List of Malaysian records in swimming

There are two different kinds of swimming records in Malaysia and certified by Malaysia Swimming (MAS):

• National record, more commonly referred to in Malaysia as the rekod kebangsaan: the best time recorded anywhere in the world by a swimmer or team holding Malaysian citizenship. So far Malaysia Swimming maintains an official list only in long course events.
• Malaysian All-Comers record: the best time recorded within Malaysia by a swimmer or team regardless of nationality.

Current Malaysian national records

Long course (50 metres)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	22.91	h	Bryan Leong	Chelsea & Westminster	25 May 2024	AP Race London International	London, United Kingdom	[1]
100m freestyle	49.54	h	Welson Sim	Sarawak	26 April 2019	Malaysia Open Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
200m freestyle	1:47.36	r	Welson Sim	Malaysia	24 August 2017	Southeast Asian Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	[2]
400m freestyle	3:47.38		Khiew Hoe Yean	Malaysia	17 July 2025	World University Games	Berlin, Germany	[3]
800m freestyle	8:01.30		Khiew Hoe Yean	Malaysia	19 April 2024	Australian Championships	Gold Coast, Australia	[4]
1500m freestyle	15:21.92		Khiew Hoe Yean	Malaysia	10 December 2023	Queensland Championships	Brisbane, Australia	[5]
50m backstroke	25.60	sf	Tern Jian Han	Malaysia	7 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	[6]
100m backstroke	54.77	sf	Alex Lim	Malaysia	21 July 2003	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain
200m backstroke	2:00.80		Khiew Hoe Yean	WP Kuala Lumpur	12 June 2021	Malaysia Open Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	[7]
50m breaststroke	27.40		Andrew Goh	Selangor	21 August 2024	Sukma Games	Sarawak, Malaysia	[8]
100m breaststroke	1:01.39		Andrew Goh	Selangor	19 August 2024	Sukma Games	Sarawak, Malaysia	[9]
200m breaststroke	2:15.62		Elvin Chia	Malaysia	11 August 1999	Southeast Asian Games	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
50m butterfly	24.08	h	Bryan Leong	Chelsea & Westminster	27 May 2024	AP Race London International	London, United Kingdom	[10]
100m butterfly	52.78	h	Bryan Leong	Malaysia	16 February 2024	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[11]
200m butterfly	1:58.99	h	Daniel Bego	Malaysia	28 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
200m individual medley	2:03.29		Khiew Hoe Yean	WP Kuala Lumpur	27 April 2025	Malaysia Open Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	[12]
400m individual medley	4:23.24		Tan Khai Xin	Malaysia	8 May 2023	Southeast Asian Games	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	[13]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:20.61		Lim Yin Chuen  (50.57) Arvin Shaun Singh Chahal  (49.64) Khiew Hoe Yean  (50.07) Terence Ng Shin Jian  (50.33)	Malaysia	10 May 2023	Southeast Asian Games	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	[14]
4×200m freestyle relay	7:19.66		Khiew Hoe Yean  (1:48.11) Arvin Shaun Singh Chahal  (1:48.87) Lim Yin Chuen  (1:50.58) Tan Khai Xin  (1:52.10)	Malaysia	22 July 2025	World University Games	Berlin, Germany	[15]
4×100m medley relay	3:42.12		Khiew Hoe Yean  (56.91) Andrew Goh  (1:02.12) Bryan Leong  (52.49) Arvin Shaun Singh Chahal  (50.60)	Malaysia	8 May 2023	Southeast Asian Games	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	[16]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia; WR – World record; AS – Asian record; CR – Commonwealth 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	25.82		Chui Lai Kwan	Malaysia	11 June 2015	Southeast Asian Games	Singapore	[17]
100m freestyle	57.56		Loo Yie Bing	Sabah	4 June 2022	Malaysian Age Group Championships	Bukit Jalil, Malaysia	[18]
200m freestyle	2:03.22		Khoo Cai Lin	-	17 May 2013	Malaysia Invitation Open	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	[19]
400m freestyle	4:10.75		Khoo Cai Lin	Malaysia	11 Dec 2009	Southeast Asian Games	Vientiane, Laos
800m freestyle	8:45.36		Khoo Cai Lin	Malaysia	12 Dec 2009	Southeast Asian Games	Vientiane, Laos
1500m freestyle	17:07.64		Goh Chia Tong	Malaysia	18 May 2022	Southeast Asian Games	Hanoi, Vietnam	[20]
50m backstroke	29.32	b	Chong Xin Lin	Malaysia	13 June 2024	Singapore Championships	Singapore, Singapore	[21]
100m backstroke	1:03.91		Chui Lai Kwan	Malaysia	12 Dec 2009	Southeast Asian Games	Vientiane, Laos
200m backstroke	2:17.39		Lew Yih Wey	Malaysia	7 Dec 2007	Southeast Asian Games	Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
50m breaststroke	31.40	h, =	Phee Jinq En	Malaysia	6 December 2019	Southeast Asian Games	New Clark City, Philippines	[22]
50m breaststroke	31.40	=	Phee Jinq En	Malaysia	6 December 2019	Southeast Asian Games	New Clark City, Philippines	[23]
100m breaststroke	1:08.40	h	Phee Jinq En	Malaysia	25 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[24]
200m breaststroke	2:27.80	h	Siow Yi Ting	Malaysia	13 Aug 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
50m butterfly	27.45		Marellyn Liew	-	3 May 2008	Malaysian Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
100m butterfly	1:01.04		Marellyn Liew	Malaysia	12 Dec 2009	Southeast Asian Games	Vientiane, Laos
200m butterfly	2:14.30		Khoo Cai Lin	Malaysia	10 Dec 2009	Southeast Asian Games	Vientiane, Laos
200m individual medley	2:14.57		Siow Yi Ting	Malaysia	10 Dec 2009	Southeast Asian Games	Vientiane, Laos
400m individual medley	4:50.52		Lew Yih Wey	-	1 May 2008	Malaysian Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:51.40		Leung Chii Lin  (58.23) Chui Lai Kwan  (57.55) Siow Yi Ting  (58.55) Khoo Cai Lin  (57.07)	Malaysia	11 Dec 2009	Southeast Asian Games	Vientiane, Laos
4 × 200 m freestyle relay	8:27.13		Khoo Cai Lin  (2:05.49) Heidi Gan  (2:07.83) Lew Yih Wey  (2:06.94) Ong Ming Xiu  (2:06.87)	Malaysia	7 Dec 2007	Southeast Asian Games	Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
4 × 100 m medley relay	4:13.18		Chui Lai Kwan  (1:04.03) Siow Yi Ting  (1:10.40) Marellyn Liew  (1:01.86) Khoo Cai Lin  (56.89)	Malaysia	13 Dec 2009	Southeast Asian Games	Vientiane, Laos

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia; WR – World record; AS – Asian record; CR – Commonwealth 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
4×50 m freestyle relay
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×50 m medley relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia; WR – World record; AS – Asian record; CR – Commonwealth record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short course (25 metres)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	22.27	h	Lim Yin Chuen	Malaysia	18 October 2024	World Cup	Shanghai, China	[25]
100m freestyle	48.49	h	Lim Yin Chuen	Malaysia	11 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[26]
200m freestyle	1:45.01		Welson Sim	Malaysia	25 October 2019	Australian Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[27]
400m freestyle	3:42.37		Khiew Hoe Yean	Malaysia	31 October 2024	World Cup	Singapore, Singapore	[28]
800m freestyle	7:49.20		Dhuha Zulfikry	Ikan Bilis	5 July 2024	Malaysian Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	[citation needed]
1500m freestyle	14:59.80		Dhuha Zulfikry	Malaysia	19 October 2024	World Cup	Shanghai, China	[29]
50m backstroke	24.23	sf	Alex Lim	Malaysia	7 April 2006	World Championships	Shanghai, China	[30]
100m backstroke	52.57	sf	Alex Lim	Malaysia	5 April 2006	World Championships	Shanghai, China	[31]
200m backstroke	1:56.55		Khiew Hoe Yean	Malaysia	18 October 2024	World Cup	Shanghai, China	[32]
50m breaststroke	27.34		Bryan Leong	Chelsea & Westminster	15 December 2023	Swim England National Winter Championships	Sheffield, United Kingdom	[33]
100m breaststroke	1:00.23		Daniel Lim	Heriot-Watt	17 November 2019	Speedo BUCS Championships	Sheffield, United Kingdom	[34]
200m breaststroke	2:10.62		Daniel Lim	Edinburgh University	9 December 2018	Scottish Open Championships	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	[35]
50m butterfly	23.64	h	Bryan Leong	Malaysia	10 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[36]
100m butterfly	52.19		Bryan Leong	Chelsea & Westminster	14 December 2023	Swim England National Winter Championships	Sheffield, United Kingdom	[37]
200m butterfly	1:57.96		Low Zheng Yong	Kebab Renang Mas	5 July 2024	Malaysian Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	[citation needed]
100m individual medley	55.49		Terence Ng	Pade-Supersharkz	7 July 2024	Malaysian Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	[citation needed]
200m individual medley	1:59.60	h	Hii Puong Wei	Malaysia	1 November 2024	World Cup	Singapore, Singapore	[38]
400m individual medley	4:16.09		Jayden Tan	Malaysia	2 November 2024	World Cup	Singapore, Singapore	[39]
4×50m freestyle relay
4×100m freestyle relay	3:17.23	h	Khiew Hoe Yean  (49.20) Lim Yin Chuen  (48.07) Terence Ng Shin Jian  (48.98) Tan Khai Xin  (50.98)	Malaysia	10 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[40]
4×200m freestyle relay	7:03.62	h	Khiew Hoe Yean  (1:45.39) Lim Yin Chuen  (1:45.72) Dhuha Zulfikry  (1:45.89) Terence Ng Shin Jian  (1:46.62)	Malaysia	13 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[41]
4×50m medley relay
4×100m medley relay	3:37.39	h	Khiew Hoe Yean  (53.71) Tan Khai Xin  (1:02.74) Bryan Leong  (52.65) Lim Yin Chuen  (48.29)	Malaysia	15 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[42]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia; WR – World record; AS – Asian record; CR – Commonwealth 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
50 m freestyle	25.58	h	Chui Lai Kwan	Malaysia	31 October 2024	World Cup	Singapore, Singapore	[43]
100 m freestyle	56.99		Khew Zi Xian	Pade-Supersharkz	7 July 2024	Malaysian Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	[citation needed]
200 m freestyle	2:03.83	h	Khoo Cai Lin	Malaysia	5 November 2013	World Cup	Singapore	[44]
400 m freestyle	4:19.65	h	Khoo Cai Lin	Malaysia	6 November 2013	World Cup	Singapore	[45]
800 m freestyle	8:42.73		Khoo Cai Lin	Malaysia	5 November 2013	World Cup	Singapore	[46]
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	27.56		Chong Xin Lin	Dsa	4 July 2024	Malaysian Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	[citation needed]
100m backstroke	1:00.45	h	Chong Xin Lin	Malaysia	20 October 2024	World Cup	Shanghai, China	[47]
200m backstroke	2:13.61		Chong Xin Lin	Dsa	7 July 2024	Malaysian Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	[citation needed]
50m breaststroke	31.05	h	Phee Jinq En	Malaysia	14 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[48]
100m breaststroke	1:06.86		Phee Jinq En	Dsas	5 July 2024	Malaysian Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	[citation needed]
200m breaststroke	2:27.38		Phee Jinq En	Dsas	4 July 2024	Malaysian Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	[citation needed]
50m butterfly	27.55		Megan Ho	Dsa	4 July 2024	Malaysian Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	[citation needed]
100m butterfly	1:01.31	h	Yap Siew Hui	Malaysia	5 November 2013	World Cup	Singapore	[49]
200m butterfly	2:16.71		Yap Siew Hui	Malaysia	5 November 2013	World Cup	Singapore	[50]
100m individual medley	1:02.77		Chong Xin Lin	Dsa	7 July 2024	Malaysian Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	[citation needed]
200m individual medley	2:16.67		Tan Rou Xin	Kelab Renang Ezy	4 July 2024	Malaysian Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	[citation needed]
400m individual medley	4:54.48		Tan Rou Xin	Kelab Renang Ezy	6 July 2024	Malaysian Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	[citation needed]
4×50m freestyle relay
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay
4 × 100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia; WR – World record; AS – Asian record; CR – Commonwealth 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
4×50 m freestyle relay
4×50 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia; WR – World record; AS – Asian record; CR – Commonwealth record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Current Malaysian All-Comers records

Long course (50 metres)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	22.58		Mark Foster	England	16 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
100 m freestyle	49.43		Michael Klim	Australia	14 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
200 m freestyle	1:46.70		Ian Thorpe	Australia	12 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
400 m freestyle	3:44.35		Ian Thorpe	Australia	15 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
800 m freestyle	8:12.74		Welson Sim	Malaysia	29 March 2015	Malaysia Open Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1500 m freestyle	14:50.92		Grant Hackett	Australia	17 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke	55.52		Mark Versfeld	Canada	16 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
200 m backstroke	1:59.67		Mark Versfeld	Canada	14 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
50 m breaststroke	27.40		Andrew Goh	Malaysia	21 August 2024	Sukma Games	Sarawak, Malaysia	[51]
100 m breaststroke	1:01.39		Andrew Goh	Malaysia	19 August 2024	Sukma Games	Sarawak, Malaysia	[52]
200 m breaststroke	2:13.13		Simon Cowley	Australia	15 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
50 m butterfly
100 m butterfly	52.81		Geoff Huegill	Australia	13 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
200 m butterfly	1:57.11		James Hickman	England	16 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
200 m individual medley	2:00.26		Matthew Dunn	Australia	17 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
400 m individual medley	4:19.89		Trent Steed	Australia	13 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:17.83		Ashley Callus Chris Fydler Ian Thorpe Michael Klim	Australia	15 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:11.86		Daniel Kowalski Ian Thorpe Matthew Dunn Michael Klim	Australia	13 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4 × 100 m medley relay	3:38.52		Josh Watson Geoff Huegill Simon Cowley Michael Klim	Australia	17 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia; WR – World record; AS – Asian record; CR – Commonwealth 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	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	25.82		Sue Rolph	England	17 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
100 m freestyle	55.17		Sue Rolph	England	12 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
200 m freestyle	2:00.24		Susie O'Neill	Australia	13 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
400 m freestyle	4:12.39		Susie O'Neill	Australia	14 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
800 m freestyle	8:42.23		Rachel Harris	Australia	16 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke	1:02.43		Giaan Rooney	Australia	14 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
200 m backstroke	2:13.18		Katy Sexton	England	17 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke	1:08.65		Phee Jinq En	Malaysia	5 May 2016	Malaysia Open	Selangor, Malaysia
200 m breaststroke	2:27.30		Samantha Riley	Australia	13 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
50 m butterfly	27.45		Marellyn Liew	Malaysia	3 May 2008	Malaysian Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
100 m butterfly	59.42		Petria Thomas	Australia	15 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
200 m butterfly	2:06.60		Susie O'Neill	Australia	17 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
200 m individual medley	2:15.05		Marianne Limpert	Canada	16 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
400 m individual medley	4:43.74		Joanne Malar	Canada	12 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:42.61		Lori Munz Rebecca Creedy Sarah Ryan Susie O'Neill	Australia	14 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4 × 200 m freestyle relay	8:03.73		Anna Windsor Julia Greville Lori Munz Susie O'Neill	Australia	12 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4 × 100 m medley relay	4:06.36		Giaan Rooney Helen Denman Petria Thomas Susie O'Neill	Australia	16 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia; WR – World record; AS – Asian record; CR – Commonwealth 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	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
4×50 m freestyle relay
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×50 m medley relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia; WR – World record; AS – Asian record; CR – Commonwealth record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat