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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 22.92 Abeiku Jackson  Ghana March 2020 African Zone 2 Championships Accra, Ghana [1]
100m freestyle 53.44 Abeiku Jackson  Ghana 12 September 2018 African Championships Algiers, Algeria [2]
200m freestyle 2:04.76 Abeiku Jackson  Ghana June 2016 45th International Pfingstschwimmfest Arnsberg, Germany [citation needed]
400m freestyle 6:11.60 Kow Jackson  Ghana March 2020 African Zone 2 Championships Accra, Ghana [3]
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 27.26 h, † Jason Arthur  Ghana 5 April 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [4]
100m backstroke 56.52 h Jason Arthur  Ghana 5 April 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [5]
200m backstroke 2:03.91 h Jason Arthur  Ghana 9 April 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [6]
50m breaststroke 42.42 Prince Sowah
100m breaststroke 1:28.04 h Mark Turum Ofosu  Ghana 6 September 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [7]
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly 24.04 Abeiku Jackson  Ghana 7 March 2020 Africa Zone 2 Championships Accra, Ghana [citation needed]
100m butterfly 53.39 h Abeiku Jackson  Ghana 29 July 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [8]
200m butterfly 2:11.75 Abeiku Jackson  Ghana March 2020 Africa Zone 2 Championships Accra, Ghana [citation needed]
200m individual medley 2:07.44 h Jason Arthur  Ghana 10 April 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [9]
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 Ophelia Swayne  Ghana 3 August 2013 World Championships Barcelona, Spain [10]
100m freestyle 1:00.29 h Kaya Forson  Ghana 25 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [11]
200m freestyle 2:16.02 h Kaya Forson  Ghana 8 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [12]
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 34.90 h, † Kaya Forson R.C. Mediterraneo 14 July 2017 XXVII Andalucia Absoluto-Junior Open Verano Mairena Del Aljarafe, Spain [13]
100m backstroke 1:09.26 Nubia Adjei  Ghana 6 March 2020 African Zone 2 Championships Accra, Ghana
200m backstroke 2:29.48 h Kaya Forson R.C. Mediterraneo 28 July 2017 Spanish Junior Championships Málaga, Spain [14]
50m breaststroke 37.81 h Unilez Takye  Ghana 23 August 2022 African Championships Tunis, Tunisia [15]
100m breaststroke 1:24.02 Unilez Takye  Ghana 21 August 2022 African Championships Tunis, Tunisia [16]
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly 29.31 Adjei Nubia  Ghana 21 August 2022 African Championships Tunis, Tunisia [17]
100m butterfly 1:14.60 h, † Zaira Forson  Ghana 24 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [18]
200m butterfly 2:39.20 h Zaira Forson  Ghana 24 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [19]
200m individual medley 2:34.59 h Kaya Forson  Ghana 21 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [20]
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

Mixed relay

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
4×100m freestyle relay
4×100m medley relay 4:21.40 h
 Ghana 24 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [21]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Ghana Swimming Association; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 25.70 h Kwesi Abbiw Jackson  Ghana 4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [22]
100m freestyle 58.16 h Kwesi Abbiw Jackson  Ghana 6 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [23]
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  Ghana 15 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [24]
100m breaststroke 1:24.49 h Ebenezer Osabutey  Ghana 11 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [25]
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly 23.62 h Abeiku Jackson  Ghana 27 December 2021 Vladimir Salnikov Cup Saint Petersburg, Russia [26]
100m butterfly 52.71 h Abeiku Jackson  Ghana 28 December 2021 Vladimir Salnikov Cup Saint Petersburg, Russia [27]
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 27.60 h Maayaa Ayawere  Ghana 15 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [28]
100m freestyle 59.24 h Kaya Forson  Ghana 12 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [29]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 36.99 h Ophelia 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 Ophelia Swayne  Ghana 4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [30]
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
100 m individual medley
200m individual medley 2:31.46 h Kaya Forson  Ghana 11 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [31]
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. ^ Sammy Heywood Okine (14 March 2020). "Abieku Jackson Optimistic Of Olympics Qualification After Beating Top Senegalese Swimmers". modernghana.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. ^ "2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle Final results". 13canalger2018.com. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. ^ Sammy Heywood Okine (14 March 2020). "Abieku Jackson Optimistic Of Olympics Qualification After Beating Top Senegalese Swimmers". modernghana.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). Longines. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). gc2018.com. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Men's 200m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). gc2018.com. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 29 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Men's 200m IM Heats Results" (PDF). gc2018.com. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  11. ^ "Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Women's 200m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 8 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Kaya Forson Women's 100m Backstroke Result". swimrankings.net. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Women's 200m Backstroke Heats Results". swimrankings.net. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Women's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". 23 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results". 21 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results". liveffn.com. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  18. ^ "Women's 200m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Women's 200m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  20. ^ "Women's 200m IM Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  21. ^ "Mixed 4×100m Medley Relay Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  22. ^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  23. ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.[permanent dead link]
  24. ^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  25. ^ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  26. ^ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). salnikovcup.ru. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  27. ^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). salnikovcup.ru. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  28. ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  29. ^ "Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  30. ^ "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  31. ^ "Women's 200m IM Heats Results". Omega Timing. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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