List of Ghanaian records in swimming

The Ghanaian records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Ghana, which are recognised and ratified by the Ghana Swimming Association.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 24.30 h Jackson, AbeikuAbeiku Jackson  Ghana 11 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [1]
100m freestyle 55.59 h Abbiw, Jackson KwesiJackson Kwesi Abbiw  Ghana 8 September 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [2]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 31.08 h Jackson, KwesiKwesi Jackson  Ghana 8 August 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [3]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke 42.42 Sowah, PrincePrince Sowah
100m breaststroke 1:28.04 h Ofosu, Mark TurumMark Turum Ofosu  Ghana 6 September 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [4]
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly 26.41 h Jackson, AbeikuAbeiku Jackson  Ghana 2 August 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [5]
100m butterfly 1:01.40 h Jackson, AbeikuAbeiku Jackson  Ghana 27 July 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom [6]
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Ghana Swimming Association; WR – World record; AF – African 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

Women

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 28.10 h Swayne, OpheliaOphelia Swayne  Ghana 3 August 2013 World Championships Barcelona, Spain [7]
100m freestyle 1:05.20 h, † Forson, KayaKaya Forson  Ghana 8 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [8]
200m freestyle 2:06.02 h Forson, KayaKaya Forson  Ghana 8 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [9]
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 38.69
100m backstroke 1:20.49 h, † Forson, KayaKaya Forson  Ghana 7 August 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [10]
200m backstroke 2:43.94 h Forson, KayaKaya Forson  Ghana 7 August 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [11]
50m breaststroke 49.58 h Addah, NatashaNatasha Addah  Ghana 8 September 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [12]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly 29.51 h Swayne, OpheliaOphelia Swayne  Ghana 19 August 2014 Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China [13]
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Ghana Swimming Association; WR – World record; AF – African 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 (25 m)

Men

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 25.70 h Jackson, Kwesi AbbiwKwesi Abbiw Jackson  Ghana 4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [14]
100m freestyle 58.16 h Jackson, Kwesi AbbiwKwesi Abbiw Jackson  Ghana 6 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [15]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly 26.78 h Jackson, AbeikuAbeiku Jackson  Ghana 5 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [16]
100m butterfly 59.94 h Jackson, AbeikuAbeiku Jackson  Ghana 4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [17]
200 m butterfly
100 m individual medley
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×50 m freestyle relay
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×50 m medley relay
4×100 m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Ghana Swimming Association; WR – World record; AF – African 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

Women

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 28.60 h Swayne, OpheliaOphelia Swayne  Ghana 6 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [18]
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 36.99 h Swyne, OpheliaOphelia Swyne  Ghana 18 December 2010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly 30.13 h Swayne, OpheliaOphelia Swayne  Ghana 4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [19]
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
100 m individual medley
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×50 m freestyle relay
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×50 m medley relay
4×100 m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Ghana Swimming Association; WR – World record; AF – African 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

References

  1. ↑ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 5 Results" (PDF). Rio2016 Official Website. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 1 Results". www.glasgow2014.com. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Women's 200m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Women's 200m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Women's 200m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Women's 200m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Women's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "Women's 50m Butterfly Heat 1 Results". result.nanjing2014.org. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  15. ↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  16. ↑ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats". Omega Timing. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  17. ↑ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Result". Omega Timing. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  18. ↑ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  19. ↑ "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
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