2016 Arab Swimming Championships
# 2016 Arab Swimming Championships

The 3rd Arab Swimming Championships were held from 4 to 7 April 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates at the Hamdan Sports Complex.

## Participating countries

* Algeria
* Bahrain
* Egypt
* Iraq
* Jordan
* Lebanon
* Morocco
* Oman
* Palestine
* Tunisia
* United Arab Emirates

## Medal standings

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Egypt (EGY) | 19 | 18 | 12 | 49 |
| 2 | Algeria (ALG) | 15 | 9 | 10 | 34 |
| 3 | Tunisia (TUN) | 8 | 12 | 17 | 37 |
| 4 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 126 |

## Results

### Men

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 50m freestyle | Oussama Sahnoune Algeria | 22.27 | Salem Ihab Egypt | 22.97 | Adham Abdelmajid Egypt | 23.20 |
| 100m freestyle | Mohamed Samy Egypt | 49.64 | Nazim Belkhodja Algeria | 50.76 | Youssef Hammoud Egypt | 50.77 |
| 200m freestyle | Mehdi Lagili Tunisia | 1:50.10 | Ahmed Akram Egypt | 1:50.33 | Omar Elewa Egypt | 1:50.50 |
| 400m freestyle | Ahmed Akram Egypt | 4:00.78 | Mehdi Lagili Tunisia | 4:01.33 | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia | 4:01.40 |
| 800m freestyle | Ahmed Akram Egypt | 7:58.59 | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia | 8:05.76 | Marwan El-Amrawy Egypt | 8:06.41 |
| 1500m freestyle | Ahmed Akram Egypt | 15:08.05 | Marwan El-Amrawy Egypt | 15:34.93 | Mehdi Lagili Tunisia | 15:49.37 |
| 50m backstroke | Youssef Abdallah Egypt | 25.75 | Marwane El Merini Morocco | 27.01 | Riyad Djendouci Algeria | 27.04 |
| 100m backstroke | Youssef Abdallah Egypt | 55.32 | Driss Lahrichi Morocco | 58.50 | Taki Mrabet Tunisia | 58.86 |
| 200m backstroke | Abdallah Ardjoune Algeria | 2:06.68 | Salah Amine Egypt | 2:07.20 | Anis Belghriche Algeria | 2:07.88 |
| 50m breaststroke | Wassim Elloumi Tunisia | 28.53 | Ahmed Shamlool Egypt | 28.63 | Talel Mrabet Tunisia | 29.24 |
| 100m breaststroke | Wassim Elloumi Tunisia | 1:02.87 | Talel Mrabet Tunisia | 1:02.97 | Hassan Yasser Egypt | 1:03.22 |
| 200m breaststroke | Talel Mrabet Tunisia | 2:17.24 | Wassim Elloumi Tunisia | 2:18.71 | Hassan Yasser Egypt | 2:21.59 |
| 50m butterfly | Omar Eissa Egypt | 24.24 | Youssef Hammoud Egypt | 24.64 | Bilel Attig Tunisia | 25.27 |
| 100m butterfly | Omar Eissa Egypt | 53.56 | Mohamed Samy Egypt | 54.58 | Taki Mrabet Tunisia | 55.48 |
| 200m butterfly | Ahmed Hamdy Egypt | 2:03.49 | Lounis Khendriche Algeria | 2:03.52 | Nabil Kaddache Algeria | 2:03.68 |
| 200m individual medley | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia | 2:02.62 | Taki Mrabet Tunisia | 2:03.49 | Salah Amine Egypt | 2:04.72 |
| 400m individual medley | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia | 4:21.51 | Taki Mrabet Tunisia | 4:21.80 | Salah Amine Egypt | 4:26.18 |
| 4x100m freestyle relay | Egypt Omar Eissa, Youssef Hammoud, Salem Ihab, Mohamed Samy | 3:22.81 | Algeria Oussama Sahnoune, Lyes Abdelghani Nefsi, Badis Djendouci, Nazim Belkhodja | 3:25.03 | Tunisia Mohamed Ali Chaouachi, Ahmed Mathlouthi, Bilel Attig, Mehdi Lagili | 3:27.74 |
| 4x200m freestyle relay | Egypt Mohamed Samy, Marwan El-Amrawy, Marwan Elkamash, Omar Elewa | 7:23.96 | Tunisia Ahmed Mathlouthi, Taki Mrabet, Mohamed Ali Chaouachi, Mehdi Lagili | 7:24.30 | Algeria Neil Kaddache, Imededdine Tchouar, Ramzi Chouchar, Lounis Khendriche | 7:51.76 |
| 4x100m medley relay | Tunisia Taki Mrabet, Wassim Elloumi, Bilel Attig, Talel Mrabet | 3 min 52 s 78 | Algeria Anis Belghriche, Lyes Abdelghani Nefsi, Badis Djendouci, Nazim Belkhodja | 3 min 53 s 19 | Morocco Driss Lahrichi, Ahmed Ridha Ennaïm, Said Saber, Marwane El Merini | 3 min 53 s 39 |

### Women

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 50m freestyle | Farida Osman Egypt | 25.60 | Rowan El Badry Egypt | 26.75 | Amel Melih Algeria | 26.94 |
| 100m freestyle | Farida Osman Egypt | 55.98 | Farah Ben Khelil Tunisia | 58.80 | Talita Baqlah Jordan | 59.16 |
| 200m freestyle | Majda Chebaraka Algeria | 2:04.38 | Rim Ouennich Tunisia | 2:04.41 | Yasmin Mamdouh Egypt | 2:05.81 |
| 400m freestyle | Souad Nafissa Cherouati Algeria | 4:21.78 | Rim Ouennich Tunisia | 4:21.99 | Roaia Mashaly Egypt | 4:24.41 |
| 800m freestyle | Souad Nafissa Cherouati Algeria | 9:55.44 | Majda Chebaraka Algeria | 9:55.44 | Roaia Mashaly Egypt | 10:12.12 |
| 1500m freestyle | Souad Nafissa Cherouati Algeria | 17:12.79 | Roaia Mashaly Egypt | 17:25.72 | Majda Chebaraka Algeria | 17:30.38 |
| 50m backstroke | Amel Melih Algeria | 30.49 | Asma Sammoud Tunisia | 30.85 | Talita Baqlah Jordan | 31.49 |
| 100m backstroke | Amel Melih Algeria | 1:06.23 | Mariam Sakr Egypt | 1:06.40 | Engy Abu Zayd Egypt | 1:06.76 |
| 200m backstroke | Rim Ouennich Tunisia | 2:19.10 | Engy Abu Zayd Egypt | 2:20.33 | Rania Hamida Nafsi Algeria | 2:25.26 |
| 50m breaststroke | Hana Taleb Algeria | 32.58 | Mai Atif Egypt | 33.55 | Habiba Belghith Tunisia | 33.56 |
| 100m breaststroke | Hana Taleb Algeria | 1:11.70 | Mai Atif Egypt | 1:13.39 | Sarra Lajnef Tunisia | 1:14.26 |
| 200m breaststroke | Hana Taleb Algeria | 2:35.56 | Rowaida Heshem Egypt | 2:38.09 | Sarra Lajnef Tunisia | 2:39.81 |
| 50m butterfly | Farida Osman Egypt | 26.52 | Talita Baqlah Jordan | 28.54 | Asma Sammoud Tunisia | 28.65 |
| 100m butterfly | Farida Osman Egypt | 1:00.07 | Sarah Hadi Algeria | 1:03.01 | Asma Sammoud Tunisia | 1:04.71 |
| 200m butterfly | Sarah Hadi Algeria | 2:14.78 | Rowaida Heshem Egypt | 2:16.65 | Samar Khacha Algeria | 2:22.91 |
| 200m individual medley | Rania Hamida Nafsi Algeria | 2:19.83 | Rowaida Heshem Egypt | 2:21.53 | Sarra Lajnef Tunisia | 2:22.60 |
| 400m individual medley | Rania Hamida Nafsi Algeria | 4:54.31 | Rowaida Heshem Egypt | 4:56.88 | Souad Nafissa Cherouati Algeria | 5:04.31 |
| 4x100m freestyle relay | Egypt Rowan El Badry, Yasmin Mamdouh, Roaia Mashaly, Farida Osman | 3:52.66 | Algeria Amel Melih, Nesrine Medjahed, Souad Nafissa Cherouati, Majda Chebaraka | 3:55.18 | Tunisia Farah Ben Khelil, Asma Sammoud, Sarra Lajnef, Rim Ouenniche | 3:59.80 |
| 4x200m freestyle relay | Algeria Majda Chebaraka, Hamida Rania Nefsi, Sarah Hadi, Souad Nafissa Cherouati | 8:35.15 | Egypt Roaia Mashaly, Yasmin Mamdouh, Mariam Sakr, Rowan El Badry | 8:36.88 | Tunisia Farah Ben Khelil, Asma Sammoud, Sarra Lajnef, Rim Ouenniche | 8:57.98 |
| 4x100m medley relay | Egypt Engy Abu Zayd, Rowaida Heshem, Farida Osman, Rowan El Badry | 4:21.01 | Algeria Amel Melih, Hana Taleb, Samar Khacha, Nesrine Medjahed | 4:22.29 | Tunisia Rim Ouenniche, Sarra Lajnef, Asma Sammoud, Farah Ben Khelil | 4:25.51 |

### Mixed

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4x100m freestyle relay | Egypt Rowan El Badry, Youssef Hammoud, Farida Osman, Mohamed Samy | 3:37.22 | Algeria Nazim Belkhodja, Amel Melih, Badis Djendouci, Majda Chebaraka | 3:41.01 | Tunisia Rim Ouennich, Mehdi Lagili, Farah Benkhelil, Mohamed Ali Chaouachi | 3:43.91 |
| 4x100m medley relay | Egypt Youssef Abdallah, Hassan Yasser, Farida Osman, Rowan El Badry | 3:58.87 | Tunisia Rim Ouennich, Farah Benkhelil, Bilel Attig, Mohamed Ali Chaouachi | 4:07.83 | Algeria Amel Melih, Sarah Hadi, Oussama Sahnoune, Aymen Benabid | 4:11.38 |
