List of Nepalese records in swimming

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

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 23.79Alexander Shah-June 202311th NSA Swimming Competition Kathmandu, Nepal
100m freestyle 52.96Alexander Shah-June 202311th NSA Swimming Competition Kathmandu, Nepal
200m freestyle 1:58.23Nasir Yahya Hussain-June 202311th NSA Swimming Competition Kathmandu, Nepal
200m freestyle 1:57.26h, #Nasir Yahya Hussain    Nepal24 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan[1]
400m freestyle 4:12.17Nasir Yahya Hussain-June 202311th NSA Swimming Competition Kathmandu, Nepal
400m freestyle 4:08.23h, #Nasir Yahya Hussain    Nepal23 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan[2]
800m freestyle 10:06.90Sirish Gurung    Nepal18 November 2012 [a]Asian Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates[3]
1500m freestyle 18:45.62Sirish Gurung-October 2015National Game Kathmandu, Nepal
50m backstroke 30.05Tenzin Gurung    Nepal24 May 20232nd Bagmati Province Sports/ 1st Bagmati Province Competition Kathmandu, Nepal
100m backstroke 1:04.46Nasir Hussain-July 2022NSA Cup Kathmandu, Nepal
200m backstroke 2:22.15Tenzin Gurung-June 202311th NSA Swimming Competition Kathmandu, Nepal
50m breaststroke 30.66Bikash Kumal-June 202311th NSA Swimming Competition Kathmandu, Nepal
100m breaststroke 1:10.14Bikash Kumal-June 202311th NSA Swimming Competition Kathmandu, Nepal
100m breaststroke 1:08.15not ratifiedShuvam ShresthaArmed Police Force21 April 2019National Games Nepalgunj, Nepal[4]
200m breaststroke 2:34.74Bikash Kumal-June 202311th NSA Swimming Competition Kathmandu, Nepal
50m butterfly 26.79Ajal Kaji Tamrakar-June 202311th NSA Swimming Competition Kathmandu, Nepal
100m butterfly 59.60Nasir Hussain-July 2022NSA Cup Kathmandu, Nepal[5]
200m butterfly 2:29.88Sirish Gurung-October 2012NSA Cup Kathmandu, Nepal
200m individual medley 2:16.24hNasir Hussain    Nepal6 May 2022National Championships Kathmandu, Nepal[6]
400m individual medley 5:04.70Shirish Gurung    NepalApril 2016Thailand Open Bangkok, Thailand
4×100m freestyle relay 4:07.28
  • Manish Chitrakar
     (1:02.22)
  • Shuvam Shrestha
     (1:02.93)
  • Anubhav Subba
     (1:03.89)
  • Sirish Gurung
     (58.24)
   Nepal6 February 2016South Asian Games Guwahati, India[7]
4×200m freestyle relay 9:17.68
  • Manish Chitrakar
     (2:23.60)
  • Shuvam Shrestha
     (2:26.87)
  • Anubhav Subba
     (2:17.35)
  • Sirish Gurung
     (2:09.86)
   Nepal9 February 2016South Asian Games Guwahati, India[8]
4×100m medley relay 4:40.95not ratified-1990
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NSA; WRWorld record; ASAsian 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 28.09Gaurika SinghTribhuvan Army ClubAugust 2017National Games Kathmandu, Nepal
50m freestyle 27.95not ratifiedGaurika SinghTribhuvan Army Club3/4 June 2018Nepalese Championships Kathmandu, Nepal
100m freestyle 1:00.11hGaurika Singh    Nepal28 July 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan
100m freestyle 59.60not ratifiedGaurika SinghTribhuvan Army Club22 April 2019National Games Nepalgunj, Nepal[4]
200m freestyle 2:11.94Gaurika SinghTribhuvan Army Club17 August 2017Nepalese Championships Lalitpur, Nepal[9]
400m freestyle 4:38.53Duana Lama    NepalApril 2023Thailand Age Group Championships Thailand
800m freestyle 11:40.45Aditi DhitalLincoln29 September 2013NSA Cup Lalitpur, Nepal[10]
1500m freestyle 22:43.84Aditi DhitalLincolnSeptember 2013NSA Cup Lalitpur, Nepal
50m backstroke 30.85 [b]Gaurika SinghTribhuvan Army Club21 April 2019National Games Nepalgunj, Nepal[4]
100m backstroke 1:06.23Gaurika Singh-February 2020Middlesex Country Championships London, United Kingdom
200m backstroke 2:25.58Gaurika Singh-February 2020Middlesex Country Championships London, United Kingdom
50m breaststroke 35.79Duana Lama-June 2023 [c]11th NSA Swimming Competition Kathmandu, Nepal
100m breaststroke 1:17.58hDuana Lama    Nepal19 June 2022 [d]World Championships Budapest, Hungary[11]
200m breaststroke 2:51.31Duana Lama    NepalApril 2023Thailand Age Group Championships Thailand
50m butterfly 29.40Gaurika SinghTribhuvan Army Club2017National Game Kathmandu, Nepal
50m butterfly 29.38not ratifiedGaurika SinghTribhuvan Army Club17 August 2017Nepalese Championships Lalitpur, Nepal[9]
100m butterfly 1:07.69Gaurika SinghTribhuvan Army Club18 August 2017Nepalese Championships Lalitpur, Nepal[12]
200m butterfly 3:06.45Sastika Bhandari-June 202311th NSA Swimming Competition Kathmandu, Nepal
200m individual medley 2:33.26Gaurika Singh    Nepal10 February 2016South Asian Games Guwahati, India[13]
400m individual medley 5:47.69[e]Sofia Shah    Nepal7 February 2016South Asian Games Guwahati, India[14]
4×100m freestyle relay 4:32.17
   Nepal6 February 2016South Asian Games Guwahati, India[7]
4×200m freestyle relay 9:58.34
   Nepal9 February 2016South Asian Games Guwahati, India[8]
4×100m medley relay 5:05.54
   Nepal10 February 2016South Asian Games Guwahati, India[15]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NSA; WRWorld record; ASAsian 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 23.90Alexander Shah    Nepal6 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[16]
100m freestyle 52.30hAlexander Shah    Nepal20 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[17]
100m freestyle 51.87'#'Alexander ShahTribhuvan Army Club15 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal[18]
200m freestyle 1:58.30hNasir Hussain    Nepal17 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[19]
200m freestyle 1:55.39'#'Nasir HussainTribhuvan Army Club16 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal[20]
400m freestyle 4:33.05Nasir Hussain    Nepal8 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[21]
400m freestyle 4:08.64'#'Nasir HussainTribhuvan Army Club17 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal[22]
800m freestyle 9:17.00Nathan Dorje Sherpa-2019National Game Nepalgunj, Nepal
1500m freestyle 17:49.95Nasir Hussain    Nepal6 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[23]
1500m freestyle 16:50.21'#'Nasir HussainTribhuvan Army Club15 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal[24]
50m backstroke 28.03Alexander Shah    Nepal8 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[25]
50m backstroke 27.54'#'Alexander ShahTribhuvan Army Club- Nepal
50m backstroke 27.46'#'Alexander ShahTribhuvan Army Club17 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal[26]
100m backstroke 1:02.10Alexander Shah    Nepal7 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[27]
200m backstroke 2:16.50Nathan Dorje Sherpa-2019National Game Nepalgunj, Nepal
200m backstroke 2:16.23'#'Tenzing GurungArmed Police Force15 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal[28]
50m breaststroke 31.05Bikash KumalProvince 123 September 2022Nepalese Open Championships Kathmandu, Nepal[29]
100m breaststroke 1:08.15Shuvam Shrestha-2019National Game Nepalgunj, Nepal
200m breaststroke 2:31.15Shuvam Shrestha    Nepal5 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[30]
200m breaststroke 2:29.60'#'Aashish Sapkota-17 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal[31]
50m butterfly 25.77Ajal Kaji Tamrakar    Nepal2023Nepalese Open Championships Kathmandu, Nepal
100m butterfly 59.77Anubhav SubbaTribhuvan Army Club23 September 2022Nepalese Open Championships Kathmandu, Nepal[32]
100m butterfly 57.86'#'Nasir HussainTribhuvan Army Club17 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal[33]
100m butterfly 57.39h, not ratifiedAnubhav Subba    Nepal5 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[34]
200m butterfly 2:18.10Nathan Dorje Sherpa-2019National Game Nepalgunj, Nepal
100m individual medley 1:09.20hShailesh Shumsher J.B. Rana    Nepal18 December 2010World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200m individual medley 2:11.85hNasir Hussain    Nepal16 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[35]
200m individual medley 2:11.23'#'Nasir HussainTribhuvan Army Club16 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal[36]
400m individual medley 5:10.65not ratifiedNasir Hussain    Nepal7 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[37]
4×50m freestyle relay
4×100m freestyle relay 4:01.09
  • Sayed Hamza Shah
  • Dipankar Awale
  • Tarun Bhandari
  • Gaurab Lama
   Nepal2019National Game Nepal
4×100m freestyle relay 3:46.97not ratified
   Nepal5 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[38]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:46.83'#'Nepal Police Club- Nepal
4×100m freestyle relay 3:45.51'#'
Tribhuvan Army Club17 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal[39]
4×200m freestyle relay 8:23.17not ratified    Nepal8 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[40]
4×50m medley relay
4×100m medley relay 4:07.07
   Nepal9 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[41]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NSA; WRWorld record; ASAsian 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 27.37Gaurika Singh-November 2019Stockport Metro November Open Meet Stockport, United Kingdom
100m freestyle 58.13Gaurika Singh    Nepal9 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[42]
200m freestyle 2:05.06Gaurika Singh    Nepal5 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[43]
400m freestyle 4:25.28Gaurika Singh    Nepal8 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[44]
800m freestyle 9:39.22Gaurika Singh-2019National Game Nepalgunj, Nepal
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke 29.71Gaurika Singh    Nepal8 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[45]
100m backstroke 1:03.15Gaurika Singh    Nepal7 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[46]
200m backstroke 2:17.33Gaurika Singh-November 2019Stockport Metro November Open Meet Stockport, United Kingdom
50m breaststroke 35.82hDuana Lama    NepalNovember 2018World Cup Singapore, Singapore
50m breaststroke 35.46not ratifiedDuana Lama    Nepal7 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[47]
50m breaststroke 35.23'#'Duana LamaTribhuvan Army Club16 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal[48]
100m breaststroke 1:16.99hDuana Lama    NepalNovember 2018World Cup Singapore, Singapore
200m breaststroke 2:44.68Duana Lama    Nepal5 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[49]
200m breaststroke 2:43.23'#'Duana LamaTribhuvan Army Club17 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal[50]
50m butterfly 29.32Gaurika Singh-November 2019Stockport Metro November Open Meet Stockport, United Kingdom
100m butterfly 1:09.97Gaurika Singh-2019National Game Nepalgunj, Nepal
100m butterfly 1:07.74'#'Ashley Sapkota DangolNRNA17 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal[51]
200m butterfly 2:33.16Duana Lama    Nepal8 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[52]
100m individual medley
200m individual medley 2:32.00Gaurika Singh-2019National Game Nepalgunj, Nepal
200m individual medley 2:31.46h, #Duana LamaTribhuvan Army Club15 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal[53]
200m individual medley 2:30.67'#'Duana LamaTribhuvan Army Club15 October 2022National Games Pokhara, Nepal[54]
400m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay
4×100m freestyle relay 4:07.97 [f]
   Nepal5 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[55]
4×200m freestyle relay 9:03.04    Nepal8 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[56]
4×50m medley relay
4×100m medley relay 4:33.62
   Nepal9 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[57]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NSA; WRWorld record; ASAsian 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

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