List of Ghanaian records in swimming
Appearance
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)
[edit]Men
[edit]Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50 m freestyle | 22.92 | Abeiku Jackson | March 2020 | African Zone 2 Championships | Accra, Ghana | [1] | ||
100 m freestyle | 50.67 | Harry Stacey | 30 April 2024 | African Championships | Luanda, Angola | [2] | ||
200 m freestyle | 2:04.76 | Abeiku Jackson | June 2016 | 45th International Pfingstschwimmfest | Arnsberg, Germany | [citation needed] | ||
400 m freestyle | 5:47.85 | h | Christian Nortey | 11 March 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | [3] | |
800 m freestyle | ||||||||
1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
50 m backstroke | 27.26 | h, † | Jason Arthur | 5 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [4] | |
100 m backstroke | 56.52 | h | Jason Arthur | 5 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [5] | |
200 m backstroke | 2:03.91 | h | Jason Arthur | 9 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [6] | |
50 m breaststroke | 30.90 | h | Harry Stacey | 12 March 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | [7] | |
100 m breaststroke | 1:17.94 | h | Ivan Snowden | 10 March 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | [8] | |
200 m breaststroke | 3:08.58 | h | Hector Ankrah | 11 March 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | [9] | |
50 m butterfly | 23.87 | Abeiku Jackson | 21 June 2024 | BRICS Games | Kazan, Russia | [10] | ||
100 m butterfly | 53.08 | Abeiku Jackson | 19 June 2024 | BRICS Games | Kazan, Russia | [11] | ||
200 m butterfly | 2:11.75 | Abeiku Jackson | March 2020 | Africa Zone 2 Championships | Accra, Ghana | [citation needed] | ||
200 m individual medley | 2:07.44 | h | Jason Arthur | 10 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [12] | |
400 m individual medley | ||||||||
4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:37.05 |
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12 March 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | [13] | ||
4×200 m freestyle relay | ||||||||
4×100 m medley relay | 4:04.98 | h |
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13 March 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | [14] |
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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Women
[edit]Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50 m freestyle | 26.52 | Joselle Mensah | 13 March 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | [15] | ||
100 m freestyle | 59.86 | h | Joselle Mensah | 9 March 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | [16] | |
200 m freestyle | 2:16.02 | h | Kaya Forson | 8 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [17] | |
400 m freestyle | ||||||||
800 m freestyle | ||||||||
1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
50 m backstroke | 30.62 | Nubia Adjei | 11 March 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | [18] | ||
100 m backstroke | 1:09.26 | Nubia Adjei | 6 March 2020 | African Zone 2 Championships | Accra, Ghana | |||
200 m backstroke | 2:29.48 | h | Kaya Forson | R.C. Mediterraneo | 28 July 2017 | Spanish Junior Championships | Málaga, Spain | [19] |
50 m breaststroke | 33.73 | h | Joselle Mensah | 12 March 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | [20] | |
100 m breaststroke | 1:24.02 | Unilez Takye | 21 August 2022 | African Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | [21] | ||
200 m breaststroke | ||||||||
50 m butterfly | 29.14 | h | Joselle Mensah | 10 March 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | [22] | |
100 m butterfly | 1:14.60 | h, † | Zaira Forson | 24 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [23] | |
200 m butterfly | 2:39.20 | h | Zaira Forson | 24 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [24] | |
200 m individual medley | 2:34.59 | h | Kaya Forson | 21 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [25] | |
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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Mixed relay
[edit]Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:42.97 |
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9 March 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | [26] | ||
4×100 m medley relay | 4:09.33 |
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10 March 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | [27] |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Ghana Swimming Association; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat
Records not set in finals: h – heat
Short Course (25 m)
[edit]Men
[edit]Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 25.70 | h | Kwesi Abbiw Jackson | 4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [28] | |
100m freestyle | 57.68 | h | Papa Poku Dwumoh | 20 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [29] | |
200 m freestyle | ||||||||
400 m freestyle | ||||||||
800 m freestyle | ||||||||
1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
50 m backstroke | ||||||||
100 m backstroke | ||||||||
200 m backstroke | ||||||||
50m breaststroke | 38.18 | h | Ebenezer Osabutey | 15 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [30] | |
100m breaststroke | 1:24.49 | h | Ebenezer Osabutey | 11 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [31] | |
200 m breaststroke | ||||||||
50m butterfly | 23.62 | h | Abeiku Jackson | 27 December 2021 | Vladimir Salnikov Cup | Saint Petersburg, Russia | [32] | |
100m butterfly | 52.36 | h | Abeiku Jackson | 17 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [33] | |
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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Women
[edit]Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 27.21 | h | Unilez Takyi | 20 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [34] | |
100m freestyle | 59.24 | h | Kaya Forson | 12 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [35] | |
200 m freestyle | ||||||||
400 m freestyle | ||||||||
800 m freestyle | ||||||||
1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
50m backstroke | 29.96 | h | Nubia Adjei | 15 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [36] | |
100 m backstroke | ||||||||
200 m backstroke | ||||||||
50 m breaststroke | ||||||||
100 m breaststroke | ||||||||
200 m breaststroke | ||||||||
50m butterfly | 29.11 | h | Nubia Adjei | 13 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [37] | |
100 m butterfly | ||||||||
200 m butterfly | ||||||||
100 m individual medley | ||||||||
200m individual medley | 2:31.46 | h | Kaya Forson | 11 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [38] | |
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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
References
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