahmad Attellesey SK Triton 30 November 2015Tritonspelen Staffanstorp, Sweden [38]
200m individual medley 2:11.74 Malek Aljbali - 29 November 2024Libyan Championships Tripoli, Libya [39]
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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Women

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle
100m freestyle
200m freestyle
400m freestyle
800m freestyle
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke 34.97 hAsmahan Farhat  Libya 12 April 2008World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom [40]
100m backstroke 1:16:30 Asmahan Farhat  Libya 9 April 2008World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom [41]
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke 37.77 hAsmahan Farhat  Libya 9 April 2008World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom [42]
100m breaststroke 1:25.15 Asmahan Farhat  Libya 12 April 2008World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom [43]
200m breaststroke
50m butterfly 33.98 hAsmahan Farhat  Libya 10 April 2008World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom [44]
100m butterfly
200m butterfly
100m individual medley 1:14.22 hAsmahan Farhat  Libya 10 April 2008World 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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

References

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  1. ↑ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). IC Control.
  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.
  4. ↑ "WA athlete profile".
  5. ↑ "Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 13. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". swimrankings.net. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Results". swimcloud.com. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Men's 200m Breaststroke Results". swimcloud.com. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results".
  12. ↑ "Men's 200m Butterfly Results". swimcloud.com. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "WA athlete profile".
  14. ↑ "World Aquatics athlete profile". Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  15. ↑ "World Aquatics athlete profile". Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  16. ↑ "WA athlete profile".
  17. ↑ "WA athlete profile".
  18. ↑ "World Aquatics athlete profile". Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  19. ↑ "Women's 100m Backstrokre Final Results" (PDF). algerianaquatics.com. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "World Aquatics athlete profile". Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  21. ↑ "WA athlete profile".
  22. ↑ "WA athlete profile".
  23. ↑ "WA athlete profile".
  24. ↑ "Maleek Al-Mukthar World Aquatics athlete profile". Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  25. ↑ "Men's 4x50m Freestyle Final Results". IC Control.
  26. ↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". Speedo Timing.
  27. ↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". Speedo Timing.
  28. ↑ "SwimCloud athlete profile".
  29. ↑ "800m free results".
  30. ↑ "1500m free results".
  31. ↑ "New Libyan Record". ArabSwim. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  32. ↑ "Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  33. ↑ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  34. ↑ "100 m BRASSE Messieurs Classement". ftnatation.tn. 25 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  35. ↑ "New Libyan Record". ArabSwim. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  36. ↑ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results".
  37. ↑ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results".
  38. ↑ "Men's 100 individual medley final results".
  39. ↑ "New Libyan Record". ArabSwim. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  40. ↑ "WA athlete profile".
  41. ↑ "WA athlete profile".
  42. ↑ "WA athlete profile".
  43. ↑ "WA athlete profile".
  44. ↑ "WA athlete profile".
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