List of Algerian records in swimming

The Algerian Records in swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing Algeria. These records are kept/maintained by the Algeria's national swimming federation: Fédération Algerienne de Natation (FAN).

Records are recognized for males and females in the following long course (50m)^[1] and short course (25m)^[2] events:^[3]

• freestyle: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500;
• backstroke: 50, 100 and 200;
• breaststroke: 50, 100 and 200;
• butterfly: 50, 100 and 200;
• individual medley (I.M.): 100 (25m only), 200 and 400;
• relays: 4x100 free, 4x200 free, and 4 × 100 medley.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long course (50m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	22.06		Iles, SalimSalim Iles	Algeria	September 2004	Arab Games	Algiers, Algeria	[1]
100m freestyle	48.23	sf	Kebbab, NabilNabil Kebbab	CN Marseille	23 April 2009	France Championships	Montpellier, France	[1]
200m freestyle	1:50.30		Kebbab, NabilNabil Kebbab	Algeria	13 July 2007	African Games	Algiers, Algeria	[1]
400m freestyle	3:56.03		Mebarek, MahrezMahrez Mebarek	Algeria	June 2005	Mediterranean Games	Almería, Spain	[1]
800m freestyle	8:20.55	h	Mebarek, MahrezMahrez Mebarek	Algeria	26 July 2005	World Championships	Montreal, Canada	[1]
1500m freestyle	16:00.45		Mebarek, MahrezMahrez Mebarek	CN Melun-Dammarie	17 April 2005	France Championships	Nancy, France	[1]
50 back	26.85		Addadi, MehdiMehdi Addadi	Algeria	August 2002	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	[1]
100 back	57.81	h	Benabid, NaoufelNaoufel Benabid	Algeria	27 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[1]
200 back	2:04.60		Benabid, NaoufelNaoufel Benabid	Algeria	June 2009	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	[1]
50 breast	28.25	(h)	Kebbab, NabilNabil Kebbab	-	26 July 2011	World Championships	Shanghai, China	[4]
100 breast	1:01.74		Daid, SofianeSofiane Daid	Algeria	26 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[1]
200 breast	2:14.27		Daid, SofianeSofiane Daid	Algeria	16 July 2007	African Games	Algiers, Algeria	[1]
50 fly	24.33		Iles, SalimSalim Iles	Algeria	September 2004	Arab Games	Algiers, Algeria	[1]
100 fly	55.13	sf	Benabid, RaoufRaouf Benabid	CN Marseille	19 April 2002	France Championships	Chalon-sur-Saône, France	[1]
200 fly	2:02.86		Slimani, AghilesAghiles Slimani	Algeria	August 2002	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	[1]
200 I.M.	2:04.67		Hamama, MehdiMehdi Hamama	GSP	2009	Algeria Nationals	Algiers, Algeria	[1]
400 I.M.	4:27.50		Benabid, RaoufRaouf Benabid	Algeria	5 September 2001	Mediterranean Games	Tunis, Tunisia	[1]
4x100  free relay	3:22.46	h	(50.11) Nabil Kebbab  (51.47) Aghiles Slimani  (51.25) Mahrez Mebarek  (49.63) Salim Iles	Algeria	24 July 2005	World Championships	Montreal, Canada	[1][5]
4x200  free relay	7:32.50			Algeria	13 July 2007	African Games	Algiers, Algeria	[1]
4x100  medley relay	3:46.76		Naoufel Benabid Sofiane Daid Aghiles Slimani Nabil Kebbab	Algeria	18 November 2007	Arab Games	Cairo, Egypt	[1]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fédération Algerienne de Natacion;
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	^[Note 1]
100m freestyle	57.94 ^[Note 2]		Chebaraka, MajdaMajda Chebaraka	Algeria	6 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[6]
200m freestyle	2:02.63		Chebaraka, MajdaMajda Chebaraka	Algeria	7 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[7]
400m freestyle	4:19.24		Chebaraka, MajdaMajda Chebaraka	Algeria	8 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[8]
800m freestyle	8:58.53		Chebaraka, MajdaMajda Chebaraka	Algeria	9 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[9]
1500m freestyle	17:07.82		Chebaraka, MajdaMajda Chebaraka	Algeria	11 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[10]
50m backstroke	29.87	b	Melih, AmelAmel Melih	EMS Bron	3 April 2015	French Championships	Limoges, France	[11]
100m backstroke	1:03.02	h	Melih, AmelAmel Melih	Algeria	7 April 2016	3rd Arab Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[12]
200m backstroke	2:25.26		Nefsi, Hamida RaniaHamida Rania Nefsi	Algeria	4 April 2016	6th Dubai International Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[13]
50m breaststroke	32.58		Taleb, HannahHannah Taleb	Algeria	6 April 2016	3rd Arab Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[14]
100m breaststroke	1:11.70		Taleb, HannahHannah Taleb	Algeria	5 April 2016	3rd Arab Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[15]
200m breaststroke	2:35.56		Taleb, HannahHannah Taleb	Algeria	7 April 2016	3rd Arab Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[16]
50m butterfly	27.50	h	Bennaceur, FellaFella Bennaceur	Algeria	31 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[1]
100m butterfly	1:01.22	h	Bennaceur, FellaFella Bennaceur	Algeria	26 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[1]
200m butterfly	2:14.78		Hadi, SarahSarah Hadi	Algeria	4 April 2016	3rd Arab Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[17]
200m individual medley	2:19.83		Nefsi, Hamida RaniaHamida Rania Nefsi	Algeria	5 April 2016	3rd Arab Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[18]
400m individual medley	4:54.31		Nefsi, Rania HamidaRania Hamida Nefsi	Algeria	6 April 2016	6th Dubai International Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[19]
4x100m  freestyle relay	3:40.93		Belkhodja Nazim Cherouati Souad Nafissa Djendouci Badis Chebaraka Majda	Algeria	7 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Congo	[7]
4x200m  freestyle relay	8:35.11			Algeria	6 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Congo	[6]
4x100m  medley relay	4:22.29		(1:06.07) Amel Melih  (1:11.41) Hannah Taleb  (1:06.05) Samar Khacha  (58.76) Nesrine Mediahed	Algeria	6 April 2016	3rd Arab Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[20]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fédération Algerienne de Natacion; 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; tt – time trial

Mixed relay

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
4×100m freestyle relay	3:41.01		Nazim Belkhodia Amel Melih Riyad Diendouci Majda Cebaraka	Algeria	5 April 2016	3rd Arab Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[21]
4×100m medley relay	4:08.09			Algeria	10 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Congo	[22]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fédération Algerienne de Natacion; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Notes:

• ^ Note 1: The current source lists the 50 free record as 26.24 by Fella Bennaceur from the 2009 French Championships. However, results from the meet show that Bennaceur went a 26.84.
• ^ Note 2: The current source lists the 100 free record as 57.36 by Fella Bennaceur from the 2008 French Championships. However, results from the meet show that she went 59.29 in the event, and led-off a relay in 58.34.

Short course (25m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	^[Note-m25-1]				[2]
100m freestyle	^[Note-m25-2]				[2]
200m freestyle	1:48.03		Kebbab, NabilNabil Kebbab	Algeria	15 January 2005	French Championships	Dunkerque, France	[23]
400m freestyle	3:51.84		Mebarek, MahrezMahrez Mebarek	Lyon	8 December 2002	France Club N1a Championships	Antibes, France	[2]
800m freestyle	8:23.02	†	Tchouar, ImadeddineImadeddine Tchouar	Algeria	7 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[24]
1500m freestyle	15:54.72		Tchouar, ImadeddineImadeddine Tchouar	Algeria	7 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[24]
50m backstroke	25.32	rh	Djendouci, RyadRyad Djendouci	USM	4 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[25]
100m backstroke	55.50	h	Djendouci, RyadRyad Djendouci	Algeria	3 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[26]
200m backstroke	2:02.56		Benabid, NaoufelNaoufel Benabid	ES Nanterre	19 December 2009	La Roche-sur-Yon meet	La Roche-sur-Yon, France	[2][27]
50m breaststroke	27.80 ^[Note-m25-3]	h	Kebbab, NabilNabil Kebbab	Algeria	18 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m breaststroke	1:00.70 ^[Note-m25-4]	h	Kebbab, NabilNabil Kebbab	Algeria	15 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200m breaststroke	2:12.16	h	Daid, SofianeSofiane Daid	Algeria	5 April 2002	Short Course Worlds	Moscow, Russia	[2][28]
50m butterfly	24.21	h	Boumali, JugurthaJugurtha Boumali	Algeria	5 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[29]
100m butterfly	55.24	h	Boumali, JugurthaJugurtha Boumali	Algeria	4 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[30]
200m butterfly	2:00.96	h	Slimani, AghilesAghiles Slimani	Algeria	25 January 2003	World Cup meet	Berlin, Germany	[2][31]
100m individual medley	56.29		Kebbab, NabilNabil Kebbab	CNN	2010	Algeria 25m Championships	Algiers, Algeria	[2]
200m individual medley	2:01.25	h	Hamama, MehdiMehdi Hamama	Algeria	11 April 2008	Short Course Worlds	Manchester, United Kingdom	[2][32]
400m individual medley	4:22.22	h	Nefsi, Lies AbdelghaniLies Abdelghani Nefsi	Algeria	4 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[33]
4x100m  freestyle relay	3:16.10	h	(48.54) Salim Iles  (46.63) Nabil Kebbab  (50.50) Badis Djendouci  (50.43) Mehdi Hamama	Algeria	9 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, Great Britain
4x200m  freestyle relay	7:17.88	h	(1:48.74) Nabil Kebbab  (1:49.54) Badis Djendouci  (1:49.81) Aghiles Slimani  (1:49.79) Mehdi Hamama	Algeria	10 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, Great Britain
4x100m  medley relay	3:59.99			Algeria	9 April 1995	?	El Jadida, Morocco	[2]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fédération Algerienne de Natacion;
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

Notes:

• ^ Note-m25-1: In the current source, the men's 50 free record is listed as 21.40 by Nabil Kebbab at the 2008 Short Course Worlds; however, results from the meet (Prelims Semifinals), show that he went 21.77 at the meet.
• ^ Note-m25-2: In the current source, the men's 100 free record is listed as 47.00 by Nabil Kebbab at the 2008 Short Course Worlds; however, results from the meet show that his fastest time at the meet was 47.60.
• ^ Note-m25-3: In the current source, the men's 50 breast record is listed as 27.43 by Nabil Kebbab at the 2009 French Championships. However, the French Swimming Federation has Kebbab's fastest-time-ever in French competition as 27.91.
• ^ Note-m25-4: In the current source, the men's 100 breast record is listed as 1:00.03 by Nabil Kebbab at the 2009 French Championships. However, the French Swimming Federation has Kebbab's fastest-time-ever in French competition as 1:00.88.

Women

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	26.30		Bennaceur, FellaFella Bennaceur	Stade Française o Courbevoie	20 December 2008	?	Paris, France	[2][34]
100m freestyle	^[Note f25-1]
200m freestyle	2:05.73		Bennaceur, FellaFella Bennaceur	Stade Française o Courbevoie	12 November 2006	Ville International	Saint-Dizier, France	[2][34]
400m freestyle	4:21.34		Meghezi, MalyaMalya Meghezi	USM Alger	2009	Algeria 25m Championships	Algiers, Algeria	[2]
800m freestyle	8:49.14		Cherouati, SouadSouad Cherouati	Algeria	20 November 2015	French Championships	Angers, France	[35]
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke	31.08		Lalla, AmelAmel Lalla	PTT Alger	2009	Algeria Winter Championships	Algiers, Algeria	[2]
100m backstroke	1:06.02		Lalla, AmelAmel Lalla	PTT Alger	2009	Algeria Winter Championships	Algiers, Algeria	[2]
200m backstroke	2:21.20		Abderrahmane, LyndaLynda Abderrahmane	OC Alger	March 2012	Algeria Winter Championships	Algeria	[36]
50m breaststroke	32.38	h	Kouza, AmiraAmira Kouza	ASSN Alger	3 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[37]
100m breaststroke	1:10.01	h	Kouza, AmiraAmira Kouza	PTT Alger	5 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[38]
200m breaststroke	2:35.80		Kouza, AmiraAmira Kouza	PTT Alger	2007	Algeria 25m Championships	Algiers, Algeria	[2]
50m butterfly	27.63		Bennaceur, FellaFella Bennaceur	Stade Française o Courbevoie	5 December 2009	France 25m Championships	Chartres, France	[34]
100m butterfly	1:01.20	h	Bennaceur, FellaFella Bennaceur	Stade Française o Courbevoie	4 December 2009	France 25m Championships	Chartres, France	[34]
200m butterfly	2:13.60		Bennaceur, FellaFella Bennaceur	?	13 November 2010	?	Paris, France	[34]
100m individual medley	1:04.50		Bennaceur, FellaFella Bennaceur	PTT Alger	2010	Algeria 25m Championships	Algiers, Algeria	[2]
200m individual medley	2:18.46	h	Nefsi, Rania HamidaRania Hamida Nefsi	Algeria	6 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[39]
400m individual medley	4:49.27	b	Cherouati, SouadSouad Cherouati	Algeria	22 November 2015	French Championships	Angers, France	[40]
4x100m  free relay	4:15.36			ASPTT	March 2002	Algeria 25m Championships	Algeria	[2]
4x200m  free relay	9:24.43			ASPTT	March 2002	Algeria 25m Championships	Algeria	[2]
4x100m  medley relay	4:42.03			Algeria	March 2000	?	El Jadida, Morocco	[2]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fédération Algerienne de Natacion;
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

Notes:

• ^ Note f25-1: In the current source, the women's 100 free record is listed as 57.36 by Fella Bennaceur at the 2008 French 25m Championships. However, the French Swimming Federation shows her fastest-time-ever-in-a-French meet as 57.78.

Mixed relay

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
Mixed 4×50m freestyle relay	1:37.69	h	(22.66) Nazim Belkhodja  (26.51) Souad Nafissa Charouati  (21.68) Sahnoune Oussama  (26.84) Amira Raja Kouza	Algeria	6 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[41]
Mixed 4×50m medley relay	1:47.56	h	(25.32) Ryad Djendouci  (32.12) Amira Raja Kouza  (24.05) Jugurtha Boumali  (26.07) Souad Nafissa Charouati	Algeria	4 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[25]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fédération Algerienne de Natacion;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

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External links

• FAN web site