List of Palestinian records in swimming

The Palestinian records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Palestine, which are recognised and ratified by the Palestinian Swimming Federation and Aquatic Sports.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50 m freestyle 24.88hMahmoud Gharbieh  Palestine28 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan[1]
100 m freestyle 52.01hYazan Al-Bawwab  Palestine26 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan[2]
200 m freestyle 1:56.37hMahmoud Gharbieh  Palestine24 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan[3]
400 m freestyle 4:07.70hAhmad M. T. Jebril  Palestine28 July 2013World Championships Barcelona, Spain[4]
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke 26.72Yazan Al-Bawwab  Palestine7 July 2023Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria[5]
100 m backstroke 57.10Yazan Al-Bawwab  Palestine5 July 2023Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria[6]
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke 30.58Mohamed Abujiba  Palestine9 July 2023Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria[7]
100 m breaststroke 1:08.75Mohamed Abujiba  Palestine5 July 2023Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria[8]
200 m breaststroke 2:50.51Antonio Habis  Palestine7 August 2019Arab Junior Championships Casablanca, Morocco[9]
50 m butterfly 25.97hYazan Al-Bawwab  Palestine9 November 2019World Cup Doha, Qatar[10]
100 m butterfly 1:07.15hLoiy Juwaihan  Palestine17 November 2016Asian Championships Tokyo, Japan[11]
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:38.37
  • Mahmoud Abu Gharbieh
     (53.26)
  • Mustafa Abdo
     (54.21)
  • Mohamed Abujiba
     (57.98)
  • Yazan Al-Bawwab
     (52.92)
 Palestine5 July 2023Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria[12]
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Palestinian Swimming Federation and Aquatic Sports; 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
50 m freestyle 28.29hSabine Hazboun  Palestine3 August 2013World Championships Barcelona, Spain[13]
100 m freestyle 1:02.86hSabine Hazboun  Palestine1 August 2013World Championships Barcelona, Spain[14]
200 m freestyle 2:22.54Farah Fares  Palestine10 July 2023Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria[15]
400 m freestyle 5:02.33Farah Fares  Palestine8 July 2023Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria[16]
800 m freestyle 10:18.86Farah Fares  Palestine6 July 2023Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria[17]
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke 29.78Valerie Tarazi  Palestine8 July 2023Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria[18]
100 m backstroke 1:04.22Valerie Tarazi  Palestine5 July 2023Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria[19]
200 m backstroke 2:37.36Farah Fares  Palestine7 July 2023Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria[20]
50 m breaststroke 32.79Valerie Tarazi  Palestine5 July 2023Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria[21]
100 m breaststroke 1:13.24Valerie Tarazi  Palestine7 July 2023Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria[22]
200 m breaststroke 2:38.67Valerie Tarazi  Palestine10 July 2023Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria[23]
50 m butterfly 27.65Valerie Tarazi  Palestine7 July 2023Pan Arab Games Oran, Algeria[24]
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley 2:22.88hValerie Tarazi  Palestine11 February 2024World Championships Doha, Qatar[25]
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Palestinian Swimming Federation and Aquatic Sports; 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
50 m freestyle 24.51Yazan Al-BawwabSpeedo Swim Squads26 November 2023Speedo Invitational Meet Dubai, United Arab Emirates[citation needed]
100 m freestyle 50.76Yazan Al-BawwabSpeedo Swim Squads26 November 2023Speedo Invitational Meet Dubai, United Arab Emirates[citation needed]
200 m freestyle 1:53.36Yazan Al-BawwabSpeedo Swim Squads25 November 2023Speedo Invitational Meet Dubai, United Arab Emirates[citation needed]
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke 25.50Yazan Al-BawwabSpeedo Swim Squads26 November 2023Speedo Invitational Meet Dubai, United Arab Emirates[citation needed]
100 m backstroke 55.52hYazan Al-Bawwab  Palestine5 November 2022World Cup Indianapolis, United States[26]
200 m backstroke 2:12.18Yazan Al-BawwabSpeedo Swim Squads26 November 2023Speedo Invitational Meet Dubai, United Arab Emirates[citation needed]
50 m breaststroke 32.28hAhmad Dumairi  Palestine18 December 2010World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100 m breaststroke 1:14.20hAntonio Habis  Palestine27 November 202023rd Speedo Invitational Dubai, United Arab Emirates[citation needed]
200 m breaststroke 2:37.48hAntonio Habis  Palestine27 November 202023rd Speedo Invitational Dubai, United Arab Emirates[citation needed]
50 m butterfly 25.23hYazan Al-Bawwab  Palestine5 November 2022World Cup Indianapolis, United States[27]
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
100 m individual medley 1:10.85hFouad Alatrash  Palestine12 April 2008World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×50 m freestyle relay
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×50 m medley relay
4×100 m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Palestinian Swimming Federation and Aquatic Sports; 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
50 m freestyle 27.57hMarina Abu Shamaleh  Palestine20 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[28]
100 m freestyle 1:01.29hSabine Hazboun  Palestine3 July 2013Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
200 m freestyle 2:35.94hDaria Nour  Palestine24 September 2017Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan[29]
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke 39.19hSabine Hazboun  Palestine12 April 2008World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom[30]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke 34.00hMarina Abu Shamaleh  Palestine16 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[31]
100 m breaststroke 1:13.92hMarina Abu Shamaleh  Palestine14 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia[32]
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly 30.22hSabine Hazboun  Palestine2 July 2013Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
100 m individual medley
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×50 m freestyle relay
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×50 m medley relay
4×100 m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Palestinian Swimming Federation and Aquatic Sports; 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

References