List of African Championships records in swimming

The African Championships records in swimming performances in each event at the biennial African Swimming Championships. The championships are organised by the African Swimming Confederation (CANA), and were last held in September 2010 in Casablanca, Morocco. All events are held in long course (50 m) swimming pools.

Men's events

Event	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	22.65		Iles, SalimSalim Iles	Algeria	Sep 2006	8th African Swimming Championships	Dakar, Senegal
100 m freestyle	49.81		Mellouli, OussamaOussama Mellouli	Tunisia	3 Dec 2008	9th African Swimming Championships	Johannesburg, South Africa
200 m freestyle	1:49.90		Mathlouthi, AhmedAhmed Mathlouthi	Tunisia	14 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[1]
400 m freestyle	3:53.12		Thomson, Jay CeeJay Cee Thomson	South Africa	17 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[2]
800 m freestyle	8:03.84		Prinsloo, TroydenTroyden Prinsloo	South Africa	4 May 2004	7th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco
1500 m freestyle	15:29.93		Prinsloo, TroydenTroyden Prinsloo	South Africa	7 May 2004	7th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco
50 m backstroke	26.00		Hussen, AhmedAhmed Hussen	Egypt	12 Aug 2002	6th African Swimming Championships	Cairo, Egypt
100 m backstroke	55.67		Murray, DarrenDarren Murray	South Africa	18 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[3]
200 m backstroke	2:01.02		Du Rand, GeorgeGeorge Du Rand	South Africa	3 Dec 2008	9th African Swimming Championships	Johannesburg, South Africa
50 m breaststroke	28.38		Fall, MalickMalick Fall	Senegal	7 Dec 2008	9th African Swimming Championships	Johannesburg, South Africa
100 m breaststroke	1:02.71		Fall, MalickMalick Fall	Senegal	1 Dec 2008	9th African Swimming Championships	Johannesburg, South Africa
200 m breaststroke	2:15.65		Diering, WilliamWilliam Diering	South Africa	17 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[4]
50 m butterfly	23.50		Dunford, JasonJason Dunford	Kenya	3 Dec 2008	9th African Swimming Championships	Johannesburg, South Africa
100 m butterfly	52.49		Dunford, JasonJason Dunford	Kenya	7 Dec 2008	9th African Swimming Championships	Johannesburg, South Africa
200 m butterfly	2:00.72		Gilchrist, WesleyWesley Gilchrist	South Africa	18 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[5]
200 m individual medley	2:02.95		Thomson, Jay CeeJay Cee Thomson	South Africa	19 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[6]
400 m individual medley	4:21.06		Thompson, Jay CeeJay Cee Thompson	South Africa	14 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[7]
4×100 m freestyle relay	3:23.99		(51.66) Jay Cee Thomson  (50.31) Neil Watson  (51.11) Werner Bosman  (50.91) Wesley Gilchrist	South Africa	17 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[8]
4×200 m freestyle relay	7:29.21		(1:50.34) Jay Cee Thompson  (1:55.01) Daniel Marais  (1:51.98) Devon Brown  (1:51.88) Wesley Gilchrist	South Africa	16 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[9]
4×100 m medley relay	3:43.53		(55.64) Darren Murray  (57.27) William Diering  (54.94) Garth Tune  (50.22) Neil Watson	South Africa	19 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[10]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by CANA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg

Women's events

Event	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	26.03		Roets, LaurenLauren Roets	South Africa	7 May 2004	7th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco
100 m freestyle	56.40		Prinsloo, KarinKarin Prinsloo	South Africa	14 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[11]
200 m freestyle	2:01.92		Vorster, LeoneLeone Vorster	South Africa	12 Sep 2006	8th African Swimming Championships	Dakar, Senegal
400 m freestyle	4:14.23		Corfe, MelissaMelissa Corfe	South Africa	7 May 2004	7th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco
800 m freestyle	8:50.45		Weber, MichelleMichelle Weber	South Africa	September 2012	11th African Swimming Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	[12]
1500 m freestyle	16:46.46		Weber, MichelleMichelle Weber	South Africa	September 2012	11th African Swimming Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	[13]
50 m backstroke	29.31		Van Wyk, ChanelleChanelle Van Wyk	South Africa	14 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[14]
100 m backstroke	1:02.32		Van Wyk, ChanelleChanelle Van Wyk	South Africa	16 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[15]
200 m backstroke	2:15.66		Loots, MandyMandy Loots	South Africa	19 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[16]
50 m breaststroke	32.64		Bushell, AchiengAchieng Bushell	Kenya	3 Dec 2008	9th African Swimming Championships	Johannesburg, South Africa
100 m breaststroke	1:10.82		El Bekri, SaraSara El Bekri	Morocco	17 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[17]
200 m breaststroke	2:32.16		Lajnef, SaraSara Lajnef	Tunisia	14 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[18]
50 m butterfly	27.28		Osman, FaridaFarida Osman	Egypt	14 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[19]
100 m butterfly	59.72		Mohr, VanessaVanessa Mohr	South Africa	17 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[20]
200 m butterfly	2:11.97		Loots, MandyMandy Loots	South Africa	19 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[21]
200 m individual medley	2:16.77		Loots, MandyMandy Loots	South Africa	18 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[22]
400 m individual medley	4:45.76		Meaklim, KathrynKathryn Meaklim	South Africa	14 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[23]
4×100 m freestyle relay	3:50.15		(56.23) Karin Prinsloo  (58.17) Amanda Loots  (59.15) Chanelle Van Wyk  (56.60) Leone Vorster	South Africa	16 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[24]
4×200 m freestyle relay	8:27.61		(2:03.96) Leone Vorster  (2:05.92) Kathryn Meaklim  (2:11.85) Jessica Ashley Cooper  (2:05.88) Rene Warnes	South Africa	14 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[25]
4×100 m medley relay	4:09.53		(1:02.94) Chanelle Van Wyk  (1:11.51) Kathryn Meaklim  (59.51) Vanessa Mohr  (55.57) Karin Prinsloo	South Africa	18 Sep 2010	10th African Swimming Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	[26]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by CANA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg

References

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External links

• "Senior Africa LC Swimming Championships - Championships Records" (PDF). African Swimming Confederation. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
• African Swimming Confederation