# Jamal Chavoshifar

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**Jamal Chavoshifar** (Persian: جمال چاوشی‌فر; also [Romanized](/source/Romanization) as "Jamāl Chāvoshifar", IPA: ʤæ'mɒːl ʧɒːvoʃiː'fæɾ, born 1990) is an [Iranian](/source/Iranian_peoples) swimmer who specialized in the [backstroke](/source/Backstroke).

## Swimming career

Born on 19 August 1990 into a family of sportsmen and encouraged by his father, Jamal Chavoshifar engaged in swimming as a child. At first he chose the breaststroke and won the first medal of his life in one of its styles. But he gradually inclined to the butterfly stroke, and finally began his specialty, that is the backstroke, at the age of sixteen.[1]

In his first abroad competition, Jamal managed to break the [50m and 100m backstroke records of Iran](/source/List_of_Iranian_records_in_swimming) at the Malaysian Competitions in 2008, when he was eighteen.[2]

Chavoshifar holds the Iranian records of 50, 100, and 200 m events of the backstroke in short course pools, as well as the records of 50 and 100 m events of the same style in long course pools. He has been continuously improving his records during his championship period.[3][4][5][6][7]

### Historic records

- Chavoshifar is the first Iranian swimmer to swim the 100m backstroke in less than a minute.
- Chavoshifar is the first Iranian swimmer to swim the 50m backstroke in less than 26 seconds.
- Chavoshifar is the first Iranian swimmer to gain the entrance record of the backstroke for WorldSkills Kazan 2019 in Russia.[8][9]

### Team records

In addition to the above-mentioned records, Chavoshifar holds the records of the three events of long course relay 4×100m, short course relay 4×50m, and short course relay 4×100m.[10][11][12]

### Best results

Event Time Venue date 50 m backstroke (Short course) 25.40 (NR) Doha, Qatar World Championships 5 December 2014 100 m backstroke (Short course) 55.03 (NR) Doha, Qatar World Championships 3 December 2014 200 m backstroke (Short course) 2:03:39 (NR) Doha, Qatar World Championships 7 December 2014

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## See also

- [List of Iranian records in swimming](/source/List_of_Iranian_records_in_swimming)

## References

1. [در مسیر کسب سهمیهٔ المپیک/ چاوشی‌فر: هرچه در توان داشتم گذاشته‌ام](http://irsf.ir/چاوشی‌فر-هرچه-در-توان-داشتم-گذاشته‌ا/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160924004739/http://irsf.ir/%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%81%D8%B1-%D9%87%D8%B1%DA%86%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%85-%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%A7/) 2016-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (Website of the Iranian Federation of Swimming, Diving and Water Polo; 18 June 2016)

1. [جمال چاوشی‌فر: ۲۴ بار رکوردهای ملی را جابه‌جا کرده‌ام](http://esfahanemrooz.ir/33346-جمال-چاوشی-فر-24-بار-رکوردهای-ملی-را-جابجا-کرده-ام.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190719074640/http://esfahanemrooz.ir/33346-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C-%D9%81%D8%B1-24-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AC%D8%A7-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%85.html) 2019-07-19 at the Wayback Machine (Esfahan Emrooz website; 31 January 2018)

1. ["12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150403171148/http://www.dnan-sportslife.com/events/dubai-international-aquatic-championships-2015/start-list-ceremonies-results). dnan-sportslife.com. 2 April 2015. Archived from [the original](http://www.dnan-sportslife.com/events/dubai-international-aquatic-championships-2015/start-list-ceremonies-results/) on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.

1. ["Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150924140511/http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D00010600FFFFFFFFFFFF02). Omega Timing. 5 December 2014. Archived from [the original](http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D00010600FFFFFFFFFFFF02) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

1. ["Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results"](http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D00010700FFFFFFFFFFFF02). Omega Timing. 3 December 2014. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150924140520/http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D00010700FFFFFFFFFFFF02) 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 December 2014.

1. ["Men's 200m Backstroke Heats Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150924140528/http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D00010800FFFFFFFFFFFF02). Omega Timing. 7 December 2014. Archived from [the original](http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D00010800FFFFFFFFFFFF02) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2014.

1. [در مسیر کسب سهمیهٔ المپیک/ چاوشی‌فر: هرچه در توان داشتم گذاشته‌ام](http://irsf.ir/چاوشی‌فر-هرچه-در-توان-داشتم-گذاشته‌ا/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160924004739/http://irsf.ir/%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%81%D8%B1-%D9%87%D8%B1%DA%86%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%85-%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%A7/) 2016-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (Website of the Iranian Federation of Swimming, Diving and Water Polo; 18 June 2016)

1. [Wikipedia: List of Iranian records in swimming#Men](/source/List_of_Iranian_records_in_swimming#Men)

1. [Wikipedia: List of Iranian records in swimming#Men2](/source/List_of_Iranian_records_in_swimming#Men_2)

1. ["Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Results"](https://baku2017results.azureedge.net/2017/05/17/18/38/08/0d54211c-100a-49d4-ab57-523ee851d4e9/SWM451101_73B1%201.0.pdf). *baku2017results.azureedge.net*. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.[dead link]

1. ["Men's 4×50m Medley Relay Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190719074629/http://ashgabat2017.com/atos/ashgabat17/resAG2017/pdf/AG2017/SW/AG2017_SW_C73B1_SWM450101.pdf). *ashgabat2017.com*. 22 September 2017. Archived from [the original](http://ashgabat2017.com/atos/ashgabat17/resAG2017/pdf/AG2017/SW/AG2017_SW_C73B1_SWM450101.pdf) on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

1. ["Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Results"](http://ashgabat2017.com/atos/ashgabat17/resAG2017/pdf/AG2017/SW/AG2017_SW_C73B1_SWM451101.pdf). *ashgabat2017.com*. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.[dead link]

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1. [درخشش و رکوردشکنی چاوشی‌فر و نسیمی‌شاد](http://irsf.ir/درخشش-چاوشی-فر-و-نسیمی-شاد-مسابقات-دبی/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150708083353/http://irsf.ir/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AE%D8%B4%D8%B4-%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C-%D9%81%D8%B1-%D9%88-%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%A8%DB%8C/) 2015-07-08 at the Wayback Machine (Website of the Iranian Federation of Swimming, Diving and Water Polo; 5 April 2015)

1. [صعود جمال چاوشی‌فر به نیمه‌نهایی ۱۰۰ متر کرال پشت](http://irsf.ir/صعود-جمال-چاوشی‌فر-به-نیمه-نهایی-100متر-ک/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20151007052221/http://irsf.ir/%D8%B5%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%87-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-100%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%B1-%DA%A9/) 2015-10-07 at the Wayback Machine (Website of the Iranian Federation of Swimming, Diving and Water Polo; 28 June 2015)

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1. [چاوشی‌فر رکورد زد و جهانی شد](https://www.varzesh3.com/news/1250390/چاوشی-فر-رکورد-زد-و-جهانی-شد) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240502192439/https://www.varzesh3.com/news/1250390/%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C-%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%B2%D8%AF-%D9%88-%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF) 2024-05-02 at the Wayback Machine (Varzesh 3 website; 4 July 2015)

1. [رکورد کرال پشت ایران بازهم جابه‌جا شد/ جمال چاوشی‌فر رکورد خودش را شکست](https://www.khabaronline.ir/news/376572/رکورد-کرال-پشت-ایران-باز-هم-جابجا-شد-جمال-چاوشی-فر-رکورد-خودش) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190710065146/https://www.khabaronline.ir/news/376572/%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%BE%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%87%D9%85-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AC%D8%A7-%D8%B4%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C-%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%B4) 2019-07-10 at the Wayback Machine (Khabaronline website; 22 September 2014)

1. [چاوشی‌فر و قندچی رکورد ملی را شکستند](https://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/456027/چاوشی‌فر-و-قندچی-رکورد-ملی-را-شکستند) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190724172549/https://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/456027/%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%81%D8%B1-%D9%88-%D9%82%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%86%DB%8C-%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%B4%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF) 2019-07-24 at the Wayback Machine (Tabnak; 7 Dec., 2014)

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