Dakar 2026 Swimming Results: MENA Medals and Finalists

The Dakar 2026 swimming results are in, and MENA swimmers finished the Youth Olympic programme (1–6 November, Dakar Aquatic Centre) with five medals: three golds for Egypt, one for Saudi Arabia and one silver for Lebanon. Here is the full MENA recap, event by event.

Dakar 2026 swimming results: the MENA medal table

The medals came from four swimmers: Egypt’s Zain Ali (three golds), Saudi Arabia’s Rami Bilal Alrahmouni (one gold) and Lebanon’s Thea Obeid (one silver). The full list of MENA swims is on our Dakar 2026 results page.

Egypt: Zain Ali’s butterfly treble

Zain Ali won every butterfly final he entered, and each one came with a clear margin.

• 100m butterfly (1 November): gold in 52.16, 1.87 seconds ahead of Serbia’s Aleksej Kalanj (54.03). Read the 52.16 race analysis.
• 50m butterfly (4 November): gold in 24.06, 0.48 seconds clear of Kalanj. See the 50m final report.
• 200m butterfly (6 November): gold in 1:57.88, a personal best according to KingFut, 2.44 seconds ahead of Vietnam’s Duong Van Hoang Quy (2:00.32). India’s Tirthank Pegu took bronze in 2:01.25.

The 200m was the last swimming event of the programme, so Egypt’s swimming team closed the Games on top of the MENA table.

Saudi Arabia: Rami Bilal Alrahmouni wins the 400m freestyle

Rami Bilal Alrahmouni won the men’s 400m freestyle timed final in 3:47.86 for Saudi Arabia’s gold. Our 400m freestyle gold report has the details. He also swam the 200m freestyle heats in 1:49.55.

Lebanon: Thea Obeid’s breaststroke silver

Thea Obeid took silver in the women’s 50m breaststroke in 32.00 after swimming 31.98 in the heats. She also reached the 100m breaststroke final and finished fifth in 1:12.53. Full story: Thea Obeid’s Youth Olympic silver.

Finalists from Qatar, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Palestine

Beyond the medals, MENA swimmers reached a string of finals:

• Qatar: Adam Morsy was fifth in the men’s 200m breaststroke in 2:17.07, in a final won by Japan’s Iori Miyazaki (2:12.33).
• Morocco: Mohamed Taj Eddine Larhlimi was eighth in the same 200m breaststroke final (2:30.27).
• Algeria: Salaheddine Torki reached two finals, finishing eighth in the 100m butterfly (56.12) and eighth in the 100m freestyle (51.45). See his 100m freestyle final story. Rahma Benmahammed was fifth in the women’s 200m breaststroke final (2:44.23).
• Tunisia: Ilef Omri was sixth in the women’s 200m breaststroke final (2:45.24).
• Palestine: Alma Shaat was eighth in the same women’s 200m breaststroke final (2:48.31).

Heat swims from across the region

Swimmers from Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Libya, Yemen, the UAE, Sudan, Oman, the Comoros and Palestine also raced in Dakar. Morocco’s Yasmin Rhalmane Hmidi swam 4:38.47 in the fast heat of the women’s 400m freestyle on 1 November. Tunisia’s Youssef Douma recorded 3:58.77 in the men’s 400m freestyle. For every heat time, use the MENA results table.

What’s next for MENA swimmers

The next big regional stop is the Arab Swimming Championship in Bahrain, listed by the Bahrain Aquatics calendar for 13–17 November 2026 in Salmabad. Follow our swimmer profiles for updates.

Dakar 2026 swimming FAQ

How many medals did MENA swimmers win in Dakar 2026 swimming?

Five: three golds for Egypt, one gold for Saudi Arabia and one silver for Lebanon.

Who won the most medals among MENA swimmers?

Egypt’s Zain Ali, with golds in the 50m, 100m and 200m butterfly.

When and where was Dakar 2026 swimming held?

From 1 to 6 November 2026 at the Dakar Aquatic Centre in Senegal, as part of the Youth Olympic Games.

Where can I see all MENA results?

On swimmena.com’s Dakar 2026 results page, with official results at the Dakar 2026 results site.