List of Albanian records in swimming

The Albanian records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Albania, which are recognised and ratified by the Albanian Swimming Federation (FSHN).

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 22.80hSidni Hoxha  Albania11 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1]
100m freestyle 50.13hSidni HoxhaTDS11 August 2013Greek Championships Lamia, Greece
200m freestyle 1:53.73hKledi Kadiu  Albania21 August 2019World Junior Championships Budapest, Hungary[2]
400m freestyle 4:04.03hKlavio Meça  Albania23 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary[3]
800m freestyle 8:31.01Franci AleksiLa Mirada Armada4 April 2019Future Championships Gresham, United States
1500m freestyle 16:13.91Franci Aleksi  Albania30 March 2018Niobeia 2018 - Niovia Thessaloniki, Greece[4]
50m backstroke 27.31hZhulian LavdanitiZwemclub Schoten26 February 2022Vlaams Championships Antwerp, Belgium[5]
50m backstroke 27.01'#'Zhulian LavdanitiZwemclub Schoten23 April 2023Belgian Open Championships Antwerp, Belgium[6]
100m backstroke 57.64Zhulian LavdanitiZwemclub Schoten25 February 2022Vlaams Championships Antwerp, Belgium[7]
100m backstroke 57.55h, #Zhulian LavdanitiZwemclub Schoten22 April 2023Belgian Open Championships Antwerp, Belgium[8]
200m backstroke 2:06.77hZhulian LavdanitiZwemclub Schoten23 January 2022Flanders Swimming Cup Antwerp, Belgium[9]
200m backstroke 2:06.23h, #Zhulian LavdanitiZwemclub Schoten21 April 2023Belgian Open Championships Antwerp, Belgium[10]
50m breaststroke 28.12Kledi KadiuCSP Tideriders11 August 2021NCSA Summer Championships Huntsville, United States
100m breaststroke 1:03.00Kledi KadiuCSP Tideriders10 August 2021NCSA Summer Championships Huntsville, United States
200m breaststroke 2:18.22Kledi KadiuCSP Tideriders12 August 2021NCSA Summer Championships Huntsville, United States
200m breaststroke 2:17.43not ratifiedGabriel Brushtulli  Albania3 August 2019Italian Championships Rome, Italy[11]
50m butterfly 24.56Sidni HoxhaTDS10 August 2013Greek Championships Lamia, Greece
100m butterfly 56.58Endi BabiTirana1 August 2009World Championships Rome, Italy
200m butterfly 2:04.35Endi BabiEtobicoke Swim Club10 July 2009Canadian Championships Montreal, Canada[12]
200m individual medley 2:12.02Gabriel Brushtulli  AlbaniaJuly 2018- Ljubljana, Slovenia
200m individual medley 2:08.70not ratifiedZhulian Lavdaniti  Albania31 July 2021Zomercriterium/Critterium D' Ete Antwerp, Belgium[13]
200m individual medley 2:06.99'#'Zhulian LavdanitiZwemclub Schoten22 April 2023Belgian Open Championships Antwerp, Belgium[14]
400m individual medley 4:46.33Edvin Angjeli-2010
400m individual medley 4:43.73not ratifiedBesjon RexhaEtobicoke Swim Club27 July 2018Canadian Junior Championships Winnipeg, Canada[15]
4×50m freestyle relay (club) 1:51.70Butrinti
4×100m freestyle relay 3:40.93  Albania29 June 2009Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy
4×200m freestyle relay (club) 8:21.19Teuta20 July 2016- Tirana, Albania
4×50m medley relay 2:05.60
4×100m medley relay (club) 3:47.37TeutaSeptember 2019- Albania
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Albanian Swimming Federation; WRWorld record; EREuropean 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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 26.06h, †Nikol Merizaj  Albania13 May 2022Akropolis Open Athens, Greece[16]
100m freestyle 57.75hNikol Merizaj  Albania2 April 2021Bulgarian Open Team Championships Sofia, Bulgaria[17]
200m freestyle 2:08.14Nikol Merizaj  Albania15 February 2020Open Winter Games Athens, Greece[18]
400m freestyle 4:28.81Noel Borshi  AlbaniaJuly 2014- Rome, Italy
800m freestyle 9:15.91Noel Borshi  Albania24 June 2011- Rome, Italy
1500m freestyle 18:11.55Kaltra MeceAkademia e Notit Stela18 June 2021Teuta Cup Durrës, Albania
50m backstroke 32.73Ledia AllarajPartizan15 May 2016- Dubrovnik, Croatia
50m backstroke 31.99not ratifiedNoel BorshiS.S.D. Vita20 July 2017- Rome, Italy[19]
100m backstroke 1:10.18Noel Borshi  Albania27 June 2010- Rome, Italy
100m backstroke 1:07.95not ratifiedNoel BorshiS.S.D. Vita19 July 2017- Rome, Italy[20]
200m backstroke 2:25.44Noel BorshiS.S.D. Vita9 July 2017- Rome, Italy[21]
50m breaststroke 36.37Nikol MerizajAkademia e Notit StelaJuly 2015- Tirana, Albania
100m breaststroke 1:18.32Nikol MerizajTirana Delfina Sport12 January 2020- Thessaloniki, Greece
200m breaststroke 2:49.91Vivian XhemollariStela16 July 2021National Junior Championships Tirana, Albania
50m butterfly 27.70hNikol Merizaj  Albania13 May 2022Akropolis Open Athens, Greece[22]
100m butterfly 1:03.21Nikol Merizaj  Albania28 May 2021Akropolis Grand Prix Athens, Greece[23]
200m butterfly 2:19.86Noel Borshi  Albania14 April 2015- Riccione, Italy[24]
200m individual medley 2:29.34Sara Abdullahu  Albania22 March 2009- Zurich, Switzerland
400m individual medley 5:10.05Noel Borshi  AlbaniaJuly 2014- Rome, Italy
4×100m freestyle relay 4:25.47StelaJuly 2021Albanian Championship Tirana, Albania
4×200m freestyle relay 9:32.87StelaJuly 2022Albanian Championship Tirana, Albania
4×100m medley relay 5:03.51StelaJuly 2021Albanian Championships Tirana, Albania
4×100m medley relay 4:57.09not ratified
  • Aurora Hoxha
  • Patricia Cani
  • Noel Borshi
     (1:07.40)
  • Anxhela Kashari
     (1:04.16)
 Albania1 May 2011Junior Balkan Championship Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina[25]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Albanian Swimming Federation; WRWorld record; EREuropean 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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 22.05hSidni Hoxha  Albania4 December 2015European Championships Netanya, Israel[26]
100m freestyle 48.99hSidni Hoxha  Albania5 December 2015European Championships Netanya, Israel[27]
200m freestyle 1:51.71Mark DucajStela27 March 2022Delfin Cup Skopje, North Macedonia[28]
200m freestyle 1:51.66b, not ratifiedKristi GrilloRamac15 December 2017Ontario Junior International Toronto, Canada[29]
400m freestyle 3:56.09Mark DucajStelaNovember 2022Albanian Championships Tirana, Albania
800m freestyle 8:11.89Mark DucajStela27 March 2022Delfin Cup Skopje, North Macedonia[30]
1500m freestyle 15:49.53Franc AleksiEagles2018-
50m backstroke 26.32hZhulian Lavdaniti  Albania2 November 2021European Championships Kazan, Russia[31]
100m backstroke 56.47Mark DucajStelaNovember 2022Albanian Championships Tirana, Albania
200m backstroke 2:09.91Elio VeliStelaFebruary 2019Mimosa Cup Bosnia and Herzegovina
200m backstroke 2:04.88h, not ratifiedZhulian Lavdaniti  Albania14 November 2021Belgium Championships Leuven, Belgium[citation needed]
50m breaststroke 29.11Toni GroshiTirana Delfina Sport4 March 2023Neptun Cup Skopje, North Macedonia[32]
100m breaststroke 1:01.34hKledi Kadiu  Albania16 December 2021 [a]World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[33]
200m breaststroke 2:20.72Deni Baholli  Albania18 February 2017Mimoza Cup Herceg Novi, Montenegro
50m butterfly 25.21Gresi KoxhakuK. S. Tirana5 March 2023Neptun Cup Skopje, North Macedonia[34]
100m butterfly 57.37hEdvin Angjeli  Albania15 December 2010World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m butterfly 56.47not ratifiedEndi BabiEtobicoke24 February 2006Ontario Junior Provincial Championships London, Canada
200m butterfly 2:06.37Flavio Matacchiera  Albania26 March 2018- Riccione, Italy
200m butterfly 2:01.92not ratifiedEndi BabiEtobicoke18 February 2006Eastern Canadian Championships Montreal, Canada[35]
100m individual medley 56.84hZhulian Lavdaniti  Albania6 November 2021European Championships Kazan, Russia[36]
200m individual medley 2:05.08hZhulian Lavdaniti  Albania4 November 2021European Championships Kazan, Russia[37]
200m individual medley 2:04.06not ratifiedZhulian Lavdaniti  Albania24 July 2021Zomercriterium Antwerp, Belgium[38]
400m individual medley 4:35.22 [b]hEdvin Angjeli  Albania16 December 2010World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
400m individual medley 4:31.15not ratifiedBesjon RexhaEtobicoke1 December 2017Youth Cup Toronto, Canada[39]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:38.09StelaNovember 2022Albanian Championships Tirana, Albania
4×100m freestyle relay 3:37.00StelaNovember 2022Albanian Championships Tirana, Albania
4×200m freestyle relay 8:00.03StelaNovember 2022Albanian Championships Tirana, Albania
4×50m medley relay 1:55.05-23 April 2017
4×100m medley relay 4:06.95h
  • Kennet Libohova
     (1:01.64)
  • Deni Baholli
     (1:06.84)
  • Franci Aleksi
     (1:01.93)
  • Frenc Berdaku
     (56.54)
 Albania11 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada[40]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Albanian Swimming Federation; WRWorld record; EREuropean 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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 25.40hNikol Merizaj  Albania20 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[41]
100m freestyle 58.20Nikol Merizaj  Albania21/22 April 2018Albanian Championships Tirana, Albania
200m freestyle 2:05.37Noel Borshi  Albania9 March 2014- Rome, Italy
400m freestyle 4:22.58Noel Borshi  Albania9 March 2014- Rome, Italy
800m freestyle 9:03.84Noel Borshi  Albania12 February 2012- Riccione, Italy
1500m freestyle 18:36.43hSara DandeStela21 April 2019Albanian Championships Albania
1500m freestyle 17:59.34h, not ratifiedSara Dande  Albania4 November 2021European Championships Kazan, Russia[42]
50m backstroke 31.79Nikol MerizajTeutaFebruary 2017Mimoza Cup Herzeg Novi, Montenegro
100m backstroke 1:08.30Noel Borshi  Albania5 March 2010- Rome, Italy
200m backstroke 2:23.09Noel Borshi  Albania4 March 2012- Rome, Italy
50m breaststroke 34.03Nikol Merizaj-16/17 October 2021- Thessaloniki, Greece
100m breaststroke 1:16.41Telma HashorvaStela14/15 November 2020- Skopje, North Macedonia
200m breaststroke 2:43.53Telma HashorvaStela14/15 November 2020- Skopje, North Macedonia
50m butterfly 27.03hNikol Merizaj  Albania18 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[43]
100m butterfly 1:03.33Noel Borshi  Albania23 February 2014- Rome, Italy
200m butterfly 2:16.61Noel Borshi  Albania1 March 2015- Rome, Italy
100m individual medley 1:04.46Nikol Merizaj-16/17 October 2021- Thessaloniki, Greece
200m individual medley 2:24.57Sara Abdullahu  Albania28 March 2010- Yverdon-les-Bains, France
400m individual medley 5:02.20Noel Borshi  Albania23 February 2014- Rome, Italy
4×50m freestyle relay 2:00.90Tirana21/22 April 2018Albanian Championships Tirana, Albania
4×100m freestyle relay 4:33.04April 2017Albanian Championships Tirana, Albania
4×200m freestyle relay 9:53.91StelaApril 2019Albanian Championships Tirana, Albania
4×50m medley relay 2:17.58StelaApril 2019Albanian Championships Tirana, Albania
4×100m medley relay 5:01.37Eagles21/22 April 2018Albanian Championships Tirana, Albania
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Albanian Swimming Federation; WRWorld record; EREuropean 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

Mixed relay

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
4×50m freestyle relay 1:48.14StelaNovember 2022Albanian Championships Tirana, Albania
4×50m freestyle relay 1:47.44h, not ratified
  • Paolo Priska
     (24.58)
  • Zhulian Lavdaniti
     (23.35)
  • Vivian Xhemollari
     (29.24)
  • Sara Dande
     (30.27)
 Albania6 November 2021European Championships Kazan, Russia[44]
4×50m medley relay 2:02.83h, not ratified
  • Kennet Libihova
     (29.35)
  • Deni Baholli
     (30.67)
  • Diana Basho
     (33.36)
  • Alesia Neziri
     (29.45)
 Albania8 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada[45]
4×100m medley relay 4:01.60StelaNovember 2022Albanian Championships Tirana, Albania
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Albanian Swimming Federation;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

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