Swimming at the 2011 Pan Arab Games was predicted to have had more than ten events and Oussama Mellouli was expected to get the most gold metals.
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). 50m Freestyle 100m Freestyle 200m Freestyle 400m Freestyle 1500m Freestyle 50m Backstroke 100m Backstroke 200m Backstroke 50m Breaststroke 100m Breaststroke 200m Breaststroke 50m Butterfly 100m Butterfly 200m Butterfly 200m Individual Medley 400m Individual Medley 4  100 m Freestyle Relay 4  200 m Freestyle Relay 4  100 m Medley Relay 
