List of Ghanaian records in swimming
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 | |
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50m freestyle | 23.82 | h | Abeiku Jackson | Ghana | 22 July 2017 | Commonwealth Youth Games | Nassau, The Bahamas | [1] |
100m freestyle | 53.50 | h | Abeku Jackson | Ghana | 20 July 2017 | Commonwealth Youth Games | Nassau, The Bahamas | [2] |
200 m freestyle | ||||||||
400 m freestyle | ||||||||
800 m freestyle | ||||||||
1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
50m backstroke | 31.08 | h | Kwesi Jackson | Ghana | 8 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [3] |
100 m backstroke | ||||||||
200 m backstroke | ||||||||
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 | [4] |
200 m breaststroke | ||||||||
50m butterfly | 25.07 | Abeiku Jackson | Ghana | 19 July 2017 | Commonwealth Youth Games | Nassau, The Bahamas | [5] | |
100m butterfly | 56.93 | h | Abeiku Jackson | Ghana | 21 July 2017 | Commonwealth Youth Games | Nassau, The Bahamas | [6] |
200 m butterfly | ||||||||
200 m individual medley | ||||||||
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; 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 | |
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50m freestyle | 28.10 | h | Ophelia Swayne | Ghana | 3 August 2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [7] |
100m freestyle | 1:05.20 | h, † | Kaya Forson | Ghana | 8 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [8] |
200m freestyle | 2:06.02 | h | Kaya Forson | Ghana | 8 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [9] |
400 m freestyle | ||||||||
800 m freestyle | ||||||||
1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
50m backstroke | 38.69 | |||||||
100m backstroke | 1:20.49 | h, † | Kaya Forson | Ghana | 7 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [10] |
200m backstroke | 2:43.94 | h | Kaya Forson | Ghana | 7 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [11] |
50m breaststroke | 49.58 | h | Natasha Addah | Ghana | 8 September 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | [12] |
100 m breaststroke | ||||||||
200 m breaststroke | ||||||||
50m butterfly | 29.51 | h | Ophelia Swayne | Ghana | 19 August 2014 | Youth Olympic Games | Nanjing, China | [13] |
100 m butterfly | ||||||||
200 m butterfly | ||||||||
200 m individual medley | ||||||||
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; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
Short Course (25 m)
Men
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 25.70 | h | Kwesi Abbiw Jackson | Ghana | 4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [14] |
100m freestyle | 58.16 | h | Kwesi Abbiw Jackson | Ghana | 6 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [15] |
200 m freestyle | ||||||||
400 m freestyle | ||||||||
800 m freestyle | ||||||||
1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
50 m backstroke | ||||||||
100 m backstroke | ||||||||
200 m backstroke | ||||||||
50 m breaststroke | ||||||||
100 m breaststroke | ||||||||
200 m breaststroke | ||||||||
50m butterfly | 26.78 | h | Abeiku Jackson | Ghana | 5 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [16] |
100m butterfly | 59.94 | h | Abeiku Jackson | Ghana | 4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [17] |
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; 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 | |
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50m freestyle | 28.60 | h | Ophelia Swayne | Ghana | 6 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [18] |
100 m freestyle | ||||||||
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 | [19] |
100 m butterfly | ||||||||
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; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
References
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- ^ "Boys 100m Freestyle Heat 3 Results". bahamas2017cyg.com. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ "Boys 50m Butterfly Results". bahamas2017cyg.com. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Boys 100m Butterfly Heat 2 Results". bahamas2017cyg.com. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Women's 200m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Women's 200m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Women's 200m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ "Women's 200m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ "Women's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Women's 50m Butterfly Heat 1 Results". result.nanjing2014.org. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats". Omega Timing. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Result". Omega Timing. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.