title: Swimming at the 2023 Arab Games
text: # Swimming at the 2023 Arab Games
  
  Swimming at the 2023 Arab Games was held at Miloud Hadefi Complex Aquatic Center in Bir El Djir, Oran, Algeria from 5 to 10 July.
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  12 nations entered 72 swimmers (49 males, 23 females) at the 2023 Arab Games:
  
  * Algeria (25)
  * Bahrain (4)
  * Iraq (2)
  * Jordan (6)
  * Libya (2)
  * Mauritania (1)
  * Palestine (7)
  * Qatar (2)
  * Saudi Arabia (4)
  * Syria (6)
  * Tunisia (10)
  * United Arab Emirates (3)
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 50m Freestyle | Emad Zapen (JOR) | 23.59 | Mohammed Bedour (JOR) | 23.61 | Yousif Bu Arish (KSA) | 23.90 |
  | 100m Freestyle | Emad Zapen (JOR) | 51.64 | Omar Abbas (SYR) | 51.97 | Redouane Bouali (ALG) | 52.06 |
  | 200m Freestyle | Omar Abbas (SYR) | 1:52.98 | Mohamed Ali Chaouachi (TUN) | 1:53.70 | Redouane Bouali (ALG) | 1:54.51 |
  | 400m Freestyle | Omar Abbas (SYR) | 3:58.43 | Mohamed Khalil Ben Ajmia (TUN) | 4.00.67 | Mohamed Khalil Ben Chaabane (TUN) | 4.02.36 |
  | 1500m Freestyle | Rami Rahmouni (TUN) | 15:42.52 | Ramzi Chouchar (ALG) | 16:27.01 | Ahmed Alhashim (KSA) | 17:59.64 |
  | 50m Backstroke | Yazan Al-Bawwab (PLE) | 26.72 | Laith Sabbah (JOR) | 27.18 | Akram Amine Ammar (ALG) | 27.24 |
  | 100m Backstroke | Yazan Al-Bawwab (PLE) | 57.10 | Laith Sabbah (JOR) | 57.34 | Hichem Taibi (ALG) | 58.41 |
  | 200m Backstroke | Mohamed Khalil Ben Ajmia (TUN) | 2:04.37 | Moncef Benbara (ALG) | 2:05.21 | Hichem Taibi (ALG) | 2:08.13 |
  | 50m Breaststroke | Jaouad Syoud (ALG) | 27.85 | Amro Al-Wir (JOR) | 28.53 | Moncef Balamane (ALG) | 28.76 |
  | 100m Breaststroke | Amro Al-Wir (JOR) | 1:01.56 | Moncef Balamane (ALG) | 1:03.03 | Saud Ebrahim (BHR) | 1:05.69 |
  | 200m Breaststroke | Amro Al-Wir (JOR) | 2:14.02 | Moncef Balamane (ALG) | 2:16.98 | Ramzi Chouchar (ALG) | 2:17.31 |
  | 50m Butterfly | Jaouad Syoud (ALG) | 24.04 | Yousif Bu Arish (KSA) | 24.90 | Youcef Bouzouia (ALG) | 24.91 |
  | 100m Butterfly | Jaouad Syoud (ALG) | 53.58 | Ziyad Al Salous (JOR) | 55.23 | Fares Benzidoun (ALG) | 55.38 |
  | 200m Butterfly | Jaouad Syoud (ALG) | 1:59.38 | Fares Benzidoun (ALG) | 2:03.98 | Heni Mesfar (TUN) | 2:08.39 |
  | 200m Individual Medley | Jaouad Syoud (ALG) | 2:04.07 | Moncef Balamane (ALG) | 2:06.01 | Amro Al-Wir (JOR) | 2:06.85 |
  | 400m Individual Medley | Jaouad Syoud (ALG) | 4:25.34 | Ramzi Chouchar (ALG) | 4:27.87 | Osama Trabulsi (SYR) | 4:35.69 |
  | 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay | Algeria (ALG) Jaouad Syoud Akram Amine Ammar Fares Benzidoun Moncef Balamane | 3:27.13 | Jordan (JOR) Mohammed Bedour Emad Zapen Adnan Al Abdallat Ziyad Al Salous | 3:28.03 | Tunisia (TUN) Mohamed Khalil Ben Chaabane Mohamed Khalil Ben Ajmia Mohamed Ali Chaouachi Adnan Beji | 3:31.62 |
  | 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay | Algeria (ALG) Fares Benzidoun Mohamed Djaballah Moncef Balamane Sofiane Achour Talet | 7:41.97 | Tunisia (TUN) Mohamed Khalil Ben Chaabane Rami Rahmouni Mohamed Khalil Ben Ajmia Mohamed Ali Chaouachi | 7:49.39 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) Mohammed Almaher Ahmed Alhashim Ali Alessa Yousif Bu Arish | 7:50.03 |
  | 4 × 100 m Medley Relay | Algeria (ALG) Abdellah Ardjoune Jaouad Syoud Fares Benzidoun Moncef Balamane | 3:45.59 | Jordan (JOR) Mohammed Bedour Laith Sabbah Amro Al-Wir Ziyad Al Salous | 3:46.92 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) Mohammed Almaher Ahmed Alhashim Ali Alessa Yousif Bu Arish | 4:17.84 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 50m Freestyle | Amel Melih (ALG) | 25.66 | Nesrine Medjahed (ALG) | 26.46 | Amani Alobaidli (BHR) | 26.74 |
  | 100m Freestyle | Amel Melih (ALG) | 55.87 | Goana Reyes (SYR) | 56.56 | Nesrine Medjahed (ALG) | 57.03 |
  | 200m Freestyle | Nesrine Medjahed (ALG) | 2:06.03 | Majda Chebaraka (ALG) | 2:07.83 | Jamila Boulakbech (TUN) | 2:10.78 |
  | 400m Freestyle | Goana Reyes (SYR) | 4:23.46 | Jamila Boulakbech (TUN) | 4:30.21 | Majda Chebaraka (ALG) | 4.31.81 |
  | 800m Freestyle | Goana Reyes (SYR) | 9:11.20 | Jamila Boulakbech (TUN) | 9:16.87 | Elaa Ben Milad (TUN) | 9:29.37 |
  | 50m Backstroke | Amel Melih (ALG) | 29.28 | Amani Alobaidli (BHR) | 29.64 | Valerie Tarazi (PLE) | 29.78 |
  | 100m Backstroke | Valerie Tarazi (PLE) | 1:04.22 | Amani Alobaidli (BHR) | 1:05.06 | Imene Kawthar Zitouni (ALG) | 1:06.35 |
  | 200m Backstroke | Imene Kawthar Zitouni (ALG) | 2:22.68 | Jihane Benchadli (ALG) | 2:24.64 | Amani Alobaidli (BHR) | 2:25.16 |
  | 50m Breaststroke | Valerie Tarazi (PLE) | 32.79 | Habiba Belghith (TUN) | 33.55 | Nesrine Medjahed (ALG) | 33.65 |
  | 100m Breaststroke | Hamida Rania Nefsi (ALG) | 1:12.17 | Valerie Tarazi (PLE) | 1:13.24 | Habiba Belghith (TUN) | 1:13.69 |
  | 200m Breaststroke | Hamida Rania Nefsi (ALG) | 2:33.33 | Valerie Tarazi (PLE) | 2:38.67 | Leen Aiash (SYR) | 2:40.86 |
  | 50m Butterfly | Amel Melih (ALG) | 27.15 | Valerie Tarazi (PLE) | 27.65 | Nesrine Medjahed (ALG) | 27.66 |
  | 100m Butterfly | Nesrine Medjahed (ALG) | 1:01.22 | Imene Kawthar Zitouni (ALG) | 1:03.92 | Ameni Souidi (TUN) | 1:06.28 |
  | 200m Butterfly | Jihane Benchadli (ALG) | 2:25.95 | Lilia Sihem Midouni (ALG) | 2:27.03 | Ameni Souidi (TUN) | 2:35.31 |
  | 200m Individual Medley | Hamida Rania Nefsi (ALG) | 2:19.89 | Jihane Benchadli (ALG) | 2:27.38 | Habiba Belghith (TUN) | 2:29.98 |
  | 400m Individual Medley | Hamida Rania Nefsi (ALG) | 5:00.33 | Imene Kawthar Zitouni (ALG) | 5:09.65 | Habiba Belghith (TUN) | 5:21.47 |
  
  ### Mixed
  
  | Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay | Algeria (ALG) Jaouad Syoud Fares Benzidoun Amel Melih Nesrine Medjahed | 3:37.48 | Syria (SYR) Enas Sorkine Laith Lakmoosh Omar Abbas Goana Reyes | 3:46.17 | Tunisia (TUN) Habiba Belghith Mohamed Ali Chaouachi Adnan Beji Ameni Souidi | 3:47.30 |
  | 4 × 100 m Medley Relay | Algeria (ALG) Jaouad Syoud Akram Amine Ammar Amel Melih Nesrine Medjahed | 3:59.69 | Tunisia (TUN) Habiba Belghith Mohamed Khalil Ben Ajmia Adnan Beji Ameni Souidi | 4:11.51 | Syria (SYR) Enas Sorkine Laith Lakmoosh Omar Abbas Goana Reyes | 4:11.87 |
  
  ## Medal standings
  
  * Host nation (Algeria)
  
  2023 Arab Games swimming medal table :
  
  | Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Algeria (ALG)* | 23 | 14 | 14 | 51 |
  | 2 | Jordan (JOR) | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
  | 3 | Syria (SYR) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
  | 4 | Palestine (PLE) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
  | 5 | Tunisia (TUN) | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 |
  | 6 | Bahrain (BHR) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
  | 7 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
  | Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 |
  