List of African records in swimming

The African records in swimming are the fastest times ever by a swimmer representing an African country. These records are ratified by CANA, the African Swimming Confederation (its acronym derives from its name in French: Confédération Africaine Natation). A "WR" immediately following a time indicates that it is the current world record for the event.

Men

Event Long course (50 m) Short course (25 m)
  freestyle
50 free 21.67[1]
Roland Schoeman ( South Africa)
2008 Olympics
August 16, 2008 / Beijing, China
2013 World Championships
August 2, 2013 / Barcelona, Spain
20.30 [2]
Roland Schoeman ( South Africa)
South African Short Course Championships (sf)
August 8, 2009 / Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
100 free 47.79
Lyndon Ferns ( South Africa)
World Championships
July 29, 2009 / Rome, Italy
46.00
Lyndon Ferns ( South Africa)
World Cup
November 10, 2009 / Stockholm, Sweden Sweden
200 free 1:45.67
Jean Basson ( South Africa)
World Championships
July 28, 2009 / Rome, Italy
1:40.89
Darian Townsend ( South Africa)
World Cup
November 15, 2009 / Berlin, Germany Germany
400 free 3:41.11
Oussama Mellouli ( Tunisia)
World Championships
July 26, 2009 / Rome, Italy
3:39.91
Ryk Neethling ( South Africa)
World Cup 2003-'04: Berlin
January 17, 2004 / Berlin, Germany
800 free 7:35.27
Oussama Mellouli ( Tunisia)
World Championships
July 29, 2009 / Rome, Italy
7:44.10
Ryk Neethling ( South Africa)
2000 Men's NCAA Division I Championships (split)
March 25, 2000 / Minneapolis, USA
1500 free 14:37.28
Oussama Mellouli ( Tunisia)
World Championships
August 2, 2009 / Rome, Italy
14:39.04
Ryk Neethling ( South Africa)
2000 Men's NCAA Division I Championships
March 25, 2000 / Minneapolis, USA
backstroke long course meters (50 m) short course meters (25 m)
50 back 24.34
Gerhard Zandberg ( South Africa)
World Championships 2009
August 24, 2009 / Rome, Italy
22.85
Gerhard Zandberg ( South Africa)
World Cup
November 15, 2009 / Berlin, Germany Germany
100 back 53.75
Gerhard Zandberg ( South Africa)
2008 Olympics
August 9, 2008 / Beijing, China
50.00
George Du Rand ( South Africa)
World Cup
November 10, 2009 / Stockholm, Sweden Sweden
200 back 1:55.75
George Du Rand ( South Africa)
World Championships
July 30, 2009 / Rome, Italy
1:47.08
George Du Rand ( South Africa)
World Cup
November 7, 2009 / Moscow, Russia Russia
breaststroke long course meters (50 m) short course meters (25 m)
50 breast 26.67
Cameron van der Burgh ( South Africa)
World Championships
July 29, 2009 / Rome, Italy
25.25 WR
Cameron van der Burgh ( South Africa)
World Cup
November 14, 2009 / Berlin, Germany Germany
100 breast 58.46
Cameron van der Burgh ( South Africa)
2012 Summer Olympics
July 29, 2012 / London, United Kingdom United Kingdom
55.61 WR
Cameron van der Burgh ( South Africa)
World Cup
November 15, 2009 / Berlin, Germany Germany
200 breast 2:09.61
Neil Versfeld ( South Africa)
World Championships
July 30, 2009 / Rome, Italy
2:02.56
Neil Versfeld ( South Africa)
World Cup
November 14, 2009 / Berlin, Germany Germany
butterfly long course meters (50 m) short course meters (25 m)
50 fly 22.90
Roland Schoeman ( South Africa)
World Championships
July 26, 2009 / Rome, Italy
21.87
Roland Schoeman ( South Africa)
World Cup
November 14, 2009 / Berlin, Germany Germany
100 fly 50.56
Chad le Clos ( South Africa)
World Championships .2015
48.82
Chad le Clos ( South Africa)
World Championships
December 13, 2012 / Istanbul, Turkey Turkey
200 fly 1:52.96
Chad le Clos ( South Africa)
Summer Olympics
July 31, 2012 / London, Great Britain United Kingdom
1:49.04 WR
Chad le Clos ( South Africa)
World Cup
7 August 2013 / Eindhoven, Netherlands Netherlands
individual medley long course meters (50 m) short course meters (25 m)
100 IM   not swum 51.05
Gerhard Zandberg ( South Africa)
World Cup
November 14, 2009 / Berlin, Germany Germany
200 IM 1:57.03
Darian Townsend ( South Africa)
2009 French Nationals
April 25, 2009 / Montpellier, France
1:51.55
Darian Townsend ( South Africa)
World Cup
November 14, 2009 / Berlin, Germany Germany
400 IM 4:10.53
Ous Mellouli ( Tunisia)
2009 Mediterranean Games
June 29, 2009 / Pescara, Italy
4:02.18
Chad le Clos ( South Africa)
World Cup
November 15, 2009 / Berlin, Germany Germany
relays long course meters (50 m) short course meters (25 m)
400 free relay 3:11.93
 South Africa
(L. Ferns, G. Moore,
  D. Townsend, R. Schoeman)
World Championships
July 26, 2009 / Rome, Italy
3:20.22
 South Africa
(J. Lawson, W.Bosman,
  J.Wilken, R.Schoeman)
Telkom SA Short Course Championships
July 31, 2003 / South Africa
800 free relay 7:08.01
 South Africa
(J. Basson, D.Townsend,
  J.A. Venter, S. Rousseau)
World Championships
July 31, 2009 / Rome, Italy
7:18.94
 South Africa
(J. Basson, F. Postma,
  T. Prinsloo, G. Du Rand)
2004 Short Course Worlds
October 8, 2004 / Indianapolis, USA
400 medley relay 3:31.53
 South Africa
(G. Du Rand, C. vd Burgh,
  L. Ferns, G. Moore)
World Championships
August 2, 2009 / Rome,Italy
3:35.77[3]
Players Academy-NT South Africa
South African Short Course Championships
August 10, 2009 / Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Women

Event Long course (50 m) Short course (25 m)
  freestyle
50 free 25.24
Lize-Mari Retief ( South Africa)
South African Nationals 2008
April 3, 2008 / Durban, South Africa
24.72
Lize-Mari Retief ( South Africa)
Vladimir International
December 19, 2007 / Cape Town, South Africa
100 free 54.48 [4]
Karin Prinsloo ( South Africa)
South African Swimming Championships
9 April 2014 / Durban, South Africa
53.96 [5]
Lize-Mari Retief ( South Africa)
Vladimir International
December 19, 2007 / Cape Town, South Africa
200 free 1:57.04[6]
Kirsty Coventry ( Zimbabwe)
2008 Texas Senior Circuit #4
June 7, 2008 / Austin, USA
1:56.78
Helene Muller ( South Africa)
2002 Short Course Worlds
April 7, 2002 / Moscow, Russia
400 free 4:08.38
Wendy Trott ( RSA)
2008 Olympics
August 9, 2008 / Beijing, China
4:03.50
Melissa Corfe ( South Africa)
2008 Short Course Worlds
April 11, 2008 / Manchester, UK United Kingdom
800 free 8:25.71 [4]
Wendy Trott ( South Africa)
49th International Swimming-Sette Colli-Roma Meet
14 June 2012 / Rome, Italy
8:22.05 [5]
Jessica Pengelly ( South Africa)
2011 FINA Swimming World Cup
November 4, 2011 / Singapore
1500 free 16:05.63 [4]
Wendy Trott ( South Africa)
World Championships
24 July 2011 / Shanghai, China
16:11.24 [5]
Jessica Pengelly ( South Africa)
2010 Telstra Australian Short Course
July 14, 2010 / Brisbane, Australia
backstroke long course meters (50 m) short course meters (25 m)
50 back 28.23
Kirsty Coventry ( Zimbabwe)
Arena Pro Swim Series 2015
May 15, 2015 / Charlotte, USA
26.85
Kirsty Coventry ( Zimbabwe)
2008 Short Course Worlds
April 13, 2008 / Manchester, UK United Kingdom
100 back 58.77
Kirsty Coventry ( Zimbabwe)
2008 Olympics
August 11, 2008 / Beijing, China
56.56
Chanelle Van Wyk ( South Africa)
World Cup
November 15, 2009 / Berlin, Germany Germany
200 back 2:04.81
Kirsty Coventry ( Zimbabwe)
World Championships
August 1, 2009 / Rome, Italy
2:00.91
Kirsty Coventry ( Zimbabwe)
2008 Short Course Worlds
April 11, 2008 / Manchester, UK United Kingdom
breaststroke long course meters (50 m) short course meters (25 m)
50 breast 30.83[2]
Penny Heyns ( South Africa)
1999 Pan Pacs
August 28, 1999 / Sydney, Australia
30.11
Achieng Ajulu-Bushell ( KEN)
British Short Course Grand Prix
August 6, 2009 / Leeds, England
100 breast 1:06.52[2]
Penny Heyns ( South Africa)
1999 Pan Pacs
August 23, 1999 / Sydney, Australia
1:05.36
Suzaan van Biljon ( South Africa)
2008 Short Course Worlds
April 11, 2008 / Manchester, UK United Kingdom
200 breast 2:23.21 [4]
Suzaan Van Biljon ( South Africa)
2012 Summer Olympics
25 July 2012 / London, Great Britain
2:18.73
Suzaan van Biljon ( South Africa)
2008 Short Course Worlds
April 13, 2008 / Manchester, UK United Kingdom
butterfly long course meters (50 m) short course meters (25 m)
50 fly 25.78
Farida Osman ( Egypt)
2015 World Aquatics Championships
25.90
Lize-Mari Retief ( South Africa)
2007 World Cup: Belo Horizonte
November 25, 2007 / Belo Horizonte, Brazil
100 fly 58.20
Lize-Mari Retief ( South Africa)
2008 Olympics
August 9, 2008 / Beijing, China
56.52
Lize-Mari Retief ( South Africa)
Vladimir International
December 19, 2007 / Cape Town, South Africa
200 fly 2:09.41
Katheryn Meaklim ( South Africa)
2008 Olympics
August 12, 2008 / Beijing, China
2:04.24 [5]
Mandy Loots ( South Africa)
World Cup
November 21, 2009 / Singapore
individual medley long course meters (50 m) short course meters (25 m)
100 IM   not swum 59.77
Kirsty Coventry ( Zimbabwe)
2008 Short Course Worlds
April 11, 2008 / Manchester, UK United Kingdom
200 IM 2:08.59
Kirsty Coventry ( Zimbabwe)
2008 Olympics
August 13, 2008 / Beijing, China
2:06.13
Kirsty Coventry ( Zimbabwe)
2008 Short Course Worlds
April 12, 2008 / Manchester, UK United Kingdom
400 IM 4:29.89
Kirsty Coventry ( Zimbabwe)
2008 Olympics
August 9, 2008 / Beijing, China
4:22.88 [5]
Katheryn Meaklim ( South Africa)
World Cup
November 21, 2009 / Singapore
relays long course meters (50 m) short course meters (25 m)
400 free relay 3:47.70 [4]
 South Africa
(K. Prinsloo, L. Voster,
  JM Neethling, K Ferreira)
Telkom SA Nationals
15 April 2011 / South Africa
3:45.27
 South Africa
(M. Corfe-55.00, LM Retief-55.30,
 J. Pengelly-57.62, K. Meaklim-57.35)
2008 Short Course Worlds
April 12, 2008 / Manchester, UK United Kingdom
800 free relay 8:14.01 [4]
 South Africa
(L. Vorster, C L Lategan,
  E. Werth, B. Meyer)
2009 Summer Universiade
July 8, 2009 / Belgrade, Serbia
8:06.94
 South Africa
(L. Vorster, L. Roets,
 K. v Heerden, C. Lategan)
?
September 30, 2005 / ?
400 medley relay 4:03.62
 South Africa
(M. Corfe, S. v Biljon,
  A. Loots, LM Retief)
South African Nationals 2008
April 6, 2008 / Durban, South Africa
4:00.73
 South Africa
(M. Corfe-1:02.21, S. v Biljon-1:05.18,
 M. Loots-58.62, LM Retief-54.72)
2008 Short Course Worlds
April 11, 2008 / Manchester, UK United Kingdom

Record holders' rankings

By nation

Nation Record
tally
LC SC Total LC SC Total LC SC Total
Men Women Mixed
 South Africa 70 16 21 37 13 16 29 2 2 70
 Zimbabwe 10 6 4 10 10
 Tunisia 4 4 4 4
 Kenya 1 1 1 2
 Egypt 1 1 1 1
Total 86 20 21 41 20 21 41 2 2 86

References

  1. Roland Schoeman's 21.67 in the long-course 50 free at the 2005 World Championships was at the time the second fastest in history, behind the then-World Record held by Russia's Alexander Popov of 21.64.
  2. 1 2 3 World Record when swum.
  3. "Neil keeps the breaststroke records tumbling in Pietermaritzburg". Swimming South Africa. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Africa Long Course records" (PDF). SWIMSA. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Africa Short Course records" (PDF). SWIMSA. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  6. Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry swam faster than the existing African Records in the long-course 200 and 400 frees at the Texas Senior Circuit #4 meet in June 2008 in Austin, Texas, USA. Results available at the link. These times appear to be pending approval.

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