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

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Albanian Swimming Federation; WR – World record; ER – European 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

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	Aurora Hoxha Patricia Cani Noel Borshi  (1:07.40) Anxhela Kashari  (1:04.16)	Albania	1 May 2011	Junior Balkan Championship	Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina	[27]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Albanian Swimming Federation; WR – World record; ER – European 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

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	Kennet Libohova  (1:01.64) Deni Baholli  (1:06.84) Franci Aleksi  (1:01.93) Frenc Berdaku  (56.54)	Albania	11 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[42]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Albanian Swimming Federation; WR – World record; ER – European 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

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

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Albanian Swimming Federation; WR – World record; ER – European 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
4×50m freestyle relay	1:48.14			Stela	November 2022	Albanian Championships	Tirana, Albania
4×50m freestyle relay	1:47.44	h, not ratified	Paolo Priska  (24.58) Zhulian Lavdaniti  (23.35) Vivian Xhemollari  (29.24) Sara Dande  (30.27)	Albania	6 November 2021	European Championships	Kazan, Russia	[46]
4×50m medley relay	2:02.83	h, not ratified	Kennet Libihova  (29.35) Deni Baholli  (30.67) Diana Basho  (33.36) Alesia Neziri  (29.45)	Albania	8 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[47]
4×100m medley relay	4:01.60			Stela	November 2022	Albanian Championships	Tirana, Albania

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Albanian Swimming Federation;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Notes

1. by official result source; 5 September by FSHN source, a typo
2. by official result source; 20 December 2021 by federation source, a typo
3. by official result source; 4:35.82 by federation source, a typo

References

General

• Albanian Long Course records 6 September 2023 updated
• Albanian Short Course records 1 April 2023 updated

Specific

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External links

• FSHN web site