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
Event
Time
Name
Club
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
22.80
h
Sidni Hoxha
Albania
11 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[ 1]
100m freestyle
50.13
h
Sidni Hoxha
TDS
11 August 2013
Greek Championships
Lamia , Greece
200m freestyle
1:53.73
h
Kledi Kadiu
Albania
21 August 2019
World Junior Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 2]
400m freestyle
4:04.03
h
Klavio Meça
Albania
23 July 2017
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 3]
800m freestyle
8:31.01
Franci Aleksi
La Mirada Armada
4 April 2019
Future Championships
Gresham , United States
1500m freestyle
16:13.91
Franci Aleksi
Albania
30 March 2018
Niobeia 2018 - Niovia
Thessaloniki , Greece
[ 4]
50m backstroke
26.98
h
Grisi Koxhaku
Tirana
6 September 2023[ a]
World Junior Championships
Netanya , Israel
[ 5]
100m backstroke
57.64
Zhulian Lavdaniti
Zwemclub Schoten
25 February 2022
Vlaams Championships
Antwerp , Belgium
[ 6]
100m backstroke
57.55
h, #
Zhulian Lavdaniti
Zwemclub Schoten
22 April 2023
Belgian Open Championships
Antwerp , Belgium
[ 7]
200m backstroke
2:06.77
h
Zhulian Lavdaniti
Zwemclub Schoten
23 January 2022
Flanders Swimming Cup
Antwerp , Belgium
[ 8]
200m backstroke
2:06.23
h, #
Zhulian Lavdaniti
Zwemclub Schoten
21 April 2023
Belgian Open Championships
Antwerp , Belgium
[ 9]
50m breaststroke
28.12
Kledi Kadiu
CSP Tideriders
11 August 2021
NCSA Summer Championships
Huntsville , United States
100m breaststroke
1:03.00
Kledi Kadiu
CSP Tideriders
10 August 2021
NCSA Summer Championships
Huntsville , United States
200m breaststroke
2:18.22
Kledi Kadiu
CSP Tideriders
12 August 2021
NCSA Summer Championships
Huntsville , United States
200m breaststroke
2:17.43
not ratified
Gabriel Brushtulli
Albania
3 August 2019
Italian Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 10]
50m butterfly
24.56
Sidni Hoxha
TDS
10 August 2013
Greek Championships
Lamia , Greece
100m butterfly
56.58
Endi Babi
Tirana
1 August 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
100m butterfly
56.18
h, #
Grisi Koxhaku
Tirana
19 June 2024
European Championships
Belgrade , Serbia
[ 11]
200m butterfly
2:04.35
Endi Babi
Etobicoke Swim Club
10 July 2009
Canadian Championships
Montreal , Canada
[ 12]
200m individual medley
2:12.02
Gabriel Brushtulli
Albania
July 2018
-
Ljubljana , Slovenia
200m individual medley
2:08.70
not ratified
Zhulian Lavdaniti
Albania
31 July 2021
Zomercriterium/Critterium D' Ete
Antwerp , Belgium
[ 13]
200m individual medley
2:06.99
'#'
Zhulian Lavdaniti
Zwemclub Schoten
22 April 2023
Belgian Open Championships
Antwerp , Belgium
[ 14]
400m individual medley
4:46.33
Edvin Angjeli
-
2010
400m individual medley
4:43.73
not ratified
Besjon Rexha
Etobicoke Swim Club
27 July 2018
Canadian Junior Championships
Winnipeg , Canada
[ 15]
4×50m freestyle relay (club)
1:51.70
Butrinti
4×100m freestyle relay
3:40.93
Albania
29 June 2009
Mediterranean Games
Pescara , Italy
4×200m freestyle relay (club)
8:21.19
Teuta
20 July 2016
-
Tirana , Albania
4×50m medley relay
2:05.60
4×100m medley relay (club)
3:47.37
Teuta
September 2019
-
Albania
Women
Event
Time
Name
Club
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
26.06
h, †
Nikol Merizaj
Albania
13 May 2022
Akropolis Open
Athens , Greece
[ 16]
100m freestyle
57.75
h
Nikol Merizaj
Albania
2 April 2021
Bulgarian Open Team Championships
Sofia , Bulgaria
[ 17]
200m freestyle
2:08.14
Nikol Merizaj
Albania
15 February 2020
Open Winter Games
Athens , Greece
[ 18]
400m freestyle
4:28.81
Noel Borshi
Albania
July 2014
-
Rome , Italy
800m freestyle
9:15.91
Noel Borshi
Albania
24 June 2011
-
Rome , Italy
1500m freestyle
18:11.55
Kaltra Mece
Akademia e Notit Stela
18 June 2021
Teuta Cup
Durrës , Albania
50m backstroke
32.73
Ledia Allaraj
Partizan
15 May 2016
-
Dubrovnik , Croatia
50m backstroke
31.99
not ratified
Noel Borshi
S.S.D. Vita
20 July 2017
-
Rome , Italy
[ 19]
100m backstroke
1:10.18
Noel Borshi
Albania
27 June 2010
-
Rome , Italy
100m backstroke
1:07.95
not ratified
Noel Borshi
S.S.D. Vita
19 July 2017
-
Rome , Italy
[ 20]
200m backstroke
2:25.44
Noel Borshi
S.S.D. Vita
9 July 2017
-
Rome , Italy
[ 21]
50m breaststroke
36.37
Nikol Merizaj
Akademia e Notit Stela
July 2015
-
Tirana , Albania
50m breaststroke
33.70
h, #
Stella Gjoka
Albania
22 June 2024
European Championships
Belgrade , Serbia
[ 22]
100m breaststroke
1:18.32
Nikol Merizaj
Tirana Delfina Sport
12 January 2020
-
Thessaloniki , Greece
100m breaststroke
1:15.00
h, #
Stella Gjoka
Albania
18 June 2024
European Championships
Belgrade , Serbia
[ 23]
200m breaststroke
2:49.91
Vivian Xhemollari
Stela
16 July 2021
National Junior Championships
Tirana , Albania
50m butterfly
27.70
h
Nikol Merizaj
Albania
13 May 2022
Akropolis Open
Athens , Greece
[ 24]
100m butterfly
1:03.21
Nikol Merizaj
Albania
28 May 2021
Akropolis Grand Prix
Athens , Greece
[ 25]
200m butterfly
2:19.86
Noel Borshi
Albania
14 April 2015
-
Riccione , Italy
[ 26]
200m individual medley
2:29.34
Sara Abdullahu
Albania
22 March 2009
-
Zurich , Switzerland
400m individual medley
5:10.05
Noel Borshi
Albania
July 2014
-
Rome , Italy
4×100m freestyle relay
4:25.47
Stela
July 2021
Albanian Championship
Tirana , Albania
4×200m freestyle relay
9:32.87
Stela
July 2022
Albanian Championship
Tirana , Albania
4×100m medley relay
5:03.51
Stela
July 2021
Albanian Championships
Tirana , Albania
4×100m medley relay
4:57.09
not ratified
Albania
1 May 2011
Junior Balkan Championship
Banja Luka , Bosnia and Herzegovina
[ 27]
Short Course (25 m)
Men
Event
Time
Name
Club
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
22.05
h
Sidni Hoxha
Albania
4 December 2015
European Championships
Netanya , Israel
[ 28]
100m freestyle
48.99
h
Sidni Hoxha
Albania
5 December 2015
European Championships
Netanya , Israel
[ 29]
200m freestyle
1:51.71
Mark Ducaj
Stela
27 March 2022
Delfin Cup
Skopje , North Macedonia
[ 30]
200m freestyle
1:51.66
b, not ratified
Kristi Grillo
Ramac
15 December 2017
Ontario Junior International
Toronto , Canada
[ 31]
400m freestyle
3:56.09
Mark Ducaj
Stela
November 2022
Albanian Championships
Tirana , Albania
800m freestyle
8:11.89
Mark Ducaj
Stela
27 March 2022
Delfin Cup
Skopje , North Macedonia
[ 32]
1500m freestyle
15:49.53
Franc Aleksi
Eagles
2018
-
50m backstroke
26.32
h
Zhulian Lavdaniti
Albania
2 November 2021
European Championships
Kazan , Russia
[ 33]
100m backstroke
56.47
Mark Ducaj
Stela
November 2022
Albanian Championships
Tirana , Albania
200m backstroke
2:09.91
Elio Veli
Stela
February 2019
Mimosa Cup
Bosnia and Herzegovina
200m backstroke
2:04.88
h, not ratified
Zhulian Lavdaniti
Albania
14 November 2021
Belgium Championships
Leuven , Belgium
[citation needed ]
50m breaststroke
29.11
Toni Groshi
Tirana Delfina Sport
4 March 2023
Neptun Cup
Skopje , North Macedonia
[ 34]
100m breaststroke
1:01.34
h
Kledi Kadiu
Albania
16 December 2021 [ b]
World Championships
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
[ 35]
200m breaststroke
2:20.72
Deni Baholli
Albania
18 February 2017
Mimoza Cup
Herceg Novi , Montenegro
50m butterfly
25.21
Gresi Koxhaku
K. S. Tirana
5 March 2023
Neptun Cup
Skopje , North Macedonia
[ 36]
100m butterfly
57.37
h
Edvin Angjeli
Albania
15 December 2010
World Championships
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
100m butterfly
56.47
not ratified
Endi Babi
Etobicoke
24 February 2006
Ontario Junior Provincial Championships
London , Canada
200m butterfly
2:06.37
Flavio Matacchiera
Albania
26 March 2018
-
Riccione , Italy
200m butterfly
2:01.92
not ratified
Endi Babi
Etobicoke
18 February 2006
Eastern Canadian Championships
Montreal , Canada
[ 37]
100m individual medley
56.84
h
Zhulian Lavdaniti
Albania
6 November 2021
European Championships
Kazan , Russia
[ 38]
200m individual medley
2:05.08
h
Zhulian Lavdaniti
Albania
4 November 2021
European Championships
Kazan , Russia
[ 39]
200m individual medley
2:04.06
not ratified
Zhulian Lavdaniti
Albania
24 July 2021
Zomercriterium
Antwerp , Belgium
[ 40]
400m individual medley
4:35.22 [ c]
h
Edvin Angjeli
Albania
16 December 2010
World Championships
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
400m individual medley
4:31.15
not ratified
Besjon Rexha
Etobicoke
1 December 2017
Youth Cup
Toronto , Canada
[ 41]
4×50m freestyle relay
1:38.09
Stela
November 2022
Albanian Championships
Tirana , Albania
4×100m freestyle relay
3:37.00
Stela
November 2022
Albanian Championships
Tirana , Albania
4×200m freestyle relay
8:00.03
Stela
November 2022
Albanian Championships
Tirana , Albania
4×50m medley relay
1:55.05
-
23 April 2017
4×100m medley relay
4:06.95
h
Albania
11 December 2016
World Championships
Windsor , Canada
[ 42]
Women
Event
Time
Name
Club
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
25.40
h
Nikol Merizaj
Albania
20 December 2021
World Championships
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
[ 43]
100m freestyle
58.20
Nikol Merizaj
Albania
21/22 April 2018
Albanian Championships
Tirana , Albania
200m freestyle
2:05.37
Noel Borshi
Albania
9 March 2014
-
Rome , Italy
400m freestyle
4:22.58
Noel Borshi
Albania
9 March 2014
-
Rome , Italy
800m freestyle
9:03.84
Noel Borshi
Albania
12 February 2012
-
Riccione , Italy
1500m freestyle
18:36.43
h
Sara Dande
Stela
21 April 2019
Albanian Championships
Albania
1500m freestyle
17:59.34
h, not ratified
Sara Dande
Albania
4 November 2021
European Championships
Kazan , Russia
[ 44]
50m backstroke
31.79
Nikol Merizaj
Teuta
February 2017
Mimoza Cup
Herzeg Novi , Montenegro
100m backstroke
1:08.30
Noel Borshi
Albania
5 March 2010
-
Rome , Italy
200m backstroke
2:23.09
Noel Borshi
Albania
4 March 2012
-
Rome , Italy
50m breaststroke
34.03
Nikol Merizaj
-
16/17 October 2021
-
Thessaloniki , Greece
100m breaststroke
1:16.41
Telma Hashorva
Stela
14/15 November 2020
-
Skopje , North Macedonia
200m breaststroke
2:43.53
Telma Hashorva
Stela
14/15 November 2020
-
Skopje , North Macedonia
50m butterfly
27.03
h
Nikol Merizaj
Albania
18 December 2021
World Championships
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
[ 45]
100m butterfly
1:03.33
Noel Borshi
Albania
23 February 2014
-
Rome , Italy
200m butterfly
2:16.61
Noel Borshi
Albania
1 March 2015
-
Rome , Italy
100m individual medley
1:04.46
Nikol Merizaj
-
16/17 October 2021
-
Thessaloniki , Greece
200m individual medley
2:24.57
Sara Abdullahu
Albania
28 March 2010
-
Yverdon-les-Bains , France
400m individual medley
5:02.20
Noel Borshi
Albania
23 February 2014
-
Rome , Italy
4×50m freestyle relay
2:00.90
Tirana
21/22 April 2018
Albanian Championships
Tirana , Albania
4×100m freestyle relay
4:33.04
April 2017
Albanian Championships
Tirana , Albania
4×200m freestyle relay
9:53.91
Stela
April 2019
Albanian Championships
Tirana , Albania
4×50m medley relay
2:17.58
Stela
April 2019
Albanian Championships
Tirana , Albania
4×100m medley relay
5:01.37
Eagles
21/22 April 2018
Albanian Championships
Tirana , Albania
Mixed relay
Event
Time
Name
Club
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
4×50m freestyle relay
1:48.14
Stela
November 2022
Albanian Championships
Tirana , Albania
4×50m freestyle relay
1:47.44
h, not ratified
Albania
6 November 2021
European Championships
Kazan , Russia
[ 46]
4×50m medley relay
2:02.83
h, not ratified
Albania
8 December 2016
World Championships
Windsor , Canada
[ 47]
4×100m medley relay
4:01.60
Stela
November 2022
Albanian Championships
Tirana , Albania
Notes
^ by official result source; 5 September by FSHN source, a typo
^ by official result source; 20 December 2021 by federation source, a typo
^ by official result source; 4:35.82 by federation source, a typo
References
General
Specific
^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 1 Results" (PDF) . Rio 2016 official website. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016 .
^ "Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF) . Omega Timing. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2022 .
^ "Men's 400m Freestyle Heats Results" . Omega Timing. 23 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017 .
^ "Men, 1500m Freestyle, Timed Final, Open" . swimrankings.net. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018 .
^ "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF) . Omega Timing . 6 September 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024 .
^ "Men's 100m Backstroke Results" . swimcloud.com. Retrieved 18 September 2022 .
^ "Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results" . swimcloud.com . Retrieved 25 July 2023 .
^ "Men's 200m Backstroke Heats Results" . swimcloud.com. Retrieved 18 September 2022 .
^ "Men's 200m Backstroke Heats Results" . swimcloud.com . Retrieved 25 July 2023 .
^ Alberto Armanini (6 August 2019). "Brescia sempre splendente ai campionati italiani" . bresciaoggi.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2020 .
^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF) . len.eu. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024 .
^ "Rekordet Kombetare 50m" [National Records, 50m] (PDF) . Albanian Swimming Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017 .
^ "Men's 200m IM Results" . swimrankings.net . 31 July 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021 .
^ "Men's 200m IM Heats Results" . swimcloud.com . Retrieved 25 July 2023 .
^ "Men's 400m IM Results" . Swimming Canada . 27 July 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018 .
^ "2022 Akropolis Swim Open Results" (PDF) . SwimSwam . 15 May 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022 .
^ "Women, 100m Freestyle, Final, 13 years and older" . swimrankings.net. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022 .
^ "Women, 200m Freestyle, Final, Open" . swimrankings.net. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2022 .
^ "Women's 50m Backstroke Final Open" . www.swimrankings.net. Retrieved 24 February 2020 .
^ "Women's 100m Backstroke Final Open" . www.swimrankings.net. Retrieved 24 February 2020 .
^ "Women's 200m Backstroke Final Open" . www.swimrankings.net. Retrieved 24 February 2020 .
^ "Women's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF) . len.eu. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024 .
^ "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF) . len.eu. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024 .
^ "2022 Akropolis Swim Open Results" (PDF) . SwimSwam . 15 May 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022 .
^ "Women, 100m Butterfly, Final, Open" . swimrankings.net. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022 .
^ "Women 200m Butterfly Heats Results" . www.swimrankings.net. Retrieved 24 February 2020 .
^ "Women, 4 x 100m Medley, Timed Final Results, 15 - 16 years" . www.swimrankings.net. Retrieved 24 February 2020 .
^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF) . microplustiming.com. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016 .
^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF) . microplustiming.com. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016 .
^ "Men's 200m Freestyle Results" (PDF) . plivanje.info . 27 March 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022 .
^ "Men's 200m Freestyle Results" . swimontario.com. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Men's 800m Freestyle Results" (PDF) . plivanje.info . 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022 .
^ "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF) . Microplus Informatica . 2 November 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2022 .
^ "2023 Neptun Cup Results" (PDF) . plivane.info . 7 March 2023. p. 4. Retrieved 16 April 2023 .
^ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF) . Omega Timing. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2022 .
^ "2023 Neptun Cup Results" (PDF) . plivane.info . 7 March 2023. p. 5. Retrieved 16 April 2023 .
^ "Endi Babi profile" . Archived from the original on 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2023-04-10 .
^ "Men's 100m IM Heats Results" (PDF) . Microplus Informatica . 6 November 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2022 .
^ "Men's 200m IM Heats Results" (PDF) . Microplus Informatica . 4 November 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2023 .
^ "Men's 200m IM Results" . swimrankings.net . 24 July 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021 .
^ "Boys' 400 IM Results" . teamunify.com . 1 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017 .
^ "Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Heats Results" . Omega Timing. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016 .
^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF) . Omega Timing. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021 .
^ "1500m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF) . microplustiming.com . 4 November 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021 .
^ "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF) . Omega Timing. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021 .
^ "Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay Heats Results" (PDF) . Microplus Informatica . 6 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2022 .
^ "Mixed 4×50m Medley Relay Heats Results" . Omega Timing. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016 .
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