List of Macedonian records in swimming

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The Macedonian Records in Swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing North Macedonia. These records are kept/maintained by the National Swimming Federation of North Macedonia.

Records are recognized for the following long course (50m) and short course (25m) events:

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50m)

Men

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 23.70 h Marko Blaževski  Macedonia 14 June 2018 Charlotte UltraSwim Charlotte, United States [1]
50m freestyle 23.34 '#' Jovan Jankovski PK Vardar 2018 21 December 2024 XXXIII Sveti Nikola Niš, Serbia [2]
100m freestyle 51.75 Aleksandar Malenko [3]
100m freestyle 51.57 '#' Jovan Jankovski PK Vardar 2018 22 December 2024 XXXIII Sveti Nikola Niš, Serbia [4]
200m freestyle 1:52.74 Aleksandar Malenko [3]
400m freestyle 4:00.53 h Marko Blaževski  Macedonia 21 June 2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey [5]
400m freestyle 3:57.75 '#' Nikola Ǵuretanoviḱ  Macedonia 22 December 2024 XXXIII Sveti Nikola Nis, Serbia [6]
800m freestyle 8:23.98 Marko Blaževski  Macedonia 17 March 2011 Sectional meet Fort Lauderdale, United States [3]
800m freestyle 8:15.69 '#' Nikola Ǵuretanoviḱ  Macedonia 15 March 2025 Otvoreno prvenstvo Srbije Novi Sad, Serbia [7]
1500m freestyle 16:08.72 Aleksandar Malenko [3]
1500m freestyle 15:58.35 '#' Nikola Ǵuretanoviḱ PK Vardar 2018 17 December 2023 XXXII Sveti Nikola Niš, Serbia [citation needed]
50m backstroke 27.71 h Andrej Stojanovski  North Macedonia 3 July 2022 Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria [8]
50m backstroke 27.35 h, # Andrej Stojanovski  North Macedonia 29 July 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [9]
100m backstroke 59.45 not ratified Marko Blaževski  Macedonia 15 July 2016 Speedo ESSZ Senior Sectionals Greensboro, United States [10]
200m backstroke 2:08.66 h Gorazd Chepishevski  Macedonia 22 June 2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey [11]
50m breaststroke 28.96 sf, not ratified Marko Blaževski  Macedonia 14 June 2018 Charlotte UltraSwim Charlotte, United States
100m breaststroke 1:02.88 h Marko Blaževski  North Macedonia 25 May 2019 Banja Luka Open Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina [12]
200m breaststroke 2:16.48 tt Marko Blaževski SwimMAC Carolina 13 December 2015 Speedo Winter Juniors East Time Trial Atlanta, United States [13]
50m butterfly 25.26 h Zoran Lazarovski North Macedonia Macedonia 20 July 2003 World Championships Barcelona, Spain [3][14]
100m butterfly 55.11 h Aleksandar Miladinovski North Macedonia Macedonia 2 August 2002 European Championships Berlin, Germany [3][15]
200m butterfly 2:00.57 Aleksandar Malenko North Macedonia Macedonia 7 August 1996 European Junior Championships Copenhagen, Denmark [3]
200m individual medley 2:02.54 h, not ratified Marko Blaževski  Macedonia 10 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [16]
400m individual medley 4:23.51 Marko Blaževski  Macedonia 28 March 2014 Speedo Championship Series Buffalo, United States [17]
4x100m
 freestyle relay 		3:37.71 h
North Macedonia Macedonia 15 August 2011 World University Games Shenzhen, China [3][18]
4x200m
 freestyle relay 		8:20.17 [3]
4x100m
 medley relay 		4:08.27 North Macedonia Macedonia 10 July 2011 [3]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Swimming Federation of Macedonia;
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 26.34 Anastasia Bogdanovski  Macedonia 29 June 2014 Quebec Cup Quebec City, Canada
50m freestyle 26.23 not ratified Anastasia Bogdanovski  Macedonia 6 August 2017 Senior Zone Championship Buffalo, United States [19]
100m freestyle 56.12 h Anastasia Bogdanovski  Macedonia 6 August 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [20]
200m freestyle 2:01.28 h Anastasia Bogdanovski  Macedonia 4 August 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia
200m freestyle 2:00.52 h, not ratified Anastasia Bogdanovski  Macedonia 8 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [21]
400m freestyle 4:17.52 Vesna Stojanovska  Macedonia 20 July 2003 World Championships Barcelona, Spain [3][22]
800m freestyle 8:46.39 h Mirjana Bosevska  Macedonia 21 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia [3]
1500m freestyle 17:35.18 h, not ratified Eva Petrovska  North Macedonia 22 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [23]
50m backstroke 30.54[a] h Mia Blaževska Eminova  North Macedonia 9 July 2021 European Junior Championships Rome, Italy [24]
100m backstroke 1:04.11 h Mia Blaževska Eminova  North Macedonia 19 June 2022 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [25]
200m backstroke 2:18.02 Mia Krstevska PVK Orion 15 February 2020 VI Dubocica Open Leskovac, Serbia [26]
50m breaststroke 33.74 Sara Jankovik - -
100m breaststroke 1:15.98 Monika Spasovska - - [3]
200m breaststroke 2:42.39 Vesna Trajkovska - - [3]
50m butterfly 28.60 Mia Blaževska Eminova PVK Orion 14 March 2021 Serbia Open Belgrade, Serbia [27]
100m butterfly 1:02.86[b] h Vesna Stojanovska  Macedonia 13 May 2004 European Championships Madrid, Spain [3][28]
200m butterfly 2:12.59 Mirjana Bosevska  Macedonia 19 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia [3]
200m individual medley 2:16.09 sf Mirjana Bosevska  Macedonia 31 July 2002 European Championships Berlin, Germany [3][29]
400m individual medley 4:46.42 Mirjana Bosevska  Macedonia 29 July 2002 European Championships Berlin, Germany [3][30]
4x100m
 freestyle relay 		4:18.98  Macedonia -
4x200m
 freestyle relay 		9:30.69 PK Delfin - [3]
4x100m
 medley relay 		4:50.40  Macedonia -
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Swimming Federation of Macedonia; WR – World record; ER – European 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

Short Course (25m)

Men

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 23.07 h Marko Blazevski  Macedonia 8 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [31]
50m freestyle 22.94 '#' Jovan Jankovksi PK Vardar 2018 30 November 2024 Nacionalno Zimsko Prvenstvo Skopje, North Macedonia [citation needed]
100m freestyle 50.17 h Marko Blaževski  Macedonia 10 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [32]
200m freestyle 1:49.80 h Marko Blaževski  Macedonia 3 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [33]
400m freestyle 3:56.32 h Marko Blaževski  Macedonia 14 December 2012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [34]
400m freestyle 3:53.05 h, # Nikola Ǵuretanoviḱ  Macedonia 12 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [35]
800m freestyle 8:16.92 Mihajlo Ristovski PK Akvatik November 11, 2006 Serbia Open Zrenjanin, Serbia [36]
800m freestyle 8:06.79 '#' Nikola Ǵuretanoviḱ  Macedonia 14 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [37]
1500m freestyle 15:40.29 Nikola Ǵuretanoviḱ PK Vardar 2018 18 November 2023 International Swim Meet 13th of November Skopje, North Macedonia [36]
50m backstroke 25.77 rh Gorazd Chepisevski  Macedonia 10 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [38]
50m backstroke 25.71 '#' Jovan Jankovski PK Vardar 2018 1 December 2024 Nacionalno Zimsko Prvenstvo Skopje, North Macedonia
100m backstroke 55.98 h Gorazd Chepisevski  Macedonia 6 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [39]
200m backstroke 2:02.35 h Gorazd Chepisevski  Macedonia 11 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [40]
50m breaststroke 28.58 h Marko Blaževski  Macedonia 10 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [41]
100m breaststroke 1:01.38 h Marko Blaževski  Macedonia 6 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [42]
200m breaststroke 2:11.92 tt Marko Blaževski  Macedonia 20 February 2016 Royal Open Charlotte, United States [43]
50m butterfly 24.69 h Ljupco Angelovski  Macedonia 9 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [44]
100m butterfly 54.77 h Marko Blaževski  Macedonia 2 December 2015 European Championships Netanya, Israel [45]
200m butterfly 1:58.37 Aleksandar Malenko North Macedonia Macedonia April 19, 1997 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden [36]
100m individual medley 55.98 h Marko Blaževski  Macedonia 6 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [46]
200m individual medley 1:58.99 h Marko Blaževski  Macedonia 5 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [47]
400m individual medley 4:13.04 h Marko Blaževski  Macedonia 4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [48]
4x50m
 freestyle relay 		1:39.99 APK Student [36]
4x100m
 freestyle relay 		3:35.18 APK Student [36]
4x200m
 freestyle relay 		7:51.43 APK Student [36]
4x50m
 medley relay (club) 		1:53.69 APK Student [36]
4x50m
 medley relay (national) 		1:42.65 h
 Macedonia 10 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [38]
4x100m
 medley relay 		4:00.50 APK Student [36]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Swimming Federation of Macedonia;
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 26.08 h Anastasia Bogdanovski  Macedonia 11 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [49]
100m freestyle 55.98 h Anastasia Bogdanovski  Macedonia 7 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [50]
200m freestyle 2:01.27 h Anastasia Bogdanovski  Macedonia 6 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [51]
400m freestyle 4:12.03 Mirjana Bosevska
800m freestyle 8:35.78 Mirjana Bosevska [52]
1500m freestyle 16:14.79 Mirjana Boševska
50m backstroke 30.22 h Anastasia Bogdanovski  Macedonia 9 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [53]
100m backstroke 1:03.65 Mia Krstevska PVK Orion 24 February 2018 BETA Sprint Skopje, North Macedonia
200m backstroke 2:17.93 Mia Krstevska PVK Orion 21 October 2018 International Meeting "13 November" Skopje, North Macedonia [54]
50m breaststroke 34.50 Monika Spasova [52]
50m breaststroke 33.73 '#' Sofia Damjanova PK Vardar 2018 1 December 2024 Nacionalno Zimsko Prvenstvo Skopje, North Macedonia
100m breaststroke 1:13.89 S. Pavlovska [52]
200m breaststroke 2:38.47 S. Pavlovska [52]
50m butterfly 28.75 h Ana Janevska  Macedonia 14 December 2017 European Championships Copenhagen, Denmark [55]
100m butterfly 1:03.03 Natasa Meskovska [52]
200m butterfly 2:11.02 Vesna Stojanovska [52]
100m individual medley 1:05.63 h Anastasia Bogdanovski  Macedonia 8 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [56]
200m individual medley 2:15.42 Mirjana Bosevska [52]
400m individual medley 4:40.44 Mirjana Bosevska [52]
4x50
 free relay 		2:06.45 APK Student [52]
4x100
 free relay 		4:13.84 APK Student [52]
4x200
 free relay 		9:14.37 APK Student [52]
4x50
 medley relay 		2:17.91 APK Student [52]
4x100
 medley relay 		4:36.71 North Macedonia Macedonia [52]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Swimming Federation of Macedonia;
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

Notes

  1. ^ by official result source; 30.44 by national federation source
  2. ^ by official result and World Aquatics sources; 1:02.36 by national federation source

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