# Swimming at the 2011 Arab Games

Swimming at the 2011 Arab Games was held at Hamad Aquatic Center in Doha, Qatar from 17 to 22 December. A total of 38 long course (50m) events were contested. The top medal-winning athletes from the Games both came from Swimming: Tunisia's Oussama Mellouli (15 golds, 1 silver) and Egypt's Farida Osman (7 golds).

## Participating nations

17 nations entered 115 swimmers (77 males, 38 females) at the 2011 Arab Games:
* Algeria (13)
* Comoros (3)
* Djibouti (3)
* Egypt (16)
* Iraq (5)
* Jordan (9)
* Kuwait (10)
* Lebanon (3)
* Libya (6)
* Morocco (11)
* Oman (1)
* Palestine (5)
* Qatar (8)
* Saudi Arabia (5)
* Sudan (4)
* Tunisia (10)
* United Arab Emirates (3)

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50m Freestyle | Oussama Mellouli (TUN) | 23.03 NR | Nabil Kebbab (ALG) | 23.12 | Shehab Younis (EGY) | 23.19 |
| 100m Freestyle | Oussama Mellouli (TUN) | 49.55 NR | Oussama Sahnoune (ALG) | 50.41 | Nabil Kebbab (ALG) | 50.48 |
| 200m Freestyle | Oussama Mellouli (TUN) | 1:48.85 | Marawan Aly (EGY) | 1:51.71 | Ahmed Mathlouthi (TUN) | 1:51.91 |
| 400m Freestyle | Oussama Mellouli (TUN) | 3:54.16 | Mohamed Farhoud (EGY) | 3:56.35 | Ahmed Mathlouthi (TUN) | 3:57.93 |
| 1500m Freestyle | Oussama Mellouli (TUN) | 15:33.05 | Mohamed Farhoud (EGY) | 15:55.16 | Ahmed Mathlouthi (TUN) | 16:21.68 |
| 50m Backstroke | Abdullah Althuwaini (KUW) | 26.41 | Mohamed Hussein (EGY) | 26.63 | Amine Kouame (MAR) | 27.04 |
| 100m Backstroke | Oussama Mellouli (TUN) | 55.92 NR | Abdullah Althuwaini (KUW) | 56.40 | Mohamed Hussein (EGY) | 56.85 |
| 200m Backstroke | Oussama Mellouli (TUN) | 2:02.67 NR | Taki Mrabet (TUN) | 2:03.61 | Mohamed Hussein (EGY) | 2:05.44 |
| 50m Breaststroke | Wassim Elloumi (TUN) | 28.77 | Talel M'Rabet (TUN) | 29.13 | Nabil Kebbab (ALG) Ahmed Bayoumy (EGY) | 29.17 |
| 100m Breaststroke | Wassim Elloumi (TUN) | 1:02.47 NR | Nabil Kebbab (ALG) | 1:02.60 | Ahmed Bayoumy (EGY) | 1:04.43 |
| 200m Breaststroke | Oussama Mellouli (TUN) | 2:16.53 | Taki Mrabet (TUN) | 2:18.06 | Mohamed Gadallh (EGY) | 2:19.67 |
| 50m Butterfly | Oussama Mellouli (TUN) | 24.90 NR | Bilal Achelhi (MAR) | 25.34 | Marwan Hellal (EGY) Taki Mrabet (TUN) | 25.36 |
| 100m Butterfly | Oussama Mellouli (TUN) | 53.73 NR | Yousef Alaskari (KUW) | 54.00 | Taki Mrabet (TUN) | 54.54 |
| 200m Butterfly | Oussama Mellouli (TUN) | 1:59.98 | Yousef Alaskari (KUW) | 2:00.75 | Marwan Hellal (EGY) | 2:03.22 |
| 200m Individual Medley | Oussama Mellouli (TUN) | 1:59.99 | Taki Mrabet (TUN) | 2:02.22 | Morad Berrada (MAR) | 2:05.35 |
| 400m Individual Medley | Oussama Mellouli (TUN) | 4:15.94 | Taki Mrabet (TUN) | 4:18.15 | Morad Berrada (MAR) | 4:28.27 |
| 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay | Tunisia (TUN) Taki Mrabet Talel M'Rabet Ahmed Mathlouthi Oussama Mellouli | 3:23.87 NR | Algeria (ALG) Nabil Kebbab Jugurtha Boumali Badis Djendouci Oussama Sahnoune Ryad Djendouci* | 3:24.09 | Kuwait (KUW) Abdullah Althuwaini Yousef Alaskari Mohammad Madouh Salman Qali Sooud Altattar* Abbas Qali* | 3:25.18 |
| 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay | Tunisia (TUN) Talel M'Rabet Ahmed Mathlouthi Taki Mrabet Oussama Mellouli | 7:28.26 NR | Kuwait (KUW) Yousef Alaskari Mohammad Madouh Abdullah Althuwaini Sooud Altayyar | 7:34.68 | Egypt (EGY) Marawan Aly Mohamed Gadallh Adham Abdelmegid Mohamed Farhoud | 7:36.44 |
| 4 × 100 m Medley Relay | Egypt (EGY) Mohamed Hussein Ahmed Bayoumy Marwan Hellal Adham Abdelmegid | 3:46.37 | Tunisia (TUN) Taki Mrabet Wassim Elloumi Oussama Mellouli Ahmed Mathlouthi | 3:46.67 NR | Kuwait (KUW) Abdullah Althuwaini Ahmad Albader Yousef Alaskari Mohammad Madouh Shuaib Althuwaini* Abbas Qali* | 3:51.94 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50m Freestyle | Farida Osman (EGY) | 25.96 | Mai Mostafa (EGY) | 26.84 | Katya Bachrouche (LIB) | 26.91 |
| 100m Freestyle | Farida Osman (EGY) | 56.50 | Zeineb Khalfallah (TUN) | 58.04 | Rowan Elbadry (EGY) | 58.38 |
| 200m Freestyle | Katya Bachrouche (LIB) | 2:01.83 | Sara El Bekri (MAR) | 2:03.10 NR | Zeineb Khalfallah (TUN) | 2:05.04 |
| 400m Freestyle | Katya Bachrouche (LIB) | 4:15.24 | Sara El Bekri (MAR) | 4:17.55 NR | Sarra Lajnef (TUN) | 4:23.03 |
| 800m Freestyle | Katya Bachrouche (LIB) | 8:44.50 | Sara El Bekri (MAR) | 8:49.67 NR | Reem Kassem (EGY) | 9:02.71 |
| 50m Backstroke | Farida Osman (EGY) | 30.25 | Amel Melih (ALG) | 30.61 | Fella Bennaceur (ALG) | 31.17 |
| 100m Backstroke | Amel Melih (ALG) | 1:06.20 | Hania Moro (EGY) | 1:06.22 | Fella Bennaceur (ALG) | 1:06.41 |
| 200m Backstroke | Hania Moro (EGY) | 2:19.33 | Sarra Lajnef (TUN) | 2:21.90 NR | Sara Hayajna (JOR) | 2:24.34 |
| 50m Breaststroke | Sara El Bekri (MAR) | 32.12 | Mai Mostafa (EGY) | 33.38 | Sarra Lajnef (TUN) | 34.26 |
| 100m Breaststroke | Sara El Bekri (MAR) | 1:08.42 | Sarra Lejnef (TUN) | 1:11.14 | Mai Mostafa (EGY) | 1:11.82 |
| 200m Breaststroke | Sara El Bekri (MAR) | 2:27.17 | Sarra Lajnef (TUN) | 2:33.26 | Rowida Ibrahim (EGY) | 2:34.54 |
| 50m Butterfly | Farida Osman (EGY) | 26.58 | Fella Bennaceur (ALG) | 28.49 | Talita Baqlah (JOR) | 28.71 |
| 100m Butterfly | Farida Osman (EGY) | 1:00.50 | Fella Bennaceur (ALG) | 1:02.45 | Katya Bachrouche (LIB) | 1:02.77 |
| 200m Butterfly | Sara El Bekri (MAR) | 2:16.21 NR | Nesrine Khelifatie (ALG) | 2:17.62 | Sarah Hadj Abderrahmane (ALG) | 2:20.25 |
| 200m Individual Medley | Katya Bachrouche (LIB) | 2:17.10 | Sara El Bekri (MAR) | 2:17.24 NR | Sarra Lejnef (TUN) | 2:18.91 |
| 400m Individual Medley | Sara El Bekri (MAR) | 4:48.04 NR | Sarra Lajnef (TUN) | 4:52.90 | Rowida Ibrahim (EGY) | 4:59.47 |
| 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay | Egypt (EGY) Rowan Elbadry Shahd Mostafa Mai Mostafa Farida Osman | 3:53.02 | Tunisia (TUN) Zeineb Khalfallah Myriam Meddeb Farah Ben Khelil Sarra Lajnef | 3:55.76 NR | Algeria (ALG) Fella Bennaceur Amel Melih Malia Meghazi Bakhouch Souad Cherouatie | 3:59.88 |
| 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay | Egypt (EGY) Rowan Elbadry Hania Moro Reem Kassem Shahd Mostafa | 8:32.40 | Algeria (ALG) Fella Bennaceur Malia Meghazi Bakhouch Souad Cherouatie Nesrine Khelifatie | 8:35.34 | Tunisia (TUN) Farah Ben Khelil Sarra Lajnef Asma Ben Boukhatem Zeineb Khalfallah | 8:38.13 |
| 4 × 100 m Medley Relay | Egypt (EGY) Hania Moro Mai Mostafa Farida Osman Rowan Elbadry | 4:19.47 | Morocco (MAR) Imane Boulaamane Sara El Bekri Noufissa Chbihi Marwa El Banar | 4:22.21 NR | Tunisia (TUN) Farah Ben Khelil Sarra Lajnef Myriam Meddeb Zeineb Khalfallah | 4:23.75 NR |

### Medal standings

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Tunisia | 17 | 12 | 11 | 40 |
| 2 | Egypt | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Morocco | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Lebanon | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Algeria | 1 | 9 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | Kuwait | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Jordan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 38 | 38 | 40 | 116 |