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
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  |
| 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 |
| 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  |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 3 World Record when swum.
- ↑ "Neil keeps the breaststroke records tumbling in Pietermaritzburg". Swimming South Africa. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Africa Long Course records" (PDF). SWIMSA. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Africa Short Course records" (PDF). SWIMSA. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ↑ 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.
External links
- Tracking of long course records.
- Tracking of short course records.
- Swimming South Africa records page, which includes listing of the African Records.
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